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Nichole_Peterson

Microsoft

Feb 16, 2026

Welcome to the Microsoft Agent 365 community — your home for guidance, resources, and insights to help you scale AI agents with confidence.

Hello and welcome to the new Agent 365 blog!

As AI agents become core contributors in modern organizations, having a trusted control plane is essential. So we hope you'll follow and share this blog as an ongoing resource. We'll regularly share product news, practical guidance, and accelerators to get the most from Agent 365.

🚀 Become an early contributor to the Agent 365 community:

1)       Follow the blog at aka.ms/A365blog

2)       Post and reply to topics at aka.ms/A365discussions

3)       Say hello! Introduce yourself in the comments section below.

For this first post, we’re sharing frequently asked questions and favorite resources for Agent 365.

What is Microsoft Agent 365?

Agent 365 is the control plane for AI agents. Whether your agents are built with Copilot Studio, Windows 365 for Agents, Microsoft Foundry, open-source frameworks, or third-party platforms, Agent 365 helps you observe, secure, and govern them.

Agent 365 extends your existing infrastructure to AI agents—adapting the tools and protections you use for employees to meet agent-specific needs. It unites familiar but tailored systems: Microsoft 365 apps optimized for agent productivity, Microsoft Admin Center for agent management, Windows 365 for Agents for a secure execution environment for computer‑using AI agents, and Defender, Entra, and Purview for agent security and governance.

⭐ Read the announcement of Agent 365 on the Microsoft 365 blog.

When was Agent 365 introduced by Microsoft?

Last year, we heard the IDC prediction that there will be 1.3 billion agents by 2028. With early adoption of agents, plus no-code and low-code platforms like Copilot Studio and Microsoft Foundry, the agent wave was happening—without IT management, security, or governance. To help organizations take control of agent sprawl, we introduced Microsoft Agent 365 at Microsoft Ignite on November 18, 2025. Agent 365 was detailed in an Innovation Session at the conference by Nirav Shah, CVP of Agent 365 with NetaH, monicaugwi and Mark Luquire of EY.

⭐ Watch the Innovation Session (45 min.)

How can I learn more about Microsoft Agent 365?

⌚ How much time do you have? ⌚

If you have 5 minutes...

Read the overview of Microsoft Agent 365 by our colleagues at Microsoft Learn. The article notes the benefits, prerequisites, and key scenarios for IT admins, security workers, agent developers, and business decision makers.

If you have 10 minutes...

Microsoft Mechanics host JeremyChapmanMSFT created a helpful explainer video that includes a product demo. It does a great job illustrating how Agent 365 helps your organization adopt autonomous agents at scale with confidence, security, and clarity across your business.

If you have 40 minutes...

Watch Nirav Shah and Shilpi_Sinha, Partner Director of Agent 365 deliver a 40-minute technical deep dive followed by Q&A from participants in the Copilot Acceleration Team's CAT AI webinar, "Everything you need to know about Microsoft Agent 365." Hosted by Vasavi Bhaviri Setty, Senior Program Manager.

Check out upcoming and past Microsoft CAT AI Webinars to help your organization adopt Microsoft Copilot and agents.

How do I get started with Agent 365?

Get the Frontier preview program for early access to Microsoft Agent 365. Frontier connects you directly with Microsoft’s latest AI innovations.

How to enable Agent 365 with the Frontier preview program

To start with Agent 365, sign into Microsoft 365 admin center > select Copilot > select Settings > under User access, select Copilot Frontier > choose the specific users, groups, or select all to grant access to the Frontier program. The tenant needs to have at least one license of Microsoft 365 Copilot to enable Microsoft Agent 365 in Frontier.

After you've granted users and groups access to the Copilot Frontier program, go to Agents from the left-pane inside the Microsoft 365 admin center to get started. You might be prompted to agree to the terms of service.

You’re in! 💪

⭐ Next, take a tour of your Agent 365 overview page and get started managing agents with guidance from the Agent 365 documentation hub from Microsoft Learn.

Where can I find development resources for Agent 365?

Use the Agent 365 SDK to extend agents built using any agent SDK or platform, with enterprise‑grade identity, observability, notifications, security, and governed access to Microsoft 365 data.

Agent 365 CLI is the command-line backbone for Agent 365 throughout the agent development lifecycle - automating setup, identity, configuration, MCP integration, publishing, and Azure deployment for enterprise-ready agents.

⭐ Learn more about Agent 365 for developers

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Thanks for your interest in Agent 365. Feedback and hearing your needs are fuel for product improvements and plans for this blog. Let’s start the conversation in comments with a question: What’s the biggest challenge your organization faces with AI agents today?

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