Microsoft announces Scout, an AI agent for Teams that automates office tasks
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Summary
Microsoft announced Scout, an AI agent for Microsoft Teams that integrates with work messages, calendars, and email to automate office tasks like rescheduling meetings and drafting responses. Built on top of OpenClaw, Scout appears as a virtual coworker within Teams and is designed to handle dull administrative work for enterprise users. The announcement was made at Microsoft's Build developer conference.
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Microsoft more or less built an enterprise agent on top of OpenClaw, the AI tool that riveted San Francisco's early adopters at the start of 2026.
Scout is designed specifically to be an assistant for office folks, who can send commands directly in Teams as if the agent was a carbon-based colleague.
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