Microsoft announced Microsoft Agent 365, a control plane for observing, governing, managing, and securing AI agents across organizations, with GA planned for May 1, 2026.
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Microsoft announces Agent 365 general availability as an AI agent control plane
Microsoft announced Microsoft Agent 365, a control plane for observing, governing, managing, and securing AI agents across organizations, with GA planned for May 1, 2026.
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Launch Snapshot
- Company
- Microsoft
- Launch date
- March 9, 2026
- Launch type
- New Product
- Category
- AI Agents, AI Automation Tools, AI Infrastructure
- Audience
- Enterprise IT, Security Teams
- Pricing
- Announced at $15 per user for Agent 365, with availability also tied to Microsoft 365 E7 according to Microsoft’s announcement.
- Free plan
- No
- API
- Yes
- Open weights/source
- No
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- Recheck due
- Source links
- 2
- Freshness
- Needs recheck: checked June 8, 2026
- Last updated
- August 26, 2026
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Kingy AI Take
This is one of the clearest signs that agent governance is becoming a standalone enterprise software category.
Who it is for
IT and security leaders who need agent identity, governance, policy, observability, and lifecycle management across enterprise AI agent deployments.
What feels promising
Agent 365 addresses the operational layer enterprises will need as agents proliferate across apps and business processes.
What feels unproven
The platform’s value depends on how broadly non-Microsoft agents integrate and how clearly licensing maps to real agent ownership.
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