Summary
In August 2026, Microsoft moved multi-tenant AI agent management into public preview in the Microsoft 365 admin center, letting administrators see a consolidated inventory of AI agents across the tenants they manage, install them across selected tenants, review their permissions, and block them. Viewing agent risk and activity requires a Microsoft Agent 365 license.
What changed
Microsoft launched public-preview controls to manage AI agents across multiple tenants from the Microsoft 365 admin center: a consolidated cross-tenant agent inventory, the ability to add custom agents and install them across eligible or selected tenants, review of tenant-specific permissions, and the ability to block agents. Agent risk and activity views require a Microsoft Agent 365 license.
Why it matters
As agents proliferate inside enterprises, IT needs a single place to discover, permission, and shut them off. Centralized cross-tenant governance is becoming table stakes for enterprise agent adoption and positions Microsoft's admin center as the control plane for the agent workforce.
Evidence excerpt
Admins can see a consolidated list of AI agents across managed tenants, add and install agents across selected tenants, review tenant-specific permissions, and block them; viewing agent risk and activity requires a Microsoft Agent 365 license.