Updated January 26, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
[Introduction:]
Microsoft is enhancing Copilot (Microsoft 365) with Context IQ (CIQ), a set of AI capabilities that allows users to search for, select, and insert relevant enterprise or personal data directly into their prompts or conversations. When writing Copilot prompts in the chat box, users will be able to use Context IQ to search for and select Teams channels. This helps ground prompts in contextually relevant data, improving the accuracy and usefulness of Copilot responses.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 429645.
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout begins early December 2025 (previously late November) and is expected to complete by mid-February 2026 (previously early January).
[How this affects your organization:]
Who is affected: All users of Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365) with access to Teams channels.
What will happen:
- Users will begin seeing their recent Teams channels in Context IQ (only the channels they have access to) when writing Copilot prompts:
- This feature is enabled by default.
- Only channels the user has access to will be surfaced.
- No impact to tenant admins or existing configurations.
[What you can do to prepare:]
No admin action is required before or after rollout. However, you may want to:
- Notify users about this change.
- Update internal documentation if you reference Copilot or Context IQ capabilities
[Compliance considerations:]
No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.
