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Microsoft Scout, New Enterprise Autopilot Built on OpenClaw, Announced at Build 2026

Microsoft just shipped Scout: an always-on enterprise agent that works without prompts. Built on OpenClaw, it's the autopilot category Microsoft thinks will define the next era of work.

Reporting by InfoQ AI/ML 1 min brief
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Why it matters

Microsoft is moving beyond chatbot interfaces to autonomous agents that operate independently on behalf of users—a significant shift in how enterprise AI gets deployed. Scout represents the productization of agent-as-capability into a commercial Autopilot category.

The key facts

6 to know

  1. Microsoft Scout announced at Build 2026

  2. Scout is an 'always-on agent' requiring no per-task prompts

  3. Built on open-source OpenClaw agent framework

  4. Integrates with Work IQ platform

  5. Part of new 'Autopilots' product category from Microsoft

  6. Agent operates autonomously with own identity

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InfoQ AI/MLinfoq.com

Publisher excerpt: Microsoft recently introduced at Build 2026 Microsoft Scout, an always-on agent. Scout belongs to a new category of agents Microsoft called Autopilots: always-on agents that work autonomously on a user’s behalf with their own identity, without needing to be prompted each time. Microsoft Scout…
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