Microsoft has announced Microsoft Scout, a new autonomous workplace agent for Microsoft 365 Copilot based on the OpenClaw AI assistant framework. Like OpenClaw, Scout is designed to move beyond the traditional prompt-response model by carrying out tasks on a user’s behalf, using schedules or user-defined triggers to automate routine work in the background. Built with Microsoft’s Work IQ intelligence layer, Scout uses organizational and personal work context from files, emails, meetings, and user behavior to handle tasks in a more personalized way. It can help with meeting preparation, scheduling conflicts, daily work routines, and direct work across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, code files, emails, calendar events, Teams messages, OneDrive files, and meetings. Scout can also run shell commands, builds, and scripts under a defined permissions system, while Playwright support allows it to navigate websites, fill forms, and interact with web applications. Microsoft is also adding a built-in po...
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