Microsoft Empowers Business Users with Copilot Agents for App Creation and Workflow Automation

Oct 31, 2025

Discover how Microsoft is revolutionizing app creation with new Copilot agents that empower non-coders. These tools simplify workflow automation across platforms like Outlook and Teams, allowing users to manage tasks effortlessly. The Workflows agent showcases real-time task automation, making collaboration a breeze. Imagine launching a product with a dashboard tracking milestones and reminders—all easily set up through natural language. Microsoft's strategy aims to integrate these capabilities widely, making AI accessible for everyone.

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INSIGHT

No-Code Agents For Business Users

Microsoft launched App Builder and Workflows agents to let business users create apps and automations using natural language.
These agents remove coding barriers and accelerate building AI-driven apps across Microsoft 365.

ADVICE

Automate Cross-Platform Tasks

Use the Workflows agent to automate email, calendar, Teams, SharePoint, Planner and approvals without coding.
Watch steps appear in real time within the Copilot conversation so you can add or edit actions quickly.

ANECDOTE

Product Launch App Example

Charles Lamanna describes building a product launch app to track milestones, assign tasks, and show progress on a dashboard.
He suggests automating weekly Teams updates, approval reminders, and an agent that answers launch questions from SharePoint and Teams.

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In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I unpack how Microsoft is empowering business users with new Copilot agents that simplify app creation and workflow automation — no coding needed.

Highlights

00:11 — Microsoft has launched a series of new agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot customers in the Frontier Program: App Builder and Workflows, designed to accelerate the creation of AI-driven apps and workflows. These agents make it incredibly easy for general business users to utilize natural language in order to create apps, workflows, and even additional agents.

00:46 — The Workflows agent allows users to automate tasks such as email, mail apps, and calendar management across Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Planner, and other services like Approvals. Steps of the automation are displayed in real time and follow the same Copilot conversation, making it easy to add more or edit existing workflow steps.

01:24 — In a blog post, Charles Lamanna, President of Business and Industry Copilot at Microsoft, outlined a use case for these new agents: "Imagine you're preparing for a product launch with a few multi-turn interactions. Create an app for a product launch process where teams can track launch milestones, assign tasks, and view campaign progress in a dashboard."

01:37 — "Send a Teams update every Monday with upcoming launch deadlines and key tasks from Planner. Post reminders for approval deadlines in Teams channels. Build an agent that answers product launch questions like: “What’s the next milestone?”, “How do I submit creative assets?”, or “When is the launch event?”, using SharePoint resources and Teams conversations."

02:08 — Regarding Microsoft's strategy for Copilot: step one involved integrating Copilot everywhere to ensure easy access and increasing familiarity. Step two was the launch of Copilot Studio Lite, which allows any user to build agents easily. Now, step three is focusing on finding the off-the-shelf agents available to make complex tasks such as app development and workflow automation seamless.

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