{"id":24941,"date":"2026-05-01T23:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T23:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/24941\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T23:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T23:00:36","slug":"microsoft-agent-365-now-generally-available-expands-capabilities-and-integrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/24941\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Agent 365, now generally available, expands capabilities and integrations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Choose\u00a0an\u00a0ecosystem\u00a0partner\u00a0for agent security and governance<\/a><\/p>\n

AI agents aren\u2019t coming\u2014they\u2019re already in your environment. They show up in places you expect\u00a0(like Microsoft\u00a0Copilot<\/a>,\u00a0Microsoft\u00a0Teams<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0Microsoft 365<\/a>) and even more places as technology evolves\u00a0(a local autonomous personal AI assistant or a new software as a service (SaaS) agent\u00a0connected to your sensitive data.)<\/p>\n

The\u00a0problem\u00a0isn\u2019t that agents exist. It\u2019s that they proliferate fast, span apps, endpoints and cloud, and often operate outside the\u00a0visibility\u00a0and control\u00a0of the teams accountable for risk.\u00a0When an agent can invoke tools,\u00a0access data,\u00a0and interact with other agents,\u00a0any\u00a0\u201chelpful\u201d workflow can turn into data\u00a0oversharing, tool misuse,\u00a0or over-privileged actions in seconds.\u00a0And as agents become even easier to create and deploy, your attack\u00a0surface grows with them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why end-to-end observability matters: you can\u2019t govern what you can\u2019t see, and you can\u2019t secure what you don\u2019t understand\u2014especially when the number of agents is a moving target.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Microsoft Agent 365<\/a>\u00a0helps you\u00a0take control\u00a0of agent sprawl\u00a0as\u00a0your\u00a0control plane to\u00a0observe, govern, and\u00a0secure agents\u00a0and their interactions\u2014including agents built with Microsoft AI and agents from our ecosystem partners\u2014using the admin and security workflows your teams already run.\u00a0<\/p>\n

General availability starts today\u00a0for Agent 365.<\/p>\n

Additionally, we\u2019re announcing the previews of\u00a0new\u00a0Agent 365\u00a0capabilities and integrations to help you scale agent adoption with the right controls in\u00a0place.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Observability, governance, and security\u00a0for agents operating independently\u2014Agent 365\u00a0is expanding\u00a0to cover agents\u00a0that operate with their own credentials and permissions.<\/p>\n

Discovery\u00a0of agents and\u00a0shadow AI,\u00a0using\u00a0capabilities of Microsoft Defender<\/a> and Microsoft Intune<\/a>\u00a0for both local and cloud agents.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0secured, managed environment\u00a0for agents to work\u00a0in\u00a0Windows 365\u00a0for Agents.<\/p>\n

Coverage for a wide ecosystem of SaaS agents,\u00a0including\u00a0agents innovated by\u00a0software development companies (SDCs).<\/p>\n

Support\u00a0for evaluation, adoption, and usage\u00a0from Microsoft and\u00a0ecosystem partners worldwide.<\/p>\n

Manage agents with a single control plane, regardless of how or where they work<\/p>\n

As organizations move from pilot to adoption, AI agents are being deployed across increasingly diverse use cases. Some act with delegated access, working on behalf of users; others operate with their own credentials\u00a0and permissions, participating\u00a0in\u00a0team workflows or\u00a0operating behind the\u00a0scenes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With\u00a0Agent 365,\u00a0you\u00a0can\u00a0observe, govern, and secure AI agents\u00a0whether they act on behalf of users with delegated access\u2014for example,\u00a0an agent that helps employees organize their inbox\u2014or\u00a0agents that\u00a0operate with their own access and scope of work\u2014such as\u00a0an\u00a0agent\u00a0autonomously triaging support tickets.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Supported by Agent 365Agents working on behalf of
users\u00a0(delegated access)\u00a0
Generally available\u00a0Agents\u00a0operating\u00a0behind
the scenes\u00a0(own access)\u00a0
Generally available\u00a0Agents\u00a0participating\u00a0in team
workflows\u00a0(own access)\u00a0
Public Preview\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Discover\u00a0and manage\u00a0local\u00a0and cloud-hosted agents\u00a0<\/p>\n

Users are\u00a0installing agents\u00a0like\u00a0OpenClaw and Claude Code\u00a0on their devices and adopting SaaS agents\u00a0built by\u00a0developers\u00a0on new and emerging platforms. Many of these local and cloud-hosted\u00a0agents\u00a0run unmanaged and outside of traditional governance,\u00a0as they\u00a0autonomously execute tasks, modify code, or access confidential information,\u00a0creating a new\u00a0wave\u00a0of shadow\u00a0AI.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

To help organizations address accelerating\u00a0agent sprawl and\u00a0the rise of unmanaged agents, we\u2019re\u00a0introducing new\u00a0capabilities as part of Agent 365, Microsoft Defender, and Intune so you can discover\u00a0shadow agents, and apply appropriate controls,\u00a0such as blocking unmanaged agents.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Discover and manage local agents<\/p>\n

With Microsoft Defender\u00a0and Intune, organizations\u00a0will be able to\u00a0discover and manage\u00a0local AI agents running on\u00a0Windows\u00a0devices, starting with OpenClaw agents and\u00a0expanding soon to\u00a0other\u00a0widely used agents like GitHub Copilot CLI and Claude Code.\u00a0Customers enrolled in the Frontier program can see if OpenClaw agents are being used in the organization, which devices they are running on, and use Intune policies to block common ways that OpenClaw runs on the new Shadow AI page in Agent 365 in the Microsoft 365 admin center and in the Intune admin center. Through\u00a0Agent 365 registry,\u00a0the inventory of local agents will be available in\u00a0Defender and Intune so IT, endpoint management, and\u00a0security\u00a0teams\u00a0can\u00a0get a\u00a0consistent view of discovered\u00a0local\u00a0agents in their environment and\u00a0take\u00a0appropriate\u00a0action.<\/p>\n

\"Microsoft<\/p>\n

\t\tIn the Microsoft 365 admin center,\u00a0an\u00a0IT\u00a0professional can\u00a0apply Intune policies to\u00a0continuously detect managed devices and block the\u00a0common\u00a0methods of running\u00a0OpenClaw\u00a0on\u00a0them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Starting in June 2026, Microsoft Defender will also provide asset context mapping for each agent including the devices they run on,\u00a0MCP servers configured for those agents, the identities associated with them, and the cloud resources those identities can reach. This will give security teams the context needed to assess exposure and potential blast radius.\u00a0They\u00a0can then investigate agent activity, such as file access and network behavior, using familiar endpoint data, and use those insights to identify misconfigurations and even define custom detections.<\/p>\n

\"Microsoft<\/p>\n

\t\tSecurity teams can investigate local AI agent exposure in Microsoft Defender through a relationship map\u00a0that\u00a0shows\u00a0where an agent runs, which MCP servers are configured for use, which identities are associated with it, and which cloud resources those identities can reach. Defender context such as resource criticality and sensitive-data exposure helps teams prioritize the agents and paths that matter most.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Beyond\u00a0monitoring,\u00a0organizations\u00a0will be able to\u00a0apply policy-based controls to set guardrails for what agents are allowed to do\u2014helping\u00a0protect\u00a0both\u00a0agents and organizations from compromise and\u00a0misuse\u2014with initial support delivered for OpenClaw through\u00a0Intune.\u00a0If\u00a0a\u00a0managed\u00a0agent exhibits malicious behavior patterns,\u00a0such as attempting to\u00a0access\u00a0or\u00a0exfiltrate sensitive data,\u00a0Defender\u00a0will be able\u00a0to\u00a0block\u00a0coding agents\u00a0in\u00a0runtime\u00a0and\u00a0generate\u00a0alerts\u00a0with\u00a0rich\u00a0incident context to support\u00a0investigation and\u00a0response.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Context mapping capabilities, policy-based controls,\u00a0plus runtime blocking and alerts will be available\u00a0in Agent 365 through\u00a0Intune and\u00a0Defender\u00a0public preview in\u00a0June 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Visibility across clouds and AI-builder platforms <\/p>\n

As developers are rapidly building\u00a0agents\u00a0with Microsoft Foundry<\/a>, AWS Bedrock, and\u00a0Google\u00a0Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform\u00a0(formerly Google\u00a0Vertex AI) and deploying cloud agents across multicloud and multi-platform environments, the agent sprawl challenge intensifies.\u00a0To manage potential security risks or vulnerabilities before they become breaches, security and IT teams need visibility to\u00a0which cloud agents are running, what models these agents are built on, and what resources they\u2019re accessing.<\/p>\n

Today, we are excited to announce\u00a0the public preview of\u00a0Agent 365 registry sync with AWS Bedrock and Google\u00a0Cloud connections, enabling IT teams to automatically discover, inventory, and, soon, perform basic lifecycle governance\u2014for example, start, stop, delete agents\u2014across these platforms.<\/p>\n

\"Microsoft<\/p>\n

\t\tNow in public preview,\u00a0Microsoft 365\u00a0admins\u00a0can\u00a0connect and sync\u00a0the Agent 365 registry\u00a0with Amazon Bedrock and Google\u00a0Cloud\u00a0for cross-platform observability and\u00a0governance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Manage a wide\u00a0ecosystem\u00a0of SaaS agents\u00a0<\/p>\n

Agent 365 works with\u00a0prebuilt\u00a0agents\u00a0in\u00a0Microsoft\u00a0365 Copilot and Teams, agents built with Microsoft\u00a0Copilot Studio<\/a> or\u00a0Microsoft\u00a0Foundry<\/a> for your organization,\u00a0and agents built by software development companies partnered with Microsoft.<\/p>\n

Delivering on our promise of control plane for the broad agent ecosystem, we\u2019re excited\u00a0to\u00a0announce\u00a0ecosystem partner agents<\/a>\u00a0fully configured to be managed by\u00a0Agent 365, including Genspark, Zensai, Egnyte,\u00a0and\u00a0Zendesk, and agents built on agent\u00a0factories, including Kasisto, Kore, and n8n. Organizations can observe, govern, and secure these agents\u00a0in\u00a0the Agent 365 control plane, with no integration work\u00a0by\u00a0IT or security teams.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Agent 365 software development company launch partners<\/p>\n

\"Collection<\/p>\n

\t\tAgent 365 Software Development Company Launch Partners\u00a0have built\u00a0agents\u00a0fully enabled to be managed by Agent 365.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Enterprises can easily build AI agents today, but scaling them with trust and governance is where most initiatives stall. With Kore.ai deeply integrated into Microsoft Agent 365, identity, security, and governance are built in from the start\u2014empowering enterprises to move from pilots to AI at scale with confidence.<\/p>\n

\u2014\u2013\u00a0Raj Koneru, Chief Executive Officer of Kore.ai<\/p>\n

The Agent 365 developer and ecosystem partners play a critical role in extending agents into line-of-business systems, building vertical and scenario-specific integrations, modernizing legacy automation into agent workflows, extending Copilot experiences with custom agents, and helping customers operationalize agent ecosystems at scale. These Agent 365 enabled agents are then observable, governable, and securable in the Agent 365 control plane, accelerating adoption for your organization.<\/p>\n

Secure\u00a0agents as they work\u00a0in Windows\u00a0365\u00a0<\/p>\n

While Agent 365 provides the control plane to observe, govern, and secure agent activity across the enterprise,\u00a0Windows 365 for Agents<\/a>\u2014now available in public preview\u00a0(in the United States only)\u2014provides a secured, managed environment where agents can carry out that work. It introduces a new class of Cloud PCs purpose-built for agentic workloads\u00a0and managed in Intune, allowing agents to run in policy-controlled environments, interact with applications, and operate with the same identity, security, and management controls already used for employees.<\/p>\n

Now, with Agent 365, you can also observe and secure agents running on Windows 365 for Agents in Microsoft 365 admin center, understanding which agents are connected to the cloud-powered\u00a0compute.\u00a0Together, they enable organizations to move from visibility and governance of agents to confidently running them in production environments.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Secure agents against\u00a0internet\u00a0threats with network controls\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

AI\u00a0agents can\u00a0operate\u00a0much\u00a0faster than\u00a0human\u00a0users. Without proper guardrails, they can\u00a0connect to risky\u00a0web\u00a0destinations, interact with unsanctioned AI services, handle sensitive files\u00a0unsafely, or\u00a0be manipulated through\u00a0malicious prompt-based\u00a0attacks.\u00a0These risks are harder to manage when security teams lack consistent visibility and controls for agent traffic to internet, SaaS, and AI services.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To\u00a0give\u00a0security teams a consistent way to inspect agent traffic at the network layer,\u00a0in general availability today,\u00a0Agent 365 extends\u00a0Microsoft\u00a0Entra network controls\u00a0to Microsoft Copilot Studio agents\u00a0and agents running on user endpoint devices,\u00a0including\u00a0local\u00a0agents such as\u00a0OpenClaw.\u00a0These controls can help identify unsanctioned AI usage, restrict connections to\u00a0only\u00a0approved web destinations, filter risky file movement, and help block malicious prompt-based attacks\u00a0before they lead to harmful actions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Confidently scale and govern AI agents while maintaining security and control\u00a0<\/p>\n

Agent 365 extends\u00a0even\u00a0further beyond Microsoft platforms to\u00a0discover, observe, govern, and secure\u00a0local, SaaS,\u00a0and cloud agents across\u00a0your\u00a0agentic AI ecosystem.\u00a0Each\u00a0of today\u2019s\u00a0announcements\u00a0build\u00a0upon\u00a0Agent 365 capabilities we\u00a0shared in March 2026<\/a>\u00a0as well as\u00a0detailed feedback\u00a0of customers using the Frontier program,\u00a0developers\u00a0integrating with the platform, and partners testing Agent 365\u00a0capabilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With Agent 365, we can scale and govern AI agents with confidence, while maintaining enterprise grade security and control. Agent 365 enables organizations to move beyond experimentation, driving tangible business value and innovation through trusted AI adoption. By providing a robust and integrated platform, Agent 365 empowers teams to\u00a0confidently embrace AI and accelerate transformation across the enterprise.<\/p>\n

\u2014Yuji Shono, Head\u00a0of\u00a0the Global AI Office,\u00a0NTT\u00a0DATA Group Corporation, a global infrastructure, networking, and IT services provider.<\/p>\n

As organizations begin to adopt\u00a0Agent 365\u00a0at scale,\u00a0we\u2019ve collaborated with strategic partners to\u00a0create\u00a0targeted services\u00a0to help customers\u00a0onboard,\u00a0tackle governance challenges and realize the platform\u2019s full value.<\/p>\n

\"Grid<\/p>\n

\t\tFeatured\u00a0Agent 365 launch partners, including\u00a0Accenture,\u00a0Bechtle, Capgemini, Insight, KPMG,\u00a0Protiviti\u00a0and\u00a0Slalom,\u00a0collaborated with\u00a0Microsoft\u00a0engineering teams\u00a0to develop\u00a0services for planning, adopting, and managing\u00a0your agent\u00a0control plane implementation. <\/p>\n

Partner services\u00a0offered today include\u00a0expertise\u00a0and guidance for:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Inventory and ownership:\u00a0What agents exist, who owns them, and where they run.<\/p>\n

Least privilege:\u00a0Right-sizing permissions and enforcing access guardrails without slowing delivery.<\/p>\n

Compliance and data protection:\u00a0Preventing oversharing and producing audit-ready evidence.<\/p>\n

Threats and multi-platform estates:\u00a0Understanding attack paths and governing across vendors and clouds.<\/p>\n

Ongoing operations:\u00a0Lifecycle management, monitoring, and continuous governance hygiene.\u00a0<\/p>\n

These\u00a0valuable\u00a0services\u00a0are\u00a0typically\u00a0scoped\u00a0as\u00a0workshops and assessments (diagnose and roadmap),\u00a0governance and enablement\u00a0(stand up the control plane and guardrails),\u00a0managed services\u00a0(run and improve continuously), advisory and readiness\u00a0(operating model and adoption readiness), and\u00a0security and integration\u00a0(harden posture and integrate third-party agents.)<\/p>\n

How to get started with Agent 365\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Agent 365<\/a>\u00a0is\u00a0now\u00a0available\u00a0in\u00a0Microsoft 365 E7<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0standalone\u00a0at\u00a0USD15 per user per month.\u00a0Each\u00a0Agent 365\u00a0license\u00a0covers\u00a0an\u00a0individual who manages\u00a0or sponsors agents, or uses\u00a0agents to do work on their behalf, ensuring all agent activity is consistently governed across the organization\u00a0in a way that\u2019s predictable for\u00a0scaled growth.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

In addition to the\u00a0expertise of\u00a0your\u00a0Microsoft 365 team\u00a0and partners,\u00a0Agent 365 resources\u00a0to support your\u00a0experience include:<\/p>\n

Plus, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, a team of Agent 365 experts are hosting a\u00a0live \u201cAsk Microsoft Anything\u201d\u00a0to answer your questions about\u00a0Agent 365<\/a>\u2014we hope you\u2019ll join\u00a0for the discussion.<\/p>\n

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