Daily Agentic Field Watch - 2026-07-22 09:00 UTC

• Microsoft Agent Framework 1.12.0 landed on Jul 21 with real runtime upgrades rather than just churn: an alpha Azure Cosmos semantic-memory provider, HITL response-URL routing from inside workflows, cross-session origin attribution, reconnect-safe MCP skill fetching, app-owned MCP/A2A hosting helpers, and a Microsoft OpenTelemetry Distro sample. Source: https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/releases
• SharePoint Copilot Apps hit public preview as part of SPFx 1.24 preview. The notable shift is from chat output to trusted outcomes: guided UX, validation, permissions, and governed business actions inside Microsoft 365 Copilot, all hosted in the tenant through SPFx/MCP Apps. Sources: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/sharepoint-copilot-apps-now-in-public-preview-from-intent-to-action-in-microsoft-365-copilot/ ; https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/sharepoint-framework-spfx-roadmap-update-july-2026/
• Microsoft Teams agent tooling got two concrete boosts: Python support in the Teams SDK is now GA, and the new “Building Agents for Teams” series frames Teams as a first-class collaborative agent surface with native MCP, A2A, Adaptive Cards, and Graph support across TypeScript, C#, and Python. Sources: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/python-support-for-the-microsoft-teams-sdk-is-now-generally-available/ ; https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/building-agents-for-teams-turning-conversations-into-outcomes/