Microsoft launches Scout, an OpenClaw-inspired personal assistant
Microsoft has launched Scout, a new AI assistant inspired by the OpenClaw framework. Scout is designed to adapt to user needs and operates across various platforms, requiring a GitHub Copilot subscription. The system includes security features to ensure compliance with operational guidelines.
- ▪Scout is an always-on assistant that works alongside users with a persistent identity.
- ▪Users can name their Scout instance and provide ongoing feedback for task automation.
- ▪The assistant comes with prepackaged skills but is expected to gain more value from user-generated skills.
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| Publication time | Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:02:44 +0000 |
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In the first weeks of 2026, OpenClaw spread through the AI world like a sonic boom, introducing many of the industry’s most ambitious technologists to the joy and chaos of an unrestrained AI agent. The project’s momentum tailed off after OpenAI scooped up its founder, but the influence is still being felt — particularly at Microsoft Today, Microsoft is launching Scout, a new AI assistant meant to bring the power and flexibility of OpenClaw into the Microsoft 365 system. Built on the OpenClaw framework, Scout is an always-on agentic assistant, designed to work alongside the user with a persistent identity and style. Users name their own Scout instance — in my demo, it was named Sebastian — and are meant to give it ongoing feedback on tasks that could be automated.
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