Joining forces with Anthropic and other parts of the MCP network, Microsoft has designed an authorization spec to improve security between apps and MCP servers. The new spec lets users implement verified sign-in methods like Microsoft Entra ID to let apps powered by agents and LLMs access data, including personal drives or subscriptions.

Microsoft said it will add an artificial intelligence coding agent from Google-backed startup Anthropic to its GitHub service.

Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant now has more than 15 million users, four times more than a year earlier, CEO Satya Nadella told analysts on a recent conference call. MSFT stock