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Microsoft releases Scout, an OpenClaw-inspired personal assistant
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In the first weeks of 2026, OpenClaw spread through the AI world like a sonic boom, introducing many of the industry’s most ambitious technologists to the joy and chaos of an unrestrained AI agent.
Key facts
- Now Microsoft is launching Scout, a new AI assistant meant to bring the power and flexibility of OpenClaw into the Microsoft 365 ecosystem
- As Scout VP Omar Shahine put it, the idea is to create an assistant that actively adapts to the user’s needs
- In the first weeks of 2026, OpenClaw spread through the AI world like a sonic boom, introducing many of the industry’s most ambitious technologists to the joy and chaos of an unrestrained AI agent
- Scout is part of a range of AI products Microsoft launched at its annual Build developer conference, including the hardware-oriented Project Solara, an update to Copilot, and a new reasoning AI model
Summary
Now Microsoft is launching Scout, a new AI assistant meant to bring the power and flexibility of OpenClaw into the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. As Scout VP Omar Shahine put it, the idea is to create an assistant that actively adapts to the user’s needs. Available through Microsoft’s Frontier program, which gives early adopters access to experimental Microsoft products, Scout will require a GitHub Copilot subscription to use. Scout is based in the cloud but operates across the desktop and web browser also, so it’s easy to connect to inboxes, calendars, and other systems.