RM550514 - Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Newly created Declarative Agents now understand referenced scanned PDFs

Microsoft 365 Roadmap

Summary

Any newly created Declarative Agents can now reliably ground answers in scanned PDFs and image-based documents referenced from SharePoint, unlocking a major class of enterprise content that was previously hard to use in agent scenarios.

Published

Jan 22, 2026

Status

In development

Release

General Availability

Platforms

Desktop

Service

Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)

Tag

In development
General Availability
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Cloud

Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Description

Any newly created Declarative Agents can now reliably ground answers in scanned PDFs and image-based documents referenced from SharePoint, unlocking a major class of enterprise content that was previously hard to use in agent scenarios.

GA date: February CY2026