SharePoint Agents in Teams Channels

Users can now add SharePoint Agents to Teams channels. Currently, only Standard Channels are supported. Private and Shared Channels will display a message that they are not supported.

Private channels are not yet supported for SharePoint Agents
Private channels are not yet supported for SharePoint Agents

To add an agent, simply paste the agent URL into a new channel conversation and send the message.

Adding a SharePoint Agent to a Teams Standard Channel
Adding a SharePoint Agent to a Teams Standard Channel

After adding it, the agent will send an initial message. You can then @mention the agent in new channel conversations or replies.
Responses may take up to one minute—so don’t assume it’s not working, just allow it some time.

Chatting with the SharePoint Agent in Teams
Chatting with the SharePoint Agent in Teams

The agent will send a message prompting you to verify the response if Team members have no access to the underlying information source.

When team members lack permissions to the source
When team members lack permissions to the source

To use SharePoint Agents in Teams, users must have a Microsoft 365 Copilot license or a configured Microsoft 365 Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) setup in the tenant. The agent will not respond without one of these.

The agent may take a few minutes before sending an error message if a user lacks the required license or PAYG setup.

Agent error for users without a Copilot license or PAYG setup
Agent error for users without a Copilot license or PAYG setup
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Tobias Asböck

Tobias is a Senior System Engineer with around ten years of professional experience with Microsoft 365 products such as SharePoint Online, SharePoint Premium, OneDrive for Business, Teams Collaboration, Entra ID, Information Protection, Universal Print, and Microsoft 365 Licensing. He also has 15+ years of experience planning, administering, and operating SharePoint Server environments. Tobias is a PowerShell Scripter with certifications for Microsoft 365 products. In his spare time, Tobias is busy with updates in the Microsoft 365 world or on the road with his road bike and other sports activities. If you have additional questions, please contact me via LinkedIn or [email protected].

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