Microsoft 365 Copilot launches chat tool to build basic workflows
Microsoft has added a Workflows agent to Microsoft 365 Copilot. Users describe automations in plain English through chat. It generates flows using Outlook, SharePoint, Teams and Planner. The tool handles triggers like scheduled recurrences or item events. Actions include sending approvals, emails and adaptive cards. A visual designer allows testing and tweaks before saving in a Copilot environment. Rollout starts with early access for Personal, Family and Premium plans in US English. Only Microsoft connectors work for now. Flows can extend into Power Automate for advanced needs.
Power Automate users faced a steep start with its cluttered interface and buried actions for everyday tasks like copying email data to SharePoint lists. Simple notifications or approvals often stalled on finding the right trigger or connector. Beginners wasted hours on tutorials just to get a basic flow running. Copilot's chat now skips that grind for M365-only automations, turning spoken needs into editable flows instantly. This pulls more non-technical staff into automation but highlights Power Automate's edge for logic-heavy approvals or error-prone processes. Companies with M365 licences gain a low-friction entry point that funnels users toward full flows.
Analysis
Copilot workflows handle your dead-simple notifications without the UI fight, but they dodge the multi-stage approvals and silent failures that kill your productivity. Grab Frontier early access now and prompt it to automate your daily email-to-SharePoint copy task. Export the result straight to Power Automate, then add a basic condition action to filter duplicates – that's how you build flows that actually last.
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