Microsoft puts SharePoint Skills AI tool into public preview
Microsoft has launched SharePoint Skills in public preview. The tool lets admins and users train AI models without code to handle repetitive tasks on documents and lists. It focuses on things like content classification and data extraction within SharePoint workflows. No developer skills are needed. It builds on existing SharePoint features and requires compatible Microsoft 365 licensing. The preview stage means features may change or have bugs. This fits Microsoft's push for AI agents in collaboration tools.
Admins have long relied on manual checks or clunky scripts to manage repetitive SharePoint chores, like scanning sites for external shares or tagging old documents. With small teams and no budget for specialists, these tasks pile up, feeding ticket backlogs and compliance risks from overlooked abandoned Teams. SharePoint Skills now offers no-code AI training right inside the platform, targeting those exact document and list routines. Early tests could automate audits that currently eat hours, directly cutting the sprawl and permission headaches without waiting for IT heroes or PowerShell dives.
Analysis
This preview hands you a rare no-code fix for your nastiest grunt work: permission audits and site tagging that fuel half your tickets. Enable it in your tenant now, pick one external sharing report from a problem site, train a basic extraction model, and log if it saves you an hour a week - kill it fast if it flakes.
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