As organizations continue to embrace AI to enhance productivity and streamline operations, Microsoft is introducing a new innovation designed to accelerate that transformation: the Agent Store—a curated, centralized marketplace for discovering, deploying, and developing AI-powered agents within Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Whether you’re a developer aiming to reach millions of Microsoft 365 users or a business user looking to automate workflows and save time, the Agent Store serves as a dynamic destination for the next generation of AI assistants.
What Is the Agent Store?
The Agent Store delivers a seamless, in-product experience within Microsoft 365 Copilot, empowering users to browse, install, and test AI agents tailored to specific tasks and business needs. Built to serve both licensed and unlicensed Copilot users, the store offers:
- A wide array of agents built by Microsoft, trusted partners, and customers
- Personalized agent discovery based on user profiles and activities
- Full integration across Microsoft 365 applications, including Microsoft Teams and m365copilot.com
- Support for business and IT teams looking to scale AI solutions quickly
This isn’t just a marketplace—it’s a comprehensive platform where organizations can access specialized tools to automate work and enhance team productivity.
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Why Agents—and Why Now?
Microsoft 365 Copilot serves as the user interface for AI, integrating deeply into your daily work content to act as a personal assistant. Agents, in contrast, are task-specific AI assistants designed to automate targeted business processes—from simple knowledge retrieval to complex, multi-step orchestration tasks.
With the launch of the Agent Store, Microsoft is removing friction from discovering, sharing, deploying, and building agents—empowering both technical and non-technical users to make AI work for them at scale.
“Microsoft 365 Copilot is the UI for AI—your personal assistant grounded in your work content. Agents, on the other hand, are purpose-built assistants designed to automate specific business processes. They can be as simple as a knowledge agent or as complex as a multi-modal orchestrator.”
What’s Inside the Agent Store?
At launch, the Agent Store features more than 70 agents with an expanding catalog updated regularly. Key features include:
- Curated agent collections developed by Microsoft and certified partners
- Detailed agent profiles outlining capabilities and use cases
- Smart search functionality with zero-query suggestions
- Merchandising and promotional placements to highlight top-performing agents
- URL-based sharing for seamless deployment and increased adoption
Empowering Developers and Partners
The Agent Store also provides a high-visibility platform for developers and ISVs (Independent Software Vendors) to showcase their innovations. With support for both Microsoft Copilot Studio and the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit, developers can build and publish agents using either low-code tools or advanced custom orchestration.
Publishing to the Agent Store offers several strategic benefits:
- Direct access to Microsoft 365 Copilot users across platforms like Teams and m365copilot.com
- Marketing support and promotional opportunities via Microsoft’s partner ecosystem
- Analytics and feedback loops to help iterate and improve agent performance
“With the Agent Store, we’re making it easier than ever to discover agents that solve real business problems, share and deploy agents across teams and organizations, and build and publish agents using both low-code and pro-code tools.”
SOURCE: Microsoft