*For this entry exists the more relevant or more recent entry MC1155927
check before: 2025-09-01
Product:
Copilot, Defender, Teams
Platform:
Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows Desktop, World tenant
Status:
Launched
Change type:
Details:
The Facilitator agent works alongside you and your team to help you manage your meetings effortlessly. Throughout the meeting, Facilitator takes notes that everyone can co-author, manages the time and agenda, and can quickly surface relevant information from the web or the conversation itself. Users can now use the Facilitator agent in Teams Rooms on Windows for real-time notes and action items during both scheduled hybrid and impromptu in-person meetings using AI. In hybrid meetings, the agent appears in the notes panel. For in-person meetings, a participant can scan the QR code on the display in the room to invoke the agent as the group's assistant.
Change Category:
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Scope:
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Release Phase:
General Availability
Created:
2025-01-30
updated:
2025-10-18
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summary for non-techies**
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Direct effects for Operations**
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explanation for non-techies**
Imagine you're in a courtroom, and instead of taking notes by hand, you have a dedicated assistant who listens to everything being said and jots down the most important points for you. This assistant is not just capturing every word but is also smart enough to summarize the key decisions, action items, and questions that need answers. This is essentially what the Facilitator agent in Microsoft Teams does for your meetings and chats.
In the context of a meeting, think of the Facilitator as a collaborative notepad that everyone can contribute to. Just like how a team of lawyers might work together to draft a legal document, the Facilitator allows meeting participants to co-author notes in real-time. This means that if someone points out a crucial piece of information or a decision is made, it can be immediately noted down and agreed upon by everyone involved.
For chats, the Facilitator acts like a personal secretary who keeps track of ongoing conversations. Imagine you're having a series of discussions with a client over email, and you need to remember what was agreed upon or what needs to be followed up. The Facilitator creates a running summary of the chat, capturing the essence of the conversation, so you don't have to scroll back through endless messages to find what you need.
This tool is part of Microsoft Teams and uses the power of Microsoft Copilot, a feature designed to make your work life easier by automating tasks that would otherwise take up valuable time. Whether you're using a Mac or a PC, this feature is available worldwide and is continuously being developed to enhance its capabilities. It's like having a virtual assistant that ensures you never miss a beat in your professional communications.
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2025-10-18 | RM Status | Rolling out | Launched |
| 2025-09-25 | RM Status | In development | Rolling out |
| 2025-09-23 | RM Title | Microsoft Teams: Meeting Agent | Microsoft Teams: Facilitator Agent |
| 2025-09-19 | RM Description | The Facilitator agent works alongside you and your team to help you manage your meetings effortlessly. Throughout the meeting, Facilitator takes notes that everyone can co-author, manages the time and agenda, and can quickly surface relevant information from the web or the conversation itself. | The Facilitator agent works alongside you and your team to help you manage your meetings effortlessly. Throughout the meeting, Facilitator takes notes that everyone can co-author, manages the time and agenda, and can quickly surface relevant information from the web or the conversation itself. Users can now use the Facilitator agent in Teams Rooms on Windows for real-time notes and action items during both scheduled hybrid and impromptu in-person meetings using AI. In hybrid meetings, the agent appears in the notes panel. For in-person meetings, a participant can scan the QR code on the display in the room to invoke the agent as the group's assistant. |
| 2025-09-19 | RM Title | Microsoft Teams: Facilitator agent | Microsoft Teams: Meeting Agent |
| 2025-09-09 | RM Release | November CY2025 | September CY2025 |
| 2025-09-06 | RM Release | September CY2025 | November CY2025 |
| 2025-07-17 | RM Release | July CY2025 | September CY2025 |
| 2025-06-04 | RM Description | The Facilitator agent takes real-time notes during your Teams meetings, allowing everyone to co-author and collaborate seamlessly. This frees everyone up to focus and engage deeply in meetings, while also helping drive alignment before the meeting ends. | The Facilitator agent works alongside you and your team to help you manage your meetings effortlessly. Throughout the meeting, Facilitator takes notes that everyone can co-author, manages the time and agenda, and can quickly surface relevant information from the web or the conversation itself. |
| 2025-06-04 | RM Title | Microsoft Teams: Facilitator agent notetaking in meetings | Microsoft Teams: Facilitator agent |
| 2025-05-23 | RM Product Tags | Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Defender for Cloud | Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), Microsoft Teams |
| 2025-05-20 | RM Release | June CY2025 | July CY2025 |
| 2025-05-20 | RM Product Tags | Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Defender for Cloud |
| 2025-05-02 | RM Release | April CY2025 | June CY2025 |
| 2025-03-20 | RM Description | The Facilitator agent takes real-time notes during your Teams meetings and chats. It synthesizes key information from the conversations, so you can catch up quickly. In meetings, it allows everyone to co-author and collaborate seamlessly. In chat, the Facilitator creates and maintains an up-to-date summary of important information as the conversation happens, including key decisions, actions items, and open questions to resolve. | The Facilitator agent takes real-time notes during your Teams meetings, allowing everyone to co-author and collaborate seamlessly. This frees everyone up to focus and engage deeply in meetings, while also helping drive alignment before the meeting ends. |
| 2025-03-20 | RM Title | Microsoft Teams: Facilitator agent notetaking in meetings and chats | Microsoft Teams: Facilitator agent notetaking in meetings |
| 2025-02-24 | RM Platform Tags | Desktop, Mac | Desktop, Web, Mac, Android, iOS |
| 2025-02-21 | RM Release | March CY2025 | April CY2025 |
| 2025-02-14 | RM Description | The Facilitator agent in Microsoft 365 takes real-time notes during your meetings, allowing everyone to co-author and collaborate seamlessly. This frees everyone up to focus and engage deeply in meetings. To enable real-time notes in meetings, users can toggle the ‘AI-generated notes’ setting on when scheduling the meeting in the Teams calendar or toggle it on during the meeting through the Notes button in the toolbar. To access the real-time notes, select Notes in the toolbar to open the notes pane where everyone can see live notes being generated every few minutes as the conversation happens. The notes are organized by topics and follow-up tasks. | The Facilitator agent takes real-time notes during your Teams meetings and chats. It synthesizes key information from the conversations, so you can catch up quickly. In meetings, it allows everyone to co-author and collaborate seamlessly. In chat, the Facilitator creates and maintains an up-to-date summary of important information as the conversation happens, including key decisions, actions items, and open questions to resolve. |
| 2025-02-14 | RM Title | Microsoft Teams: Facilitator agent real-time notes in meetings | Microsoft Teams: Facilitator agent notetaking in meetings and chats |
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