Microsoft's new Autopilot isn't Scout 2.0: it moves agents onto Entra identity and Foundry runtime
pswider · x · 2026-10-02
The author argues people are misreading Microsoft's new Autopilot: it's not Scout 2.0 and shares only the OpenClaw substrate with its predecessor.
Key differences:
- Private preview, billed in Copilot Credits rather than GitHub Copilot
- Old Scout V1 was an enterprise-wrapped OpenClaw agent using GitHub Copilot as its model gateway
- The new Autopilot moves that concept into Microsoft's cloud agent platform: first-class Entra identity and a Foundry-hosted runtime
In short, Microsoft is shifting its agent story from the developer toolchain onto its own enterprise cloud infrastructure.
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