Short Version
Planner Agent can now turn your Planner plan into a status report, covering overall status, progress, risks and next steps. You choose the audience, tone, length and reporting period, then review and share it. You need a Microsoft 365 Copilot licence to create a report, but not to view or edit one. Due late October to mid-November 2026.
Details
Planner Agent (the Planner assistant in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app) can now write status reports for you, using the information already in your Planner plan. It pulls together tasks, owners, due dates, status, buckets and recent activity, and organises them into sections such as:
- executive summary
- progress
- risks and blockers
- achievements
- milestones
- next steps
Before the report is created, you can tailor it by choosing the reporting period, which sections to include, the tone, the length and who it’s for, and add any extra instructions. You can then review and refine the content.
When it’s ready, you can export the report to a Copilot Page (a page in Copilot you can share with a link so others can view and edit it), or export it to Word or PDF.
Reports only use plan content you already have permission to see. You need a Microsoft 365 Copilot licence to create a report, but people who view or edit it don’t.
Availability
Due late October to mid-November 2026.
Source, related links and references
Roadmap ID 567886.
Related: Planner Agent chat comes to basic plans.
See what else is new for Planner and Copilot.
For Admins
No admin action is mentioned for this update. It’s available to organisations with Planner Agent enabled in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app. Generating reports requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot licence; viewing or editing them doesn’t. Existing Planner sharing permissions, Copilot policies and agent controls continue to apply. MC1506735.
Page originally published
22nd October 2026.
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