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Microsoft Teams: Channel Agent Feature Updates
Microsoft Teams’ Channel Agent, a Copilot-powered assistant, is updated to support file-based grounding from Channel SharePoint, enhanced task and report management, GitHub MCP integration, and multilingual support. Rollout starts mid-November 2025, requiring no admin action but allowing admin control over agent auto-creation.
Updated November 10, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience.
Introduction
We’re introducing a set of enhancements to Channel Agent, a Copilot-powered assistant in Microsoft Teams channels that helps users manage tasks, generate reports, and collaborate more effectively using natural language. These updates improve how users interact with generative AI for project management and localization. Channel Agent now supports file-based grounding from Channel SharePoint and smarter task handling — making it more intuitive and responsive across diverse work scenarios.
This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, Teams for the web, and Teams for iOS/Android.
When this will happen:
Targeted Release: Rollout begins mid-November 2025; expected to complete by late December 2025.
How this affects your organization:
Who is affected:
- Users with Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses and permissions to create Channel Agents in Microsoft Teams.
- Admins managing Teams channels and app configurations.
What will happen:
What you can do to prepare:
This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout.
However, we recommend the following:
Compliance considerations:
- Files as Grounding: Channel Agent will now be able to use files from the Channel SharePoint to respond to user queries.
- Status Report Skill Updates: Users can at-mention the agent with queries like “create a status report.” Reports will post directly in the channel. Users can cancel recurring reports in “Status Report settings.”
- Workback Plan: Share your objective and deadline with Channel Agent to generate a sequenced task list. You can review and adjust before tasks are added to Planner.
- GitHub MCP Skill: Channel Agent now supports GitHub MCP integration.
- Agent Settings: Admins can disable agent auto-creation via Teams Admin Center (App Details page).
- Localization: Channel Agent supports 25+ languages and …
Message ID: MC1184429
