Copilot Studio: Agent GA, Voice & WorkIQ

Key insights

• Computer Use Agent (GA): Microsoft moved computer-using agents to general availability, letting agents control websites and desktop apps to fill forms, click controls, and run UI tasks for production-ready automation.
  It supports secure credentials and multiple model choices, and can embed UI actions inside multi-step workflows.
• Redesigned Workflow Designer: A unified visual canvas replaces older flows with agent nodes, AI-powered steps, and adaptive UI actions to combine APIs, approvals, business logic, and UI automation in one place.
  This experience is rolling out in early release and aims to simplify building and orchestrating agent workflows.
• Work IQ & Extensibility: Work IQ now exposes REST API and CLI access and supports remote MCP servers to integrate operational context into agents.
  Federated connectors and MCP-compliant tools let agents use live enterprise data while preserving security controls.
• Real-Time Voice Agent: New voice capabilities handle caller identification, emotion detection, mid-call actions, and contextual hand-offs to human agents.
  These real-time voice features are generally available in North America through Dynamics 365 Contact Center and modernize traditional call-center flows.
• Orchestration & Efficiency: A new orchestration layer boosts evaluation performance by about 20% and cuts net token usage by roughly 50%, improving execution quality and cost efficiency.
  This layer helps agents run more reliably and at lower compute cost.
• Agent Lifecycle & Governance: Teams gain end-to-end visibility from generation to testing and publishing, plus governance and compliance controls to manage agents at scale.
  Microsoft also notes some features remain in Early Release or limited to U.S. tenancies while the platform expands.

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