PHONE APPLI Unveils Collaboration Platform for the Copilot Era, Suggesting Who to Collaborate With Using AI

PHONE APPLI, Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Haruhiko Obayashi), which aims to upgrade all companies into well-being enterprises, announced on June 30, 2026, a preview version of its new technology, "PHONE APPLI MCP." This technology addresses the challenge of significant time spent on decisions based on interpersonal relationships, such as "who should I consult?" "who can I work with to achieve results?" and "who is the right collaborator for this topic?" by enabling AI agents to utilize human and organizational information assets. The preview version was released on June 30, 2026.

This technology is scheduled to be available to customers from mid-July 2026, and existing customers will be notified sequentially.

Leveraging Human Capital Data with AI to Guide Optimal Collaboration – Towards an "Information Foundation for People and Organizations" in the Copilot Era.

The data accumulated in our communication portal "PHONE APPLI PEOPLE" (hereinafter, PA PEOPLE), such as phone directory, department information, and profile information, can be considered a company's unique "human capital data." This new technology allows AI to directly utilize this data, offering a new information utilization experience that does not rely on search operations.

With MCP support for PA PEOPLE, users can search for "the right person" using natural language without being aware of search operations or API specifications, by integrating with AI agents like Microsoft 365 Copilot.

This aims to improve the efficiency of a series of tasks, from identifying the person in charge to scheduling meetings and drafting emails, thereby supporting the improvement of individual and organizational productivity.

Background of MCP Support

As the use of generative AI and AI agents advances, the need to utilize corporate information assets with natural language is increasing. MCP (Model Context Protocol) is gaining attention as a common standard for AI agents to safely connect with internal corporate data and various tools.

In particular, with the spread of AI agents such as Microsoft 365 Copilot, "how AI handles information about people and organizations" is becoming a factor that influences a company's competitiveness.

On the other hand, within companies, finding "the appropriate person in charge" requires opening screens, performing conditional searches, and checking multiple pieces of information, consuming a significant amount of time.

Our PA PEOPLE integrates and accumulates information about people and organizations, such as internal phone directories, department information, and profile information, which can be utilized as a company's unique human capital data. However, in the past, utilizing this information was premised on user's own search operations or developers' use of APIs.

Therefore, we developed PHONE APPLI MCP as a foundation that allows AI agents to directly access this information and determine "who should be consulted."

Features of PHONE APPLI MCP

(1) Reduces the effort of "identifying the optimal collaboration partner" by leveraging human capital data

PHONE APPLI MCP is a technology that enables AI agents to directly reference and utilize human capital data accumulated in PA PEOPLE, such as internal phone directories, department information, and profile information. The core of this technology is the ability to leverage a company's unique information about its people and organization with AI. The current preview version provides the functionality to read this information.

This allows AI to support the design of relationships itself, such as "who to collaborate with and how," rather than the conventional method of "searching for people through conditional searches."

For example, for requests such as:

- "Tell me the most suitable project members to consult with for this new business development." - "Find the person in charge who is knowledgeable about this customer inquiry and draft a confirmation request email." - "Identify members suitable for discussing this topic and also create a proposal for how to proceed."

AI agents will identify the appropriate individuals and support subsequent tasks.

(2) An operating environment designed for integration with AI agents such as Microsoft 365 Copilot

PHONE APPLI MCP can improve operational efficiency in an environment that assumes integration with AI agents such as Microsoft 365 Copilot. Users can access information about people and organizations accumulated in PA PEOPLE simply by making requests in natural language, enabling more intuitive information utilization.

(3) Integration with multiple business systems to advance AI-driven business support

In the future, PHONE APPLI MCP aims to realize an environment where AI agents provide more advanced business support by integrating not only with PA PEOPLE's information but also with various business systems and data. By combining knowledge and business data, starting with information about people and organizations, AI will promote new ways of working that support decision-making and task execution.

Furthermore, this technology is designed in compliance with MCP and AI agent specifications, allowing for access control and careful handling of corporate data.

Endorsement from Hiromi Oka, Corporate Officer, Partner Business Division, General Manager of Enterprise Partner Management Department, Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.

Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. welcomes the release of the preview version of "PHONE APPLI MCP," a new technology from PHONE APPLI, Inc. that enables AI agents to utilize human and organizational information assets.

As the use of AI agents, including Microsoft 365 Copilot, expands, safely and naturally leveraging the human capital data that companies possess is crucial for improving employee productivity and utilizing organizational knowledge. "PHONE APPLI MCP" is expected to enable customers to achieve more intuitive and efficient ways of working by utilizing the information about people and organizations accumulated in PA PEOPLE to support the discovery of appropriate consultants and collaborators.

Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. will continue to support the realization of new AI-driven work styles and the improvement of customer employee experience and organizational productivity through our cooperation with PHONE APPLI, Inc.

* Microsoft and Microsoft 365 are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

* Microsoft 365 is the name of a service provided by Microsoft Corporation.

* Other company names and product names mentioned are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.

Future Outlook

Going forward, we will expand the application areas of human capital data by AI agents through PHONE APPLI MCP, and further develop an environment where knowledge, experience, and expertise accumulated within organizations can be utilized more effectively, with PA PEOPLE serving as the "information foundation for people and organizations."

This initiative is positioned as the first step in utilizing human capital data as a new information asset for the era of AI agent utilization.

Contact Information

For inquiries and applications to use the preview version of PHONE APPLI MCP, please contact us via the form below.

Inquiry Form

About "PHONE APPLI PEOPLE"

PHONE APPLI PEOPLE is a communication portal that transforms communication and creates an open organization. By integrating and consolidating various tools that are intended to be disseminated within the company, such as contact management for business cards and web phone directories, visualization of personnel and skills, location display, and thank-you cards, it simplifies the user's workflow and the management environment of multiple tools that tend to become complex. It allows users to easily find internal experts by keywords or skills, and customers and business partners from business card data, and communicate with them using the optimal tool (chat, email, phone, web conference, etc.), thereby activating collaboration between people. By consolidating "simple workflows" and "information that connects people," it provides opportunities to learn about each other's strengths and individuality. It supports companies that realize diverse work styles and has a track record of supporting many companies as a communication portal that strengthens organizations.

For more details about "PHONE APPLI PEOPLE": https://phoneappli.net/papeople/

《Company Profile of PHONE APPLI, Inc.》

President and CEO: Haruhiko Obayashi

Location: 8F, Hulic Kamiyacho Building, 4-3-13 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001

Established: January 2008

Capital: 398,365,710 yen

Business Activities: Planning, development, and sales of cloud services such as PHONE APPLI PEOPLE (a communication portal that strengthens organizations), application development and sales (applications integrating with Microsoft, Cisco, Salesforce, etc.), consulting services for well-being management, and development and operation of applications compatible with various IP-PBX systems.

URL: https://phoneappli.net/

《Contact for Inquiries Regarding This Matter》

PHONE APPLI, Inc.

8F, Hulic Kamiyacho Building, 4-3-13 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001

Public Relations Department

E-mail: pr@phoneappli.net