Getting started with the Frontier program
The Frontier program allows you to opt in to innovative and emerging AI features before general availability. Access varies depending on your role and subscription.
Access Requirements
What you need to access Frontier features
Frontier feature access depends on your role and subscription. Find out what you need before you start experimenting.
Copilot license
You must have an active Microsoft 365 Copilot for Business license assigned to your account. Without a Copilot license, Frontier features will not appear.
Organization enrollment
Your organization must opt in to Frontier in the Microsoft 365 admin center. If Frontier is not enabled at the user or tenant level, features will not be available.
Admin-managed access
Your IT admin may control which Frontier agents are available. Even if Frontier is enabled, access may vary by user or group.
Where to find Frontier
How to access Frontier features
If your organization has opted into the Frontier program, you can start using preview AI features and agents in Microsoft 365. Access varies by your role, your subscription, and the features your admin has enabled. Check which Frontier features are available to you — some use usage-based billing (Copilot Credits). Learn about Copilot Credits
Frontier agents are available in the Microsoft 365 Copilot Agent Store
Agent availability depends on your organization’s settings.
- Step 1. Sign in to your Microsoft account
- Step 2. Open Copilot Chat
- Step 3. Go to “Agent Store” and look for agents labelled “Frontier”
Early-access AI features built into Microsoft 365 apps
Frontier features appear directly within Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, and other Copilot experiences. Once enabled, these features surface inside the apps your organization already uses.
- Step 1. Sign in to Microsoft 365
- Step 2. Open supported apps such as Word or Excel
- Step 3. Ensure you are using the Insiders or Current Channels
A task-based Copilot experience for structured AI work
Opal is a dedicated Copilot experience designed to help users complete structured tasks using AI agents. It is accessed through the Microsoft 365 Copilot app or website and is enabled as part of Frontier.
- Step 1. Sign in to your Microsoft account
- Step 2. Open Copilot Chat
- Step 3. Look for Project Opal in the navigation
A Windows 365 Cloud PC configured for AI-enabled experiences
AI Cloud PC is a Windows 365 Cloud PC configured to support AI-enabled capabilities during Frontier. It provides a managed, cloud-based environment for running AI features with appropriate enterprise controls.
- Step 1. Sign in to your Cloud PC
- Step 2. Use supported AI-enabled experiences within your environment
- Step 3. If you do not see AI capabilities, contact your IT admin
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Frequently asked questions
- The Frontier program is your organization’s early access path for trying new Copilot features and Frontier agents—when your IT admin has enabled the Frontier program for your tenant and you have the required license.
- If Frontier is not available to you, reach out to your IT admin to confirm whether your organization has enabled the Frontier program.
- You can access the Frontier program if you have an active Microsoft 365 Copilot license and your organization has enabled Frontier for your tenant.
- Frontier features may appear in Copilot experiences (including the Agent Store) and across supported Microsoft 365 app experiences, depending on what your IT Admin has enabled.
- You need an active Microsoft 365 Copilot license to access Frontier features and the Agent Store.
- Yes. Your organization must enable Frontier at the tenant or user level; if you’re unsure, check with your IT admin.
- No. Your organization must enable Frontier at the tenant or user level; if you’re unsure, check with your IT admin.
- Your IT admin controls who gets access.
- You’ll see Frontier labeled features and agents in supported Copilot experiences and apps.
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