Microsoft Scout Always-On Personal Agent
Announced by Microsoft at Build on 2 June 2026 and described as its first Autopilot agent, a category of always-on agents with their own identity that act on your behalf, deeply integrated with Microsoft 365
Tool Overview
Features, steps and FAQ below
Features
- ✓ A new category: Microsoft says Autopilots are always-on agents that work autonomously with their own identity and act on your behalf within the permissions and policies you and your organisation set
- ✓ Microsoft 365 integration: connects across cloud, desktop and web to Teams, Outlook, OneDrive and SharePoint, plus chats, email, calendar and contacts
- ✓ Proactive coordination: Microsoft says it schedules meetings across time zones, flags important meetings, drafts prep material, blocks time for upcoming deliverables and spots stalled decisions early
- ✓ Enterprise-grade security: each agent runs under its own governed Entra identity rather than a shared service account, with credentials scoped to the task and redacted from logs and diagnostics
- ✓ Built on OpenClaw: powered by open-source OpenClaw technology with policy conformance contributed upstream, building context over time through Work IQ
How to Use
- Enrol in the Microsoft Frontier program and complete Intune policy configuration and the opt-in attestation
- With a GitHub Copilot license, download and install the desktop experience following Microsoft's setup guide
- Interact with Scout in Teams and extend it through the desktop app to your browser, local resources and MCP servers
- Stay in the loop as it coordinates meetings, blocks focus time and flags risks, and let Work IQ build context over time
FAQ
What is Microsoft Scout?
Microsoft's first Autopilot agent, announced at Build on 2 June 2026; Microsoft describes Autopilots as always-on agents that work autonomously with their own identity and act on your behalf.
What can it do?
Microsoft says it schedules meeting times across time zones, flags important meetings, generates prep material, blocks calendar time for upcoming deliverables and spots stalled decisions early.
How is it different from ordinary Copilot?
Microsoft says Scout is an always-on Autopilot with its own identity that takes action in the background without needing to be prompted each time.
Is it available now?
It is in private preview and the Frontier program: access requires Frontier enrolment, Intune policy configuration, an opt-in attestation and a GitHub Copilot license.
What is it built on?
Microsoft says it is powered by open-source OpenClaw technology and contributes policy conformance back upstream to the community.
How is enterprise security handled?
Microsoft says every agent runs under its own governed Entra identity instead of a shared anonymous account, with credentials scoped to the task and redacted from logs and diagnostics so work is attributable and auditable.