Custom Engine Agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot

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Agents in BizChat has been available for some time already, but now there is an upcoming update to Agents. The introduction of “ custom engine agents ” in Microsoft 365 Copilot! These specialized agents can be built on any large language model (LLM), toolchain, or orchestration tool, tailored specifically for your domain or tenant workflows. Initially supported in Microsoft Teams, this feature will soon be available in Microsoft 365 Copilot Business Chat ( BizChat ).   The introduction of Custom engine agents enables your organization to create customized experiences using your own AI systems and orchestrators. You can design unique prompts, connect to any LLM, and integrate these custom agents with Microsoft 365 Copilot. After the rollout, users will be able to access these agents, provided they are enabled and deployed in the Microsoft 365 admin center under the Copilot tab.   You can read more about the feature on this page . Eligible users can create agents using Micros...

Saving and sharing prompts in Microsoft 365 Copilot Business Chat coming soon.

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A new and awaited feature is about to start rolling out for Microsoft Copilot licensed users. Users will soon be able to save, edit and manage their own prompts from Microsoft 365 Copilot Business Chat (BizChat). A prompt that is saved in BizChat can later be edited and managed in Copilot Lab. 

The feature is associated with this roadmap item, and should start rolling out mid or late November.

Also associated with the same Roadmap Item is the news of sharing prompts with your colleagues. Both features will be on by default, but I highly recommend organizations to update their training material and help users get the most out of Copilot.