Model Context Protocol
The latest Model Context Protocol coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Scout Adds Live AI Model Switching and Teams Integration
Microsoft has pushed a major update to Scout, its AI assistant woven into Windows and Microsoft 365. The headliner is live model switching—you can now hop between AI models mid-conversation without...
Trackunit's IrisX MCP Opens Heavy Equipment Data to ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot
Trackunit launched IrisX MCP today, a new connector that lets ChatGPT, Claude, and Microsoft Copilot tap into live construction equipment data without requiring separate integrations for each...
Microsoft Research's Flint Bridges AI Agents and Chart Creation with a New Intermediate Language
Microsoft Research has quietly published a blog post introducing Flint, a new intermediate language designed to let artificial intelligence agents produce interactive data visualizations with minimal...
Stagwell Pilot Links Microsoft Copilot to Live Ad Data, Showing Enterprise AI's Next Step
Stagwell, the global marketing and communications network, has taken a step that could reshape how advertising professionals interact with Microsoft’s AI tools. The company’s media arm,...
Dataverse Coding Plugin Now Supports Claude, Cursor, and Copilot with MCP Governance Controls
On July 6, 2026, Microsoft announced that Dataverse is breaking out of the Power Platform bubble. The company is bringing its coding-agent plugin to three heavyweights of AI-assisted development:...
Copilot Gets an Action-Oriented Upgrade: Service Agent Automates Customer Service with 70+ MCP Tools
Microsoft turned a vision into reality on June 30, 2026, when it declared Service Agent for Microsoft 365 Copilot generally available. The move hands enterprise customers a direct pipeline from chat...
ZoomInfo’s GTM.AI Connects to Vercel v0, Giving AI Apps Real-Time B2B Intelligence
On June 30, 2026, ZoomInfo confirmed that its GTM.AI platform now integrates directly with Vercel v0, enabling AI-generated applications to access governed B2B data through a standard model context...
Remote MCP Servers Now Power Microsoft 365 Copilot Work IQ APIs for Secure Agent Workflows
Microsoft shipped Remote MCP Server Support for Microsoft 365 Copilot Work IQ APIs in June 2026, giving developers a direct endpoint that lets Copilot agents securely access and act on organizational...
Daloopa's New MCP Connector Pipes Source-Linked Financials Straight Into Microsoft 365 Copilot
Daloopa, a provider of structured financial data, has launched a new connector based on the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to feed its source-linked data into Microsoft 365 Copilot, the companies...
Assembly Injects Microsoft 365 Copilot Into Live Search Ads Via Model Context Protocol
Stagwell’s Assembly media agency has begun using Microsoft 365 Copilot to manage and optimise live paid search campaigns across Microsoft Advertising, a move that leverages Microsoft’s Model...
Dynamics 365 ERP Meets AI Collaboration: Microsoft's Copilot Cowork Plugin Goes Live
Microsoft unlocked a critical bridge between back-office enterprise resource planning and frontline collaboration on June 16, when it made the Dynamics 365 ERP apps plugin generally available for...
Corporate Travel Gets an AI Overhaul: CDS Opens Hotel Booking to Copilot and ChatGPT via MCP
CDS, one of the world’s largest corporate hotel booking platforms, in June 2026 announced an industry-shaking integration: its entire inventory of business accommodations is now accessible to AI...