Microsoft Scout

Microsoft Scout is Microsoft's first Autopilot: an always-on personal AI agent with its own governed identity that works autonomously across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Launched June 2, 2026, Scout represents Microsoft's entry into the personal agent category alongside Google Gemini Spark and Meta Business Agent. Built on OpenClaw open-source technology, Scout operates across cloud, desktop, and web, connecting to Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, and SharePoint and acting on your behalf while keeping you in control. Scout reduces the coordination work that accumulates throughout the workday. It proactively schedules and coordinates meeting times across time zones, flags important meetings, and generates preparation materials. It identifies upcoming deliverables and autonomously drafts documents. It monitors email and chat for action items and surfaces information you need before you ask for it. The agent extends beyond Microsoft 365 through the desktop app to your browser, local resources, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, enabling connections to external tools and data sources. Integration depth is the deepest in the enterprise productivity category. Scout natively connects to Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint, and the broader M365 data layer including chats, email, calendar, and contacts. MCP server support enables third-party tool connections. The M365 E7 Frontier Suite also includes Agent 365, Microsoft's enterprise control plane for AI agents. Agent 365 provides centralized visibility, governance, and security through Entra, Purview, and Defender XDR. Every Scout agent operates under its own governed Entra identity with credentials scoped to the task, redacted from logs, and managed with first-party Microsoft security rigor. Pricing: Microsoft Scout requires the M365 E7 Frontier Suite at $99/user/month (annual commitment required), generally available since May 1, 2026. E7 bundles M365 E5 ($60 from July 2026), Microsoft 365 Copilot ($30), Entra Suite ($12), and Agent 365 ($15). Purchasing these separately would cost $117/user/month, so E7 saves roughly 15%. Scout usage itself is billed separately via Copilot Credits on top of the E7 license. Microsoft has not published specific Scout credit pricing as of July 2026. Agent 365 is also available as a standalone add-on at $15/user/month. Currently Scout access requires Frontier enrollment, Intune policy configuration, and an opt-in attestation. Who Microsoft Scout is not for: small businesses and teams not already invested in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. At $99/user/month for E7 plus unpublished usage credits, the entry cost is significant for teams that do not already use M365 E5. Teams using Google Workspace should evaluate Gemini Spark (included with Google AI Ultra at $100/month) instead. Individual professionals wanting a personal AI agent without enterprise overhead should consider standalone options. Teams needing immediate production deployment should note Scout is currently an experimental release through the Frontier program with a limited set of customers. Current state Q3 2026: Microsoft Scout launched June 2, 2026 as an experimental release through the Frontier program with a limited customer set. Access requires Frontier enrollment and a GitHub Copilot license. On June 16, 2026, Microsoft announced usage-based billing via Copilot Credits for both Cowork and Scout, stating that Scout pricing will vary based on usage with additional cost guidance to follow. The M365 E7 Frontier Suite has been generally available since May 1, 2026. Microsoft reports that only 3% of its 450 million commercial M365 customers have purchased Copilot to date. E7 is partly a strategy to accelerate adoption. Copilot Cowork also reached general availability with multi-model support, new security capabilities, and partner plugins. OpenClaw, the open-source foundation, enables community contribution and third-party validation.