Agents in SharePoint: A New Era of Productivity

Agents in SharePoint is a innovative tool to enhance business processes, productivity and collaboration. Agents in SharePoint allow us to get information from the documents/contents stored on the SharePoint site.Notably, Agents in SharePoint are now generally available, offering a powerful way for businesses to unlock the value of their content and scale expertise across teams.

Plenty of organizations using SharePoint and keeping their data into the SharePoint.

Sometimes it's very difficult and time-consuming to navigate to the document and retrieve the information. Agents in SharePoint will allow us to get the information directly by asking questions. It will be cool.

Agents in SharePoint

These agents are scoped to SharePoint sites and documents, helping users quickly find relevant information, make data-driven decisions, and improve business outcomes.

Agents in SharePoint are simple to use and can be created with just a few clicks:

• Default Agents: Every SharePoint site comes with a ready-made agent, scoped to the site’s content.
  
  
• Custom Agents:  Create personalized agents directly from the SharePoint site’s ribbon, document library, or home tab.

Once created, these agents stay up to date with the latest content, automatically updating as files change. They can support a variety of formats such as Word, Excel, PDF, PowerPoint, and even Loop or HTML files. In the future, metadata, video transcripts, and meeting recordings will also be supported.

Seamless Collaboration with Microsoft Teams

Sharing agents is simple via email or Teams, where teams can @mention the agent for real-time assistance. We can share the SharePoint agents in the teams chat and can ask question by mentioning it.  

Security and Data Protection

 SharePoint already have its permission management mechanism and agents will work on the same. There is no need to do additional settings for the agents.

• Permission Control: Users can control what content is shared with others, with built-in prompts for managing sensitive data access in collaborative settings.

Agents like Files

Once you create the agents,they will appear like a file with a “. agent" extension. You can move, copy, or delete them, and share the agents like a file. 

Extend Capabilities with Copilot Studio

If the organization needs some advanced capabilities, they can customize agents with the help of Copilot Studio.

Licensing

Agents in SharePoint are included with Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses. However, there will also be a pay-as-you-go meter for those using Copilot Studio.  

What is the difference between Copilot agent and Agents in SharePoint   ?

Agents in SharePoint are designed specifically for SharePoint, whereas Copilot agents provide a more versatile and customized experience throughout the full Microsoft 365 suite.

Conclusion

Agents in SharePoint are very useful for organizations which are looking to maximize the value of their content and knowledge. It's very easy to create and share the SharePoint agents in teams and outlook. These agents will be helpful in fostering the productivity and collaboration.