Introducing Knowledge Agent (preview): AI-powered content optimization for SharePoint and Copilot

Knowledge Agent (preview) is a new AI-powered SharePoint feature launching mid-September 2025, unifying AI tools into a role-adaptive interface for content optimization and Copilot support. It changes agent licensing, adds intelligent actions, and allows admins to control site participation without individual feature setup. Introduction We’re introducing Knowledge Agent, a built-in SharePoint capability that helps organizations prepare content for AI at scale. It unifies fragmented AI features into a single, context-aware interface that adapts to user roles and surfaces intelligent actions directly in the flow of work. This enhancement supports high-quality, trustworthy responses from Microsoft 365 Copilot and custom agents. When this will happen: Public Preview (Worldwide): Begins mid-September 2025; completes by late February 2026. How this affects your organization: Who is affected: Users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license on tenants opted into Knowledge Agent preview. Admins managing SharePoint content and agents. What will happen: A floating button will appear in the lower-right corner of SharePoint surfaces, launching a context-aware menu with intelligent actions. Role-based capabilities include: Content managers can structure, tag, and enrich content using smart metadata and AI recommendations. Site owners can identify stale pages, broken links, and content gaps. Content creators can generate pages and documents using natural language prompts. Collaborators and viewers can surface grounded insights via natural language chat. Impact to SharePoint agents users: What you can do to prepare: Knowledge Agent Public Preview begins September 18, 2025. Learn more about opting into the preview: Get started with Knowledge Agent (preview). For tenants who have opted in, it is possible to opt out for specific sites. No setup is required for individual features. Learn more via the Knowledge Agent blog. Ready-made SharePoint site agents are now exclusively available to customers licensed for Knowledge Agent. These agents are no longer accessible through the Microsoft 365 Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) billing model under the SharePoint agents meter. PAYG customers can still create custom-built, no-code SharePoint agents using the same SharePoint agents meter, but they will not have access to the ready-made site agents unless they meet the Knowledge Agent licensing requirements. The SharePoint ribbon icon has changed from the Copilot […]

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