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Microsoft Teams: Channel agent to 3P MCP tool orchestration in Teams channels
Channel agent in Teams now integrates with third-party MCP servers (GitHub, Asana, JIRA) to perform collaborative workflows and multi-step tasks. Agents transparently show reasoning steps when completing user requests.
Key dates
- 2024 — rollout (Rolling out to Worldwide Standard Multi-Tenant, Desktop, Targeted Release)
Microsoft's description
Agent-MCP Orchestration in Teams enables Channel agent to work with select third-party MCP servers, such as GitHub, Asana and Atlassian (JIRA). This setup allows collaborative workflows that mirror real human teamwork. When a user asks Channel Agent a question, the agent can collaborate with other tools to gather information or complete tasks, transparently showing each step of its reasoning along the way.