Microsoft Copilot Studio: Copy an agent from the lite experience into the full experience

Users can now copy agents from the lite Copilot Studio into the full experience, gaining advanced authoring, publishing, lifecycle, and governance features. Rollout starts November 2025. Admins should prepare by managing environments, licensing, security policies, and governance via the Power Platform admin center. We’re introducing a new capability that allows users to copy agents created in the lite Copilot Studio experience into the full Copilot Studio experience. This upgrade unlocks advanced authoring tools, broader publishing options, and enhanced governance features. It supports organizations looking to scale agent capabilities while maintaining control over lifecycle and data policies. When this will happen General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins the first week of November 2025 and is expected to complete by mid-November 2025. How this affects your organization Who is affected: Users authoring agents in the lite Copilot Studio experience within Microsoft 365. Admins managing environments and governance in Power Platform admin center. What will happen: Users can copy agents from the lite experience into the full Copilot Studio experience. The original agent remains unchanged and usable. The copied agent becomes a Copilot Studio custom agent, enabling broader lifecycle and compliance controls. Users can edit the copied agent in Microsoft Copilot Studio and test it before sharing. As a Copilot Studio custom agent, the copied agent comes with enhanced lifecycle management, usage monitoring and analytics, and governance controls. Admins get more governance capabilities from applying Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies to ensuring Application Lifecycle Management (ALM). Copied agents gain access to advanced features such as: Topics and Automations Publishing to additional channels Lifecycle management and analytics Governance controls including DLP and ALM Admins can apply Power Platform governance policies to copied agents. Licensing requirements: Users must have a Microsoft 365 Copilot license or be on a Pay-As-You-Go plan. Trial licenses are supported: A user holding a trial license can use this feature. Admins can block trial signups via the Power Platform admin center. Trial licenses include limited capabilities (such as agents cannot be published beyond personal use). The copy process does not impact the original agent’s data; the copy is made separately. All agents in the […]

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