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  "description": "Microsoft Teams is introducing a centralized governance experience in the Teams admin center for built-in agents like Channel Agent, Facilitator, and Copilot Agent. This allows admins to manage these agents separately from traditional apps, with precise policy controls, user/group access assignme...",
  "path": "/m365-message-center/message/mc1387573/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-12T00:00:05.000Z",
  "site": "https://blog.tophhie.cloud",
  "tags": [
    "564766",
    "Facilitator in Microsoft Teams meetings | Microsoft Support",
    "Get started with Channel Agent for Teams channels | Microsoft Support",
    "How to use Microsoft 365 Copilot in Teams group chats | Microsoft Support"
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  "textContent": "**[What and Why]**\n\nWe are introducing a new governance experience in the _Teams admin center_ that enables admins to**manage** **built-in Teams agents** in a dedicated, centralized location. These built-in agents, including**Channel Agent, Facilitator** and**Copilot Agent in Teams** are integrated directly into core Teams experiences and do not require installation from the app store.\n\nThis update improves administrative clarity and control by separating governance for built-in agents from traditional apps and bringing them into a single, dedicated management surface. This enables more precise policy management and supports enterprise-ready AI governance at scale.\n\nThis message is associated with **Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID** 564766.\n\n**[Rollout Schedule]**\n\n  * **General Availability (Worldwide, GCC):** Early July 2026 through mid-July 2026\n\n\n\n**[Impact on Your Organization]**\n\n_Who is affected_\n\n  * Microsoft 365 tenant admins managing Teams apps and experiences\n\n\n\n _Platforms/Services_\n\n  * Teams admin center (web)\n  * Microsoft Teams\n\n\n\n _What will happen_\n\n  * Built-in agents will be managed separately from traditional apps and agents.\n  * Admins will be able to:\n    * Allow or block individual built-in agents\n    * Assign access to specific users or groups\n    * Configure agent-specific settings\n  * Built-in Teams agents will no longer be governed by the Org-wide app setting for Microsoft apps.\n  * Existing agent-level configurations will remain unchanged after rollout.\n  * The feature will be**** available by default as part of the updated admin experience.\n\n\n\nA new admin experience will be available at: **_Teams admin center > Teams apps > Built-in Teams agents_**\n\n**[Action Required / Recommendations]**\n\nNo action is required before rollout.\n\nWe recommend that you:\n\n  * Review your current org-wide app settings for Microsoft apps, as they will no longer apply to built-in Teams agents.\n  * Review and update agent-level permissions and configurations as needed in the new admin experience.\n  * Inform your admins and helpdesk teams about the new management surface and controls in the _Teams admin center_.\n  * Update internal documentation that references Teams app governance.\n\n\n\n**Learn more:**\n\n  * Facilitator in Microsoft Teams meetings | Microsoft Support\n  * Get started with Channel Agent for Teams channels | Microsoft Support\n  * How to use Microsoft 365 Copilot in Teams group chats | Microsoft Support\n\n\n\n**[Compliance considerations]**\n\n**Question**| **Answer**\n---|---\nDoes the change alter how admins can monitor, report on, or demonstrate compliance activities?| Yes. Admins gain a new, dedicated governance surface for built-in Teams agents, improving visibility and management granularity.\nDoes the change include an admin control and can it be controlled through Entra ID group membership?| Yes. Admins can assign access to specific users or groups, implying Entra ID group-based control.\nDoes the change allow a user to enable and disable the feature themselves?| Yes. Admins can allow or block individual agents, effectively enabling/disabling availability.",
  "title": "MC1387573: Microsoft Teams: Governance for built-in agents in the Teams admin center",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-12T00:00:05.386Z"
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