External Release Notes: M365 Integration v 4.4.0 (October 6, 2026)
New Features And Enhancements
Egnyte in Copilot Cowork (Plugin)
Egnyte content is now available in Copilot Cowork for long-running, multi-step tasks through the Egnyte Cowork plugin. The plugin uses Egnyte MCP to access content while respecting Egnyte permissions, classification, and retention policies.
Prerequisites for the End Users
- The users must have Essential, Elite or Ultimate, or Platform Enterprise and Enterprise Lite plan with the AI add-on. Essential, Elite and Ultimate plans include the full MCP toolset while Platform plans support a reduced toolset (browse, advanced search, read and retrieve)
- An active Egnyte MCP server for the domain, with Microsoft Copilot allowed as an MCP client (Egnyte Settings > AI Powered Features > MCP Server)
- A paid Microsoft 365 Copilot license (Premium seat) and enrollment in the Microsoft Frontier program for Egnyte in Cowork. Cowork tasks are metered in Copilot Credits.
Egnyte as a Content Source in Copilot
Egnyte can now be added as a content source in Copilot Chat and Researcher through the Egnyte federated connector. Content is queried in real time through Egnyte MCP with the user's existing permissions, without copying or indexing Egnyte content into Microsoft 365.
Prerequisites for the End Users
- The users must have Essential, Elite or Ultimate, or Platform Enterprise and Enterprise Lite plan with the AI add-on. Essential, Elite and Ultimate plans include the full MCP toolset while Platform plans support a reduced toolset (browse, advanced search, read and retrieve)
- An active Egnyte MCP server for the domain, with Microsoft Copilot allowed as an MCP client (Egnyte Settings > AI Powered Features > MCP Server)
- An eligible Microsoft 365 plan with Copilot Chat (basic) for the Egnyte Agent in Copilot Chat. There is no additional Microsoft cost applicable for the agent itself.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on license per user for Egnyte as a data source in Copilot Chat and Researcher.