Microsoft has launched an AI agent capable of actively participating in meetings, managing projects, and independently completing tasks. Starting today, Microsoft 365 Copilot users can add these AI assistants to any Teams meeting, channel, or community, where they will collaborate with humans to accomplish work. One of the most notable features is the Meeting Host Agent, which could revolutionize how you conduct meetings. Picture this: you join a Teams meeting, and the host agent is already present, having extracted the agenda from your meeting invitation. As people converse, it captures decisions and action items in real time—not just transcribing, but understanding who needs to do what and by when. “Create a task to send the meeting summary to all attendees,” someone says mid-conversation. The host agent creates the task, assigns it, and sets a deadline—all without interrupting the discussion. The task appears in Microsoft Planner, ready for tracking. When someone mentions needing a project proposal, the host agent proactively offers to draft one—and actually does, generating the first version in Word or Loop while the meeting continues. The agent even keeps meetings on track by displaying a visual timeline showing topic progress and remaining time. When time is nearly up, you receive a gentle reminder. It's like having the world's most organized project manager in every meeting—except this one never needs a coffee break. But meetings are just the beginning. Now, every Teams channel can have its own agent, acting as a resident expert for that workflow. These channel agents take on the channel’s name—so your “Product Launch” channel gets a “Product Launch Agent” that understands everything discussed there. Ask it for a status update, and it pulls information from conversations, shared files, meeting notes, and project plans to give you the real story. No more scrolling through endless message threads trying to recall what was decided three weeks ago. These agents can also draft your weekly status reports by pulling updates from channel conversations, meeting summaries, and task boards. They dig into conversation threads to uncover important deadlines. They answer questions like, “What is our current budget status?” or “Who is responsible for building the presentation?” with real answers—not just search results. The Viva Engage Community Agent can be even more proactive. When someone posts an unanswered question in your sales community, the agent automatically drafts a response using information from community conversations and connected SharePoint sites. Community admins can choose whether these responses post automatically or require review first. Approved answers receive a “Verified” badge so everyone knows they can be trusted. For developers, the GitHub app in Teams lets you assign coding tasks to AI just as you would to a junior developer. Say, “Implement the login flow we discussed,” and the agent opens a pull request, writes the code, and requests a review. It understands your repository structure, your team’s coding patterns, and your development processes. Behind all these agents is the SharePoint Knowledge Agent, quietly organizing everything. It tags documents, tracks updates, and connects relevant content across Teams channels, meetings, and communities. When you ask any Microsoft 365 Copilot question—like “What’s our approved positioning?”—it knows exactly which document holds the authoritative answer. The real-world impact is already visible in early deployments. Microsoft reports that organizations using Teams and Copilot have seen significant improvements in productivity and decision-making. More importantly, employees using the agents have significantly reduced the time spent on administrative tasks—nearly 40% less, according to industry research. Starting today, the Meeting Host Agent is generally available to anyone with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Channel and Community Agents are rolling out in public preview. GitHub integration is entering public preview for GitHub Copilot users. Task management and document creation features are also moving into preview. For IT departments concerned about control and security, Microsoft says these agents respect existing permissions—they can only access content users can already see. Administrators can control which users access which agents, monitor usage, and maintain security policies via the Power Platform Admin Center. SharePoint Advanced Management is available at no cost to Copilot customers to help manage data governance. For teams overwhelmed in meetings, losing track of decisions, or spending hours writing status reports, these AI assistants offer tangible help: less time on logistics, more time for real work.