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Microsoft 365 Copilot: Planner agent rename and rollout to premium and basic plans
Starting mid-March 2026, Microsoft Planner’s Project Manager agent will be renamed Planner agent, with expanded availability to Microsoft 365 Copilot users on both Planner premium and basic plans. The update includes no functional changes, rolls out automatically, and enhances AI-powered task and status report capabilities.
Introduction
Beginning in mid‑March 2026, Microsoft Planner will update the agent experience to align naming with Microsoft 365 Copilot and expand availability. As part of this update, the Project Manager agent will be renamed to Planner agent, the Planner agent icon will be changed to match the Planner icon, and the agent will become available to users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license across both Planner premium and Planner basic plans.
This update aligns Planner’s agent experience with Microsoft 365 Copilot and expands access to Copilot-powered capabilities.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 511820.
When this will happen
- Targeted Release: Rollout will begin in early to mid-March 2026 and is expected to complete between mid- and late March 2026.
- General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin in mid‑March 2026 and is expected to complete by early May 2026.
- Availability to basic plans: Planner agent will begin rolling out to Planner basic plans starting in mid‑March 2026.
How this affects your organization
Who is affected
- Users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license
- Organizations using Planner premium or Planner basic plans
- Users who previously used the Project Manager agent
What will happen
What you can do to prepare
No admin action is required. These updates will roll out automatically.
Admins may optionally:
Compliance considerations
- The Project Manager agent will be renamed to Planner agent across Planner interfaces and documentation.
- There are no functional or behavioral changes associated with this rename.
- Planner agent will be available to Microsoft 365 Copilot–licensed users in both premium and basic plans.
- Planner agent will remain enabled by default for licensed users where it is available.
- Existing users will continue to have access to all current capabilities. No action is required.
- The Planner agent provides:
- Status reporting: Automated creation and management of status reports based on plan data.
- Task execution: First‑draft task output generation, progress tracking, and iterative refinement.
- Notify users and helpdesk staff about the rename from Project Manager agent to Planner agent.
- Update internal documentation that references the previous agent name.
- If you want to receive changes earlier, configure Targeted Release for your organization: Set up the Standard or Targeted release options | Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn
| Question | Answer |
| Does the change alter how existing customer data is processed, stored, or accessed? | Yes. Planner agent uses existing plan content and related files to generate task outputs and status reports. |
| Does the change introduce or significantly modify AI/ML or agent …
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