SharePoint: Extending AI in SharePoint using custom skills

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Who is affected: The audience described by the Microsoft update is represented by: SharePoint: Extending AI in SharePoint using custom skills Skills allow extensibility of the SharePoint AI Agent, enabling customizable solutions that adapt to unique business needs. They address gaps in out-of-the-box functionality for unique business processes and enable reusable multi-step workflows. GA date: May CY2026 Preview date: April CY2026 Launched General Availability Preview Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) SharePoint Web

Why it matters: The change matters because the official source describes: SharePoint: Extending AI in SharePoint using custom skills Skills allow extensibility of the SharePoint AI Agent, enabling customizable solutions that adapt to unique business needs. They address gaps in out-of-the-box functionality for unique business processes and enable reusable multi-step workflows. GA date: May CY2026 Preview date: April CY2026 Launched General Availability Preview Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) SharePoint Web

Urgency: Monitor

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Commercial opportunities

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Questions to ask the customer

• Does this documented change affect a product or workload in scope?

Risks and objections

• The official source does not establish facts beyond the quoted material.

Points to confirm

• The effective date is unknown and must be confirmed before scheduling action.