Microsoft To Do tasks are now available in Microsoft 365 Copilot

Until now, Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat was not able to find tasks in Microsoft To Do. Copilot Chat just states it cannot return results for To Do tasks.

Copilot Chat could not return results for Microsoft To Do tasks
Copilot Chat could not return results for Microsoft To Do tasks

But now, since the Planner Agent is generally available to all Copilot Premium users, users can mention @PlannerAgent in the conversation or ask the Planner Agent directly.
The Planner Agent includes the tasks, and users can modify tasks directly in Copilot Chat or open them in Planner. It is also worth noting that the Planner Agent does not include To Do tasks flagged from emails by default. This requirement must be explicitly stated in the prompt, after which the agent also includes such tasks.

The Planner agent has a one-day delay on the due date
The Planner agent has a one-day delay on the due date

The Planner agent consistently shows the due date as one day before the task’s scheduled due date. For me, it’s unclear whether this is an expected behavior or a bug.
My task was scheduled for 1 July, but the Planner Agent showed a due date for 30 June. Now, my task is scheduled for 2 July, and the Planner Agent shows a due date of 1 July.

The due date is 2 July, but the Planner agent shows 1 July
The due date is 2 July, but the Planner agent shows 1 July
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Tobias Asböck

Tobias is a Senior System Engineer with more than 10 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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