We are excited to share that agent publishing from Microsoft Copilot Studio to Microsoft 365 Copilot is now generally available. With this release, organizations can now publish, manage, and use agents built with Copilot Studio directly within the Microsoft 365 Copilot app—across both web and desktop—and in Microsoft Teams, bringing intelligent assistance into the flow of everyday work. Whether you’re streamlining HR onboarding, automating finance workflows, or supporting frontline teams, Copilot Studio empowers you to create low-code solutions tailored to your unique business needs.
This new publishing channel unlocks three key benefits that make it easy to scale agents across your organization:
- Simple agent publishing: Makers can publish new and existing agents directly from Copilot Studio.
- Built-in governance controls: IT can review, approve, and manage agents through the Microsoft Teams or Microsoft 365 admin centers.
- Agents in the flow of work: Users can discover and launch approved agents from the Agent Store and use them directly within Copilot Chat.
How it works—and why it matters
A simple publishing experience for makers
Copilot Studio allows makers to build intelligent agents and agent flows using natural language and prebuilt connectors. Makers can define greetings, suggested prompts, and actions to deliver a consistent, Copilot-native experience. Thanks to backward compatibility, existing agents can be published directly to Copilot Chat, preserving early investments. This includes those built with Power Virtual Agents.
Publishing an agent to this new channel is easy. Simply open the agent in Copilot Studio, go to the Channels section, and select the Microsoft 365 Copilot or Teams as the publishing destination.
Built-in governance controls for IT admins
IT admins have lifecycle governance capabilities for managing agents. When a maker submits an agent, admins can review and approve it in the Microsoft Teams Admin Center or Microsoft 365 Admin Center. During review, they can inspect metadata like the agent’s name, description, icon, and connectors used—supporting compliance with organizational policies. Once approved, the agent publishes to the Agent Store. There, admins can assign access, push deployments to specific users or groups, or remove agents entirely if needed.
This governance model mirrors how organizations vet third-party apps, helping promote the use of organization-approved agents. And because agents run within the Microsoft 365 Copilot framework, they benefit from Microsoft 365 Copilot’s security, compliance, and data access, including Microsoft Graph integration. All this helps ensure that agents surface data that users are authorized to see.
Agents in users’ flow of work
Approved and published agents appear in the Agent Store. Internal agents are labeled and easy to find in the “Built for your org” section. Users can read descriptions, install agents, and even pin their favorites for quick access. Once added, agents greet users with a friendly intro message and offer suggested prompts to help them get started—designed to feel intuitive and Copilot-native from the first interaction.
Like any other agent built in Copilot Studio, these agents support rich, guided conversations and interactive elements like Adaptive Cards. For example, an IT support agent might respond with a form to collect device info and a button to open a help ticket—all within the chat. Agents can also trigger flows. These automated agent flows complete end-to-end actions for you, like submitting HR requests or generating reports directly from the conversation.
How to get started
We invite you to dive into Copilot Studio and envision the agents that could reshape how your organization works. With built-in safeguards like admin approval and the broad reach of Teams and Copilot Chat, your ideas can quickly become impactful, enterprise-ready solutions. Bringing your vision to life is easier than ever:
- Create your agent in Copilot Studio using the intuitive, low-code platform.
- Publish it on the new Microsoft 365 Copilot channel for IT approval.
- Approve and manage it via the Microsoft Teams or Microsoft 365 Admin Center.
- Discover and use it across Teams and Copilot Chat from the Agent Store.
To learn more about Copilot Studio and how it can transform your organization’s productivity, visit the Copilot Studio website, read our technical documentation, or sign up for our free trial today.
