Explore recently released features in Microsoft Planner. This page is updated as new features become available.
Feature availability depends on your license. For a complete comparison, see Microsoft Planner plans and pricing.
For upcoming features, see what's coming on the AI at Work Roadmap.
September 2026
Add Planner to private and shared Teams channels
In addition to standard channels, you can now add Planner as a tab in private and shared Teams channels. Create a new unified plan or select an existing plan shared with the group associated with the channel.
Learn how to add Planner as a tab in Teams
Work with larger plans in Copilot
Planner Agent in Copilot Chat can now find relevant tasks and use more context from large and complex plans, with faster responses and more reliable task creation and saving.
Planner Agent can now generate initial task lists without the previous 30-task limit. Review the proposed tasks in Copilot before saving them to a plan.
Learn what you can do with Planner Agent in Copilot
Review Planner Agent capabilities and limitations
Choose how Planner Agent responds
Choose Quick response, Think deeper, or Auto to control how Planner Agent responds in Copilot Chat.
Read about Planner Agent response modes
A refreshed experience for government cloud customers
Planner customers in Government Community Cloud (GCC) and GCC High have a refreshed design with improved spacing and less visual clutter. Goals view is also available in unified plans.
This update does not provide all the features available in the commercial experience.
Learn about the refreshed Planner design
August 2026
Reuse your team's workflows with custom templates
Turn an existing group-backed unified plan into a custom template. Choose which plan details to copy, including goals, buckets, labels, notes, checklists, and attachments, then share the template with a Microsoft 365 group.
Learn how to use custom templates
Edit task details without losing sight of your plan
Open task details in a side pane alongside Board, Grid, or My Tasks. Update assignments, dates, notes, and checklists while keeping the rest of your work visible.
Planner remembers your preferred task details layout across sessions.
Learn how to use the Task Details Side Pane
Manage tasks and plans in Outlook
Planner is now available in Outlook on the web and the new Outlook for Windows. Manage personal tasks, shared plans, and assigned work alongside your email.
June 2026
Manage work with Planner Agent in Microsoft Copilot
Planner Agent in Microsoft Copilot is generally available. Ask questions about your work and create or update tasks using natural-language prompts.
Interactive task cards let you review and act on work without leaving Copilot. Use the plan picker to search and filter your recently opened unified plans by name, then update a task's name, status, due date, or priority.
AI-generated plans, tasks, and updates are presented in draft mode so you can review, edit, and approve them before they are applied.
Learn what you can do with Planner Agent in Copilot
Learn how to access Planner Agent in Copilot
Connect Planner to custom agent workflows
Microsoft Planner MCP Server is generally available as part of the Work IQ APIs. Organizations can build custom agents to manage work across plans, provide status reports, and automate plan updates and follow-ups.
Enable the Work IQ API in your tenant before using the server. The server currently supports unified plans; premium capabilities such as dependencies, task history, and custom fields aren't supported.
Learn about Microsoft Planner MCP Server
March 2026
Meet Planner Agent
Project Manager Agent has a new name: Planner Agent.
Planner Agent is available in unified plans shared with a Microsoft 365 group. Assign tasks to the agent for execution and generate status reports for your plan.
Learn how to access Planner Agent
February 2026
A cleaner Planner experience
Planner has a refreshed interface with less visual clutter, improved spacing, and a more focused layout.
Read about the refreshed Planner experience
Keep conversations with your tasks
Task chat is available in unified plans. Discuss work directly in a task with @mentions, rich formatting, emojis, and reactions.
Connect work to goals in unified plans
Unified plans now include a dedicated Goals view so you can define objectives and connect tasks to them.
Read about Goals view in unified plans
What's coming next
For planned features and rollout information, explore the AI at Work Roadmap filtered for Planner and Microsoft Project.