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Study and Learn Agent

Quick answer

Study and Learn Agent is an in-app vertical AI agent from Microsoft. A study coach inside Microsoft 365 Copilot that builds flashcards, quizzes and practice activities from a student's own material. Nearfi's Agent Index rates its autonomy 2/5 (acts when asked): it acts when asked, producing flashcards, quizzes and activities from a student's material, but it is built to coach rather than do the work and takes no steps outside Copilot; it is not 1 because it generates finished study materials rather than only recommending. Status: live; 0 incident(s) logged.

By Microsoft · launched 2026-05-19 · last checked 2026-11-04

At a glance
Autonomy
2/5
Acts when asked

Why 2: it acts when asked, producing flashcards, quizzes and activities from a student's material, but it is built to coach rather than do the work and takes no steps outside Copilot; it is not 1 because it generates finished study materials rather than only recommending.

The findings

What it does. Students open it from the Microsoft 365 Copilot app or Copilot Chat. It leads with questions, asks the student to try first, and generates flashcards, quizzes and matching or fill-in-the-blank activities from uploaded material, a topic name or a linked web resource. Microsoft says the learner 'stays in the driver's seat'.

Where it falls short. It acts only inside Copilot and produces study material; it does not submit work or touch school systems. At launch it was optimised only for English (US), images were links rather than inline, and for 13–17-year-olds it stays off until an administrator enables Copilot Chat.

What it can do

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Price: No extra cost for students with a Microsoft Education licence (A1, A3 or A5) · Where: Generally available in English (US) at launch; other languages promised 'in the coming weeks'. For students aged 13–17, an admin must switch Copilot Chat on. · Surfaces: app, web

Incidents

  • None logged.

Closest fiction

The Diamond Age — A tutor that answers a learner's attempts with questions rather than answers.

Related learning agents

History

  • 2026-11-04 Added to the index.

Sources

  1. Study and Learn Agent: your study coach, built for learning Microsoft Community Hub, Education Blog, 2026-05-19
  2. Microsoft Study and Learn Agent in Copilot WinCentral

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