Microsoft Agent 365

Microsoft Agent 365 is a control plane that gives IT and security teams a single place to observe, govern, and secure every AI agent across the organization.

What is Microsoft Agent 365?

Microsoft Agent 365 is a governance, identity, and security layer built for the AI agent sprawl most enterprises are already facing. It does not build or run agents. Instead, it sits above them, tracking every agent built in Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry, or partner platforms, and holding each one to the same identity and access standards already applied to human employees.

• Extends Microsoft Defender, Entra, and Purview to cover agents.
• Works across agents built on Microsoft platforms and third-party ecosystems.
• Available standalone or bundled with Microsoft 365 E7.

Why Microsoft Agent 365 Matters

Agents are showing up faster than most IT teams can track them, often through a browser extension or a workflow tool nobody formally approved. Agent 365 closes that visibility gap by registering every agent under one inventory, so security teams stop discovering unmanaged agents after something has already gone wrong.

• Brings unmanaged, shadow agents under IT oversight from day one.
• Applies consistent policy templates instead of ad hoc approvals.
• Tracks agent performance, usage, and business impact over time.

How Microsoft Agent 365 Works

Agent 365 plugs into the Microsoft 365 admin center as a dedicated agent workload. From there, admins onboard agents through a controlled flow, assign identities, and set guardrails around what data and resources each agent can touch. Purview extends data governance to agent-created content, while Entra secures agent identities the same way it secures user accounts, so an agent with excessive access gets flagged before it becomes a liability rather than after.

Benefits of Microsoft Agent 365

Advantages include:

• Centralized visibility into the full agent fleet.
• Consistent identity and access controls for agents.
• Faster detection of risky or unauthorized agent behavior.
• Simplified compliance reporting across a growing agent estate.

FAQs

1. Does Agent 365 build or run AI agents?

No, it governs and secures agents built elsewhere; it doesn't create or execute them.

2. Which agents can Agent 365 manage?

Agents from Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry, ecosystem partners, and self-registered agents.

3. Is Agent 365 available standalone?

Yes, it's available standalone or bundled within Microsoft 365 E7.

4. What existing tools does it extend?

Microsoft Defender, Entra, and Purview are extended to cover agent identities and data.