Agent 365
Agent 365

Agent 365 Resources

Microsoft Agent 365 platform resources for safely managing and controlling AI agents across your organization. Curated by the Microsoft Copilot Acceleration Team (CAT).

🚀 Get started

Agent 365 product page — Official introduction to Agent 365 for securely managing agents across your organization
Agent 365 official documentation — Technical documentation hub for agent registry, access control, and monitoring
Get started with Agent 365 — Step-by-step guide for admins to enable Agent 365 and register their first agent
Connect existing agents — Register agents built with Copilot Studio, M365 Agents SDK, and other platforms in Agent 365
Connect third-party agents — Integrate agents from external platforms such as ServiceNow and Salesforce into Agent 365

Videos — Agent 365 introduction

John Savill — Agent 365 technical deep dive — Explains Agent 365 architecture and internals for cloud architects
Agent 365 introduction video — Official Microsoft product introduction video for Agent 365
Agent 365 webinar replay — Recording of an in-depth Agent 365 webinar hosted by the product team

Core capabilities

Agent Registry — Central registry to discover and manage all agents in your organization
Agent access control — Access policies that precisely control who can use which agents
Agent visualization and insights — Visually monitor agent usage, activity flows, and costs
Agent interoperability — Interoperability scenarios where agents from different platforms collaborate
Security features overview — Zero Trust-based security architecture and protection capabilities in Agent 365

Build 2026 sessions

📰 News and updates

Agent 365 GA announcement — Official announcement of the general availability of the Microsoft Agent 365 platform
KPMG partnership announcement — Announcement of the strategic AI governance partnership between Agent 365 and KPMG
Build 2026 security announcement — Updates on Agent 365 security enhancements announced at Build 2026
Windows trust platform integration — Announcement of trust framework integration between Windows OS and Agent 365
Shadow AI response strategy — How to control risks from unauthorized AI agents (Shadow AI) with Agent 365
AMA session replay — Recording of the Agent 365 Q&A session with the Microsoft team and community
E7 + Agent 365 GA partner news — Partner announcement for Microsoft 365 E7 licensing and the Agent 365 bundle
Identity-first agent strategy — Blog on an identity-first approach that integrates agent IDs with Entra
Frontier Suite announcement — Launch of Frontier Suite for enterprise AI governance
Entra innovations — agent IDs — Announcement of Microsoft Entra innovations for agent identity management
RSAC 2026 security announcement — Agent 365 security capabilities presented at RSA Conference 2026
Purview end-to-end integration — End-to-end data security integration between Microsoft Purview and Agent 365

⚙️ Administration and governance

Admin Center

Admin Center overview — How to manage Agent 365 in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center
Manage the Agent Registry — Admin guide for registering, approving, and disabling organizational agents in the registry
M365 Copilot agents admin guide — Comprehensive admin guide for managing agents integrated with M365 Copilot

Agent webinar series

Registry webinar — Expert webinar covering Agent Registry setup and management
Access control webinar — Expert webinar on configuring role-based agent access policies
Identity management webinar — Expert webinar on integrating agent IDs with Entra
Observability webinar — Webinar on methodologies for agent activity tracing, logging, and monitoring
Security webinar — Webinar on agent security threat modeling and response strategies

Monitoring and observability

Monitor the registry — How to monitor the status and activity of registered agents in real time
Agent governance — How to control agent behavior and ensure compliance with policy-based governance
Monitor Teams agents — How to monitor agent activity in Teams channels and chats
Monitor M365 Copilot agents — Monitor usage and performance for agents running in M365 Copilot

Governance resources

Governance checklist — Step-by-step checklist for establishing an agent governance program
Governance white paper — In-depth white paper for responsible AI agent governance
Manage agents in the Admin Center — Step-by-step guide for managing agents through the M365 Admin Center UI

🔐 Security

Agent 365 security documentation

Agent security overview — Explains Agent 365's layered security model and core security capabilities
Secure agents at scale — How to safely operate hundreds of agents at enterprise scale
Security transition guide — Guide for transitioning existing bots/agents to the Agent 365 security model
March 2026 security update — Summary of March updates to Agent 365 security capabilities

Microsoft Purview

Purview — AI data security — How to protect sensitive data processed by agents with Microsoft Purview
Purview Audit solutions — Purview Audit for collecting and analyzing audit logs of agent activity

Microsoft Defender

Defender XDR — agent protection — Detect and respond to threats against agents with Microsoft Defender XDR

Microsoft Entra Agent ID

Entra Agent ID — agent workload identities — How to assign unique identities to agents and manage authentication and authorization with Entra
Manage workload identities — How to centrally manage non-human identities for agents, services, and apps in Entra

Governance and compliance

Agent governance and compliance — How to apply compliance requirements such as GDPR and HIPAA to agent environments

👩‍💻 Developer resources

SDK and developer documentation

Agent 365 SDK official documentation — Complete documentation for developing agents with Agent 365 platform APIs and SDKs
Tech Community — Agent 365 developer blog — Agent 365 development tips and patterns from the Microsoft team
SDK overview documentation — Overview of integrating with Agent 365 using Node.js, Python, and .NET SDKs
Agent Identity SDK — How to use the SDK to integrate Entra ID for agent authentication

GitHub repositories

Node.js SDK — Official Agent 365 Node.js SDK code repository
Python SDK — Official Agent 365 Python SDK code repository
.NET SDK — Official Agent 365 .NET SDK code repository
Agent 365 sample code — Sample code repository showing Agent 365 integration scenarios
Agent 365 developer tools — Collection of developer utilities for agent development, testing, and debugging

Developer videos

Agent 365 SDK introduction video — Step-by-step video for building your first integration with the Agent 365 SDK
Agent identity integration video — Tutorial on integrating Entra Agent ID into an agent app
Full developer video playlist — Complete official video series for Agent 365 developers

🤝 Community

Tech Community blog — Collection of official blog posts and updates related to Agent 365
Agent 365 All-Stars program — Community champion program recognizing Agent 365 experts
Agent 365 product page — Latest product news, feature updates, and partner information
AMA (Ask Me Anything) session — Recording of an AMA session where the product team and community ask and answer questions directly

MVP and community blogs

Jukka Niiranen — Agent 365 FAQ — Frequently asked questions about Agent 365 compiled by an M365 MVP
Rob Quickenden — Agent 365 insights — Practical Agent 365 adoption guide from an enterprise AI strategy expert
Simon Doy — Agent 365 analysis — Technical analysis of Agent 365 by a Microsoft agent specialist consultant
Steve Corey — Agent 365 feature analysis — In-depth review of key Agent 365 features by a Microsoft MVP
Corsica Tech — enterprise implementation guide — Agent 365 enterprise implementation best practices from an MSP perspective
Devoteam — Agent 365 strategy guide — Strategic Agent 365 adoption guide from a European Microsoft partner