MC1471573: Copilot Studio Adds Support for MCP-Compliant Tools in Agent Workflows

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This is a new capability for Copilot Studio to use MCP-compliant tools in agent workflows, giving more integration flexibility. It is general availability and optional, with no mandatory configuration or disruption. Admins should be aware for future workflow design and potential governance checks, but no immediate action or user-facing impact applies.
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ℹ️ WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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AT A GLANCE

Copilot Studio now supports MCP-compliant tools in agent workflows. This helps integrate custom systems without building individual connectors.
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END USERS

No major end-user change expected.
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IT ADMINS

No immediate admin action required.
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📢 Official Microsoft Message Center Announcement


Copilot Studio – Use MCP-compliant tools in agent workflows
Message ID: MC1471573
We are announcing the ability to use MCP (model context protocol) – compliant tools in agent workflows in Microsoft Copilot Studio. This feature reached general availability on July 15, 2026.

How does this affect me?
How does this affect me? This feature allows users to integrate proprietary systems, dynamic knowledge sources, and custom actions into agentic workflows with MCP support. Agent workflows can pass structured inputs to MCP-compliant tools and consume structured outputs downstream, enabling deterministic orchestration around agent-extensible capabilities. This functionality allows usage of the same MCP server across multiple agents and workflows, avoiding bespoke connector development for every system.

MCP tools execute under existing workflow governance, monitoring, and lifecycle management.

What action do I need to take?
This message is for awareness, and no action is required.

Source: Microsoft Message Center • Analysed by MWPro

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