Microsoft CopilotfeatureCustom MCP Connectors Across Microsoft 365 Copilot
Admins can now build their own connectors in the Microsoft 365 admin center and roll them out to the whole company, so Copilot can reach internal data it could not see before.
Details
- Connectors use MCP, an open standard for plugging AI assistants into outside tools and data
- Admins create the connector in the Microsoft 365 admin center and deploy it organization-wide in one step
- Once deployed, Copilot can draw on that system's data for everyone the admin enables it for
- Available on the web
Best for
Letting Copilot answer questions from a homegrown tool or database, like a campaign tracker or internal CRM.
When to use it
Your team keeps asking Copilot about data that lives in a system Microsoft does not have a connector for.
Who benefits
IT admins who set up Copilot, and the teams whose key data sits in custom systems.
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