MC1235746 High
Microsoft 365 Copilot: Ground Chat in SharePoint Lists using Context IQ
Summary AI-generated
Users with Copilot licenses can search for and insert SharePoint Lists into Copilot Chat prompts via Context IQ, improving grounding of AI responses. Feature rolls out late March 2026, enabled by default.
Suggested actions AI-generated
- Notify users
- Update documentation if referencing Copilot or Context IQ
Written by Azure OpenAI (gpt-4.1) from the text of the post below. It can be incomplete or wrong; the original post is authoritative.
Similar posts
Search for more like this- MC1165054 (Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: Teams channels available in Context IQ prompts
- MC1226217 Microsoft 365 Copilot: Copy tables from Chat
- MC1208689 (Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: Streamline SharePoint list creation with new list agent
- MC1470885 M365 Copilot: Tell Copilot what you need directly from the Copilot button in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- MC1282683 (Updated) Create and edit SharePoint pages with Copilot-powered AI
- MC1189002 (Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: Copilot chats in search results
Original post from Microsoft
[Introduction]
Microsoft is enhancing Microsoft 365 Copilot by allowing users to search for, select, and insert SharePoint Lists directly into their prompts in Copilot Chat to ground their conversations. When writing Copilot prompts in the chat box, users will be able to search for and select SharePoint Lists from Context IQ by either typing forward slash "/" or selecting Add work content from the Plus menu (+). 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 422308.
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out late March 2026 and expect to complete by early April 2026.
[How this affects your organization:]
Who is affected:
- All users of Microsoft 365 Copilot with access to SharePoint Lists.
- A Microsoft 365 Copilot license is required to use this feature.
What will happen:
- Users will begin seeing their recent SharePoint Lists in Context IQ under the Sites tab by either typing forward slash "/" or selecting Add work content from the Plus menu (+) when writing prompts in chat.
- Only Lists the user has access to will be surfaced.
- This feature is enabled by default.
- 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]
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Does the change introduce or significantly modify AI/ML or agent capabilities that interact with or provide access to customer data? | Context IQ extends Microsoft Copilot’s AI-assisted prompt creation by allowing users to search for and reference SharePoint Lists they already have access to. The AI uses user-selected lists to ground responses and does not expand data access beyond existing permissions. |
| Does the change provide end users any new way of interacting with generative AI? | Users can directly search for and insert SharePoint Lists into Copilot prompts through Context IQ, enabling a new, more structured way to guide generative AI using enterprise data. |
Additional details from Microsoft
- RoadmapIds
- 422308
- Summary
- Microsoft 365 Copilot will allow users to search for and insert SharePoint Lists into chat prompts via Context IQ, enhancing response accuracy. This feature, enabled by default, rolls out worldwide from late March to early April 2026 and requires a Copilot license with no admin action needed.
- Platforms
- Web