Microsoft Showcases Scout for OpenClaw Agents as GitHub Defends 99% Uptime at Build
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Updated · WIRED · Jun 5
Microsoft Showcases Scout for OpenClaw Agents as GitHub Defends 99% Uptime at Build
3 articles · Updated · WIRED · Jun 5
Summary
Scout anchored Microsoft’s Build pitch, with the company presenting OpenClaw-based agents as its latest push to regain momentum in coding and workplace AI.
Scott Hanselman said Microsoft moved on OpenClaw after the agentic coding wave took off last November, arguing the company is not in catch-up mode despite Claude Code’s recent lead.
GitHub’s recent outages also hung over the conference, but Hanselman called them a bot-driven scaling strain rather than complacency, saying the service remains up 99% of the time.
Microsoft is betting those agents can spread beyond developers to office workers and consumers, even as executives acknowledge trust, hallucinations and weak Copilot uptake remain adoption hurdles.
The Build showcase came amid pressure on Microsoft’s broader AI narrative, with its stock down this year and developer loyalty under scrutiny as rivals gain ground.