How to use Work IQ MCP in Azure Foundry without a copilot license?

Aswin S (GIS) 0 Reputation points
2026-09-29T16:32:33.9+00:00

Is it possible to use Work IQ MCP in Azure AI Foundry without assigning a Microsoft 365 Copilot license to the calling user?

I'm able to connect the Work IQ MCP tool and invoke it from my Foundry agent, but every request fails with:

HTTP 403 Forbidden

Downstream error (NoPolicy): AI credits access is not configured for this user.

The documentation mentions both Microsoft 365 Copilot licensing and Copilot Credits billing. Can someone clarify whether a Microsoft 365 Copilot license is mandatory for Work IQ MCP, or if Copilot Credits billing alone is sufficient? Has anyone successfully used Work IQ MCP from Foundry with a non-Copilot-licensed account?

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  1. Maciej Kępa 90 Reputation points
    2026-09-29T19:56:45.6666667+00:00

    Hey @Aswin S (GIS)

    I’ve just tested this with a user without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, and it works in Foundry.

    I followed the Work IQ MCP quickstart, with one correction: the scopes need to be separated by a space, not a comma:

    api://workiq.svc.cloud.microsoft/WorkIQAgent.Ask offline_access

    The other requirement is an active spending policy covering Work IQ API and the calling user, with billing configured in Microsoft 365 admin center → Copilot → Cost Management → Configuration.

    For the NoPolicy error, check that the user is included in that policy, directly through its “All users” scope or through the assigned security group. Having Copilot Credits available alone isn’t enough.

    The quickstart still lists a Microsoft 365 Copilot license as a prerequisite but its misleading and my tests succeeded without that license once the spending policy was configured.Policy Agent

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