Blog · 2026-09-01
Microsoft Copilot Studio: Enabling makers to require human approval for tool calls
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What it is
Microsoft Copilot Studio: Enabling makers to require human approval for tool calls. Tags: Copilot Studio, Copilot, Agent, Teams. Roadmap id 570434.
What it does
Copilot Studio now let’s makers require human approval before an agent runs specific tools. With a per-tool, per-agent toggle, any gated tool call pauses and shows an approval request describing what the agent intends to do, so a person can approve, approve for the session,…
What to worry about
Human approval gates are good — unless they become permanent babysitting. Close the feedback loop.
What it means for users
Makers and CoE leads get clearer levers on agent lifecycle cost and behaviour — use them to prove effectiveness, not just publish bots.
Source: Microsoft 365 Roadmap · Markdown mirror