Summary
- Microsoft is adding public preview support for managing agents across multiple connected tenants from the Microsoft 365 admin center.
- Partners and enterprise admins can use a consolidated tenant-wide agent inventory to view, add, install, block, and change agent availability across eligible connected tenants.
- The feature also supports reviewing tenant-specific permissions and, when licensed, agent risk and activity.
- Cross-tenant management depends on GDAP-based tenant relationships and the delegated roles assigned to the administrator.
- Review tenant relationships and delegated role assignments in Partner Center or Microsoft Entra Tenant Governance before using the feature.
Multi-tenant agent management is in public preview, allowing partners and enterprise admins to view and manage agents across connected tenants from the Microsoft 365 admin center. It requires GDAP authorization, no extra licenses for management, and Microsoft Agent 365 licenses for viewing agent risk and activity.
Microsoft 365 Message Center ID: MC1456781
Primary Service: Admin
Admin Impact: Medium
User Impact: Low
Release Start: 01 Aug 2026
Release End: 15 Aug 2026
Last Modified: August 18, 2026
Category: Stay informed
Tags: New feature, Admin impact
Status: Launched
Products & Platforms, Microsoft 365 suite
History
8/17/2026 Item Added to Message Center
Microsoft Message
We’re introducing multi-tenant agent management in public preview. Partners and enterprise administrators can view and manage agents across their managed tenants from the Microsoft 365 admin center.
Learn more: Manage agents across multiple tenants in the Microsoft 365 admin center (preview) — Manage agents across multiple tenants in the Microsoft 365 admin center (preview)
Rollout Schedule
Public Preview (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out on early August 2026 and expect to complete by mid-August 2026.
Impact on your organization
Administrators can select All tenants > Agents in the Microsoft 365 admin center to:
- View a consolidated agent inventory across connected tenants.
- Add custom agents to the inventory.
- Install agents in all eligible connected tenants or a selected set.
- Block agents or change their availability across selected tenants.
- Review tenant-specific permissions and, when licensed, agent risk and activity.
- Use the tenant switcher to enter a connected tenant through delegated access without maintaining a separate administrator account in that tenant.
Viewing and managing agents across connected tenants requires no additional licenses. Viewing agent risk and activity requires a Microsoft Agent 365 license assigned to the end user.
Both partners and enterprises use Granular Delegated Admin Privileges (GDAP) to authorize cross-tenant administration. Partners configure GDAP relationships in Partner Center. Enterprises configure them through Microsoft Entra Tenant Governance.
Available tenants and actions depend on the active tenant relationship and the administrator’s delegated role. See the linked documentation for detailed prerequisites, supported roles, tenant-linking requirements, capabilities, and licensing information.
Action Required / Recommendations
Review your tenant relationships and delegated role assignments. Partners should verify their GDAP configuration in Partner Center. Enterprises should verify their relationships and GDAP configuration in Microsoft Entra Tenant Governance.
Learn more: Manage agents across multiple tenants in the Microsoft 365 admin center (preview) — Manage agents across multiple tenants in the Microsoft 365 admin center (preview)