MC1060863 – Out-of-the- box Agents in Microsoft 365

Product:

Copilot, Delve, Microsoft 365 admin center, Microsoft 365 Apps, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft Graph, Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Viva Insights, Microsoft Viva Learning, Planner, Project, SharePoint, Teams, Workplace Analytics

Platform:

Developer, Online, Web, Windows Desktop, World tenant

Status:

Scheduled

Change type:

New feature, User impact, Admin impact

Links:

MC1060842

Details:

Summary:
Out-of-the-box agents in Microsoft 365 automate tasks and enhance productivity. New agents include Skill Discovery, Interpreter, Facilitator, and Project Manager, with updates available in public preview. Skills will be generally available in June 2025. Users need a Microsoft 365 Copilot license for access. Admins can manage access and configurations via provided documentation links.

Details:
Out-of-the-box agents are available within Microsoft 365 apps or Copilot Chat, adding specialized skills and knowledge while automating tasks at hand. They handle aspects from simple, mundane tasks to complex, multi-step business processes, working alongside individuals or on behalf of teams. Today, we're announcing a new agent, Skill Discovery, and updates to agents available in public preview.
Skills: Available beginning in May 2025, the new People Skills data layer will power a new Skills agent. Employees will be able to easily find experts in the organization, understand colleagues' skills, and make informed decisions about skill development. Leaders will get support on strategic workforce planning decisions with an up-to-date view of talent landscape strengths, gaps, and opportunities. For additional details on People Skills and Skills agent, please reference MC1060842: Microsoft 365 Copilot : People Skills will be available starting in May
Interpreter: The Interpreter agent allows each user to enable real-time speech-to-speech interpretation in multilingual Teams meetings so they can speak and listen in the language of their choice, instantly overcoming language barriers. Interpreter works best in structured conversations where one person speaks at a time for longer periods. Users can opt-in to have Interpreter simulate their voice, helping others identify them more easily and follow the conversation more naturally. Alternatively, users can opt to choose from a set of default voices. Interpreter is now available in public preview.
Facilitator: The Facilitator agent works alongside you and your team in Teams meetings to enable more effective collaboration. During the meeting, Facilitator takes real-time notes, allowing everyone to co-author and collaborate easily. Now, Facilitator will also help moderate meetings by leveraging the set agenda from the meeting invite or identifying the goal from the meeting discussion. At the halfway point and before wrapping up the meeting, Facilitator will recap the decisions made and open questions, ensuring that important follow-up tasks and details are not missed. These two Facilitator capabilities are now available in public preview.
Project Manager: The Project Manager agent in Planner automates project and task management for all your team needs. Project Manager can automatically create a new plan from scratch or use a pre-configured template based on goals and relevant files you input. It can also complete tasks, including content creation. Now, Project Manager can generate a status report for any project in a matter of minutes. Reports will include a project summary, the reporting period, potential blockers, and more to keep team members informed. Collaborate with your team to refine the report and share it across surfaces including SharePoint newsletters to reach a broader audience.
[When will this happen:]
Skills: Will be generally available in June 2025.
Interpreter: Fully rolled out to public preview.
Facilitator: Public preview roll out of the new meeting moderation capability will start on early May 2025.
Project Manager: Public preview roll out of the new status report capability will start on late April 2025.

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Created:
2025-04-24

updated:
2025-04-24

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summary for non-techies**

Microsoft 365 offers virtual assistant agents like Skill Discovery, Interpreter, Facilitator, and Project Manager to automate tasks and enhance productivity, with features such as skill identification, language translation in Teams, meeting coordination, and project management, available to users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.

Direct effects for Operations**

Skill Discovery Agent
Without proper preparation, users may struggle to utilize the new Skill Discovery agent effectively, leading to confusion and underutilization of the tool's capabilities.
   - roles: Employees, Team Leaders
   - references: https://learn.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/facilitator-teams, https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/interpreter-agent-teams

Interpreter Agent
If the Interpreter agent is implemented without training, users may face challenges in real-time communication during multilingual meetings, potentially leading to misunderstandings and reduced collaboration.
   - roles: Employees, Project Managers
   - references: https://learn.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/facilitator-teams, https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/interpreter-agent-teams

Facilitator Agent
The introduction of the Facilitator agent without adequate preparation may result in ineffective meeting moderation and note-taking, causing important decisions and tasks to be overlooked.
   - roles: Meeting Organizers, Team Members
   - references: https://learn.microsoft.com/MicrosoftTeams/facilitator-teams, https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/interpreter-agent-teams

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