Microsoft Agent 365 becomes generally available (GA)

Microsoft Agent 365 reaches general availability on May 1, 2026, offering enterprise-ready licensing, improved governance, and support. Frontier program continues for preview features without production SLAs. Admins can manage licenses and access via Microsoft 365 admin center, Entra, Defender, Purview, and Intune. No action needed to stay in Frontier. Microsoft Agent 365 is moving to general availability (GA) on May 1, 2026. GA indicates that Agent 365 is ready for enterprise production use, with clearer licensing boundaries, improved governance, and predictable support. This release incorporates customer feedback from the Frontier program while continuing to provide a dedicated path for early access to preview capabilities. When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): May 1, 2026 How this affects your organization Who is affected Microsoft 365 tenants currently enrolled in the Agent 365 Frontier program Admins managing Agent 365 through: Microsoft 365 admin center Microsoft Entra Microsoft Defender Microsoft Purview Microsoft Intune Organizations planning to evaluate or deploy Agent 365 in production What will happen Agent 365 GA experience Trial and paid Agent 365 licenses now represent the GA, enterprise-ready experience. Agent 365 licenses are available as: A standalone SKU Part of Microsoft 365 E7 GA licenses are available across all commercial channels. Information about EDU, Charity, and Government SKUs will be shared later. Frontier program Frontier continues to provide early access to preview features. Frontier and preview features are clearly labeled in-product as Preview or Frontier. Frontier is not intended for production deployment and does not include SLAs. Workload-specific details Microsoft 365 admin center No functional changes at GA. Preview and Frontier features remain clearly tagged. Microsoft Entra Agent-related Identity Governance features (such as access packages and lifecycle workflows for agent sponsor maintenance) require an Agent 365 license to continue use. Existing use of Conditional Access and Identity Protection for agents continues without change. Network Control for agents (for example, prompt injection protection, threat intelligence filtering, shadow AI detection, web and URL filtering, and network file filtering) requires an Agent 365 license. Network Control on local endpoint devices continues to work if the Global Secure Access client is installed. Learn more […]

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