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What's new in Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility

As a developer, you can extend, enrich, and customize Microsoft 365 Copilot for the unique way your customers work. This article provides the latest information about what's new in Microsoft 365 Copilot extensibility.

For the latest information, announcements, and news about preview and generally available (GA) features, follow the Microsoft 365 Copilot developer blog.

June 2025

Outlook email and Teams chats knowledge in agent builder

Add Outlook email and Teams group, channel, and meeting chats as knowledge when you use Copilot Studio agent builder to build your agent. For more information, see Add knowledge sources.

May 2025

Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit

Use Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit (an evolution of Teams Toolkit) to Build declarative agents and Build Copilot connectors.

Microsoft 365 Copilot APIs

The Microsoft 365 Copilot APIs provide a comprehensive set of capabilities that enable you to build AI-powered applications grounded in enterprise data. For more information, see Microsoft 365 Copilot APIs overview.

API plugin manifest version 2.3

A new version of the API plugin manifest schema is available. API plugin manifest schema 2.3 for Microsoft 365 Copilot adds support calling functions in an Office Add-in.

Declarative agent manifest version 1.4

A new version of the declarative agent manifest schema is available. Declarative agent manifest schema version 1.4 adds the following.

April 2025

Copilot Studio message usage rates

Updated the usage rates for Copilot Studio messages. For more information, see Copilot Studio message usage rates.

Email as knowledge

Email is now available as a knowledge source for agents build with Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit (an evolution of Teams Toolkit). For more information, see Email knowledge.

Copilot Studio agent builder templates

Use templates in Copilot Studio agent builder to streamline your agent development process. For more information, see Agent builder templates overview.

Document interaction for declarative agents in Word

Declarative agents in the Copilot experience in Word can interact with the open document. Users can provide the current selection to the agent and can insert images provided by the agent into the document.

March 2025

Declarative agent manifest version 1.3

A new version of the declarative agent manifest schema is available. Declarative agent manifest schema version 1.3 adds support for the following capabilities:

February 2025

Copilot Studio agent builder available in Copilot Chat

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat users can now access Copilot Studio agent builder to build agents in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app and the Copilot app in Teams.

Add websites as knowledge in agent builder

You can add specific public websites as agent knowledge sources to make your agent context-aware. For details, see Web content.

Custom engine agents available in Copilot app (preview)

Custom engine agents are now available to users who have Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses or users in tenants with metering enabled in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app (for preview), in addition to Teams.

January 2025

Links to organizational and web resources are no longer redacted from Copilot responses. Links that don't explicitly match grounding data or resources defined in the agent manifest continue to be redacted.

Build agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat

You can now build agents for Microsoft 365 users who don't have a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, grounded on the web and with limited capabilities. For more information, see Agent capabilities for Microsoft 365 users.