At Microsoft Ignite 2025, Microsoft introduced a new option for page creation with Copilot called the SharePoint page agent. This new Copilot agent allows content creators to create SharePoint pages directly from the Microsoft 365 Copilot chat interface using natural language and a guided creation process.
Page creation with Copilot is not new to SharePoint. Today, content creators can already create pages using the Page with AI feature directly inside the SharePoint interface. However, as everything moves towards agents, the SharePoint page agent introduces a new experience. Instead of starting page creation within SharePoint, content creators can now create SharePoint pages directly from Copilot.
This approach introduces a more conversational, agentic way to create SharePoint content. For content creators such as internal communicators, this experience is comparable to consumer tools like ChatGPT, while remaining fully integrated with the SharePoint business application. The future direction of the SharePoint page agent looks promising and aligns with broader trends in AI-driven content creation.
The move toward agent-based experiences is very relevant for internal communication scenarios, which I explore in more detail in my post on Create a Microsoft 365 Copilot agent for internal communication.
Read on to learn what the SharePoint page agent is, how it works, and how you can use it to create SharePoint news posts and content pages with Copilot.
What is the SharePoint page agent?
The SharePoint page agent is a new, built-in Copilot agent that allows content creators to create SharePoint pages, such as news posts or content pages, directly from the Copilot chat interface using a conversational experience.
To use the SharePoint page agent, content creators must have a Copilot license.
How to install the SharePoint page agent?
The SharePoint page agent isn’t available in your Copilot chat by default, but you can add it to your pool of agents by following these steps:
- In Microsoft 365 Copilot, click on All agents
- Enter SharePoint page agent in the search box and select the SharePoint page agent from the list
- Click on Add to include this agent in your pool of agents
How to create a SharePoint page with the SharePoint page agent in Copilot?
The SharePoint page agent is very intuitive to use. Everything starts with a prompt, and the agent creates a draft version of a SharePoint page. In my example, I want to create a page to explain the impact of tariffs on global shipping. The following prompt provides the instructions for my agent:
Before you submit your prompt, you can include one or more reference files to provide more context for your agent.
Creating the page step by step
- Submit the prompt with your instructions and reference files. The SharePoint page agent will create a proposed draft version for your SharePoint page. You can iterate with Copilot on this copy to adapt it based on your requirements.
- Select the target site where this page should be created by prompting Copilot to display the SharePoint site selector.
- Click OK and confirm the page creation by clicking on the page link displayed in the Copilot response. This redirects you to SharePoint, where Copilot creates a private draft of your page within the selected target site. The private draft is only visible to you and the people you choose to collaborate with. The page becomes visible to all users when you publish it.
- Click Keep it and continue the page configuration, such as adding more web parts or refining the page’s content and look and feel.
Where is my page located and who is the page author?
Copilot creates the page in the Site Pages library of your target SharePoint site. You can follow these steps to access the Site Pages library:
- Click on the cog icon on the SharePoint header bar
- Select Site contents under Settings
- Select Site Pages from the list
The Site Pages library is usually grouped by page creators. You can search for your newly created page under your name. Since this draft page is private, only you and the people invited to collaborate on the page can see it in the Site Pages library or access it via the page link.
Who is the author of the page?
Although Copilot creates the page, you are the author. The SharePoint page agent just creates the page on your behalf, but you are the page creator (Created by).
What to expect of the SharePoint page agent in the future
The future for the SharePoint page agent looks very promising as it might provide a canvas-like experience similar to what’s known from ChatGPT, directly within Copilot.
According to Microsoft information, content creators will be able to open the SharePoint page directly within the Copilot chat, allowing them to preview the page’s content and continue editing the page. Similar to the Canvas feature in ChatGPT, the Copilot chat interface moves to the left, occupying about a third of the page, while the remaining area shows the SharePoint page UI. Within the SharePoint canvas, content creators will be able to continue the conversation with Copilot to apply changes directly to the page’s content.
If you’re familiar with ChatGPT and use the Canvas feature, you know how convenient this approach is. The SharePoint page creation experience is very visual, with specific options available during page creation. A canvas-like experience with AI is a powerful combination because it allows content creators to quickly understand where the text and other web parts, such as people or images, are located on the page.
Microsoft also indicates that this agent will support content creators to specify web parts, such as People and Quick links, in the prompt, which the agent will add to the page during creation.
For more information, see Microsoft’s announcement.
Closing thoughts
This is a logical direction for Microsoft to take, and the future roadmap looks promising. The content creation experience aligns with consumer-like approaches such as ChatGPT, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Microsoft takes the same direction with Word documents. Content creators that already use the Copilot chat interface will likely feel comfortable using this agent to create an initial page draft.
I am interested in observing the development of this new approach to content creation in SharePoint. In general, agents represent a shift in how we have been working so far. The majority of content creators I have spoken to would need to change their behavior and start using agents to create content they previously created directly in SharePoint. The more powerful Microsoft makes the content creation experience via the agent, the more likely content creators will be to switch to this new approach.
Thanks for reading,
Jarbas
