azure-bot-service

Agent Building

Expert knowledge for Azure AI Bot Service development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building Azure AI bots with Direct Line/Web Chat, Teams, OAuth/SSO, human handoff, or proactive messaging, and other Azure AI Bot Service related development tasks. Not for Azure Health Bot (use azure-health-bot), Azure Functions (use azure-functions), Azure App Service (use azure-app-service), Azure Logic Apps (use azure-logic-apps).

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Azure AI Bot Service Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure AI Bot Service. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

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This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

Preferred: Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

Category	Lines	Description
Troubleshooting	L37-L51	Debugging and troubleshooting bots: using Emulator, transcripts, Dev Tunnels, inspection middleware, fixing HTTP 500, auth, config/channel issues, and skill/consumer problems.
Best Practices	L52-L66	Guidance on designing, testing, and managing bot conversations: greetings, flow, navigation, interruptions, expirations, multimodal UX, debugging, unit testing, and Virtual Assistant best practices.
Decision Making	L67-L73	Guidance on selecting the right Microsoft bot platform, choosing Azure channels vs adapters, and picking the best Direct Line option based on integration, control, and hosting needs.
Architecture & Design Patterns	L74-L86	Designing bot architectures: dialog modularization, branching/looping flows, multi-LUIS/QnA routing, embedding bots in apps/web, human handoff, knowledge bots, and reusable skills.
Limits & Quotas	L87-L92	Handling long-running bot operations (deferred replies, proactive messages) and checking which channels support specific features, attachments, and card types.
Security	L93-L112	Securing Azure bots: auth/SSO (OAuth, Web Chat, skills), Direct Line security, network isolation/VNET, encryption, privacy, and configuring bot/connector authentication.
Configuration	L113-L157	Configuring Azure AI bots: dialogs, language generation/understanding, memory/state, channels (Web Chat, Direct Line), telemetry/monitoring, skills, and environment-specific settings.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L158-L217	Connecting bots to channels (Teams, SMS, web, social), using Direct Line/Web Chat, handling activities/messages, media, cards, prompts, OAuth, state, skills, and channel-specific features.
Deployment	L218-L223	Guides for provisioning App Service, deploying Bot Framework bots to Azure, and setting up CI/CD pipelines for automated bot deployment.

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Debug bots using transcript files in Bot Framework	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-debug-transcript?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Debug Bot Framework bots with Emulator and IDE	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-debug-bot?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Debug bot channels using Dev Tunnels	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-debug-channel-devtunnel?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Test and debug bots using Bot Framework Emulator	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-debug-emulator?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Debug bots with inspection middleware and Emulator	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-debug-inspection-middleware?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Interpret and handle Bot Framework User-Agent requests	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-resources-user-agent?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Diagnose and fix HTTP 500 errors in bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-troubleshoot-500-errors?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Troubleshoot Bot Framework authentication failures	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-troubleshoot-authentication-problems?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Fix configuration and channel issues in bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-troubleshoot-bot-configuration?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Resolve common Azure AI Bot Service issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-troubleshoot-general-problems?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Debug Bot Framework skills and consumers remotely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/skills-debug-skill-or-consumer?view=azure-bot-service-4.0

Best Practices

Topic	URL
Expire and restart bot conversations safely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-howto-expire-conversation?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Handle user interruptions in Azure bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-howto-handle-user-interrupt?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Implement welcome messages in Azure Bot Service	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-send-welcome-message?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Apply debugging guidelines for Azure bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-testing-debugging?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Apply Virtual Assistant template best practices	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-virtual-assistant-introduction?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Design and control bot conversation flow	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-design-conversation-flow?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Design a bot’s first interaction with users	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-design-first-interaction?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Design navigation patterns for conversational bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-design-navigation?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Design effective conversational experiences with Bot Framework	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-design-principles?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Design engaging multimodal bot user experiences	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-design-user-experience?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Unit test Azure Bot Framework dialogs and logic	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/unit-test-bots?view=azure-bot-service-4.0

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Choose the right Microsoft chatbot solution	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-overview?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Choose between Azure channels and adapters for bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-additional-channels?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Choose the right Direct Line option for bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-directline?view=azure-bot-service-4.0

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic	URL
Modularize bot dialogs with component dialogs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-compositcontrol?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Create advanced branching and looping dialogs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-dialog-manage-complex-conversation-flow?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Route across multiple LUIS and QnA projects	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-tutorial-orchestrator?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Embed Azure bots inside native or web apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-design-pattern-embed-app?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Embed Azure bots into websites with web control	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-design-pattern-embed-web-site?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Design bot-to-human handoff patterns in Bot Framework	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-design-pattern-handoff-human?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Architect knowledge bots for information retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-design-pattern-knowledge-base?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Design and manage skill consumer (root) bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/skills-about-skill-consumers?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Architect and reuse skills across Bot Framework bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/skills-conceptual?view=azure-bot-service-4.0

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Handle long-running operations in Azure bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-howto-long-operations-guidance?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Channel feature and card support reference	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channels-reference?view=azure-bot-service-4.0

Security

Topic	URL
Use federated identity credentials for bot auth	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-authentication-federated-credential?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure single sign-on between root and skill bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-authentication-sso?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Add OAuth-based user authentication to bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-authentication?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure regionalization for Azure AI Bot Service	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-concept-regionalization?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Implement single sign-on in Bot Framework bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-concept-sso?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Secure Direct Line with enhanced authentication	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-security-enhanced?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Apply security guidelines to Bot Framework bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-security-guidelines?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Implement single sign-on for Web Chat bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-webchat-sso?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Use Direct Line App Service extension in a VNET	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-directline-extension-vnet?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Understand Azure AI Bot Service data encryption	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-encryption?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure security and privacy for Azure Bot Framework	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-resources-faq-security?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Network isolation concepts for Azure bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/dl-network-isolation-concept?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure network isolation for Direct Line bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/dl-network-isolation-how-to?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure authentication for Bot Connector and Bot State APIs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-connector-authentication?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Authenticate clients to Direct Line API 1.1	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-direct-line-1-1-authentication?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Authenticate clients to Direct Line API 3.0 with secrets and tokens	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-direct-line-3-0-authentication?view=azure-bot-service-4.0

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure prebuilt adaptive dialog actions in Bot Framework	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/adaptive-dialog/adaptive-dialog-prebuilt-actions?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Use prebuilt input dialogs for collecting user data	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/adaptive-dialog/adaptive-dialog-prebuilt-inputs?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Reference memory scopes and paths in adaptive dialogs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/adaptive-dialog/adaptive-dialog-prebuilt-memory-states?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure built-in recognizers for adaptive dialogs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/adaptive-dialog/adaptive-dialog-prebuilt-recognizers?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Use prebuilt adaptive dialog triggers in Bot Framework	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/adaptive-dialog/adaptive-dialog-prebuilt-triggers?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Adaptive expressions API reference for Bot Framework	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/adaptive-expressions/adaptive-expressions-api-reference?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Use prebuilt adaptive expression functions in bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/adaptive-expressions/adaptive-expressions-prebuilt-functions?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Use adaptive expressions in Bot Framework dialogs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-concept-adaptive-expressions?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure Language Generation templates for bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-concept-language-generation?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure and use state storage in Azure bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-howto-v4-state?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Write bot data directly to storage providers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-howto-v4-storage?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Analyze bot telemetry with Kusto queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-telemetry-analytics-queries?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Add telemetry to QnA Maker-enabled bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-telemetry-qnamaker?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure Application Insights telemetry for bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-telemetry?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Customize Bot Framework Web Chat appearance and behavior	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-webchat-customization?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure and use Bot Framework Web Chat	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-webchat-overview?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Connect bot channels using Azure CLI commands	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-azure-cli?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure Direct Line channel for bot clients	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-connect-directline?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure Direct Line App Service extension	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-directline-extension?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure Azure bot channels and adapters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-manage-channels?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure Azure Bot resource settings in portal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-manage-settings?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Register externally hosted bots with Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-quickstart-registration?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Create and configure Application Insights keys for bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-resources-app-insights-keys?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Understand ID field semantics in Bot Framework	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-resources-identifiers-guide?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Author .lg language generation templates for bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/file-format/bot-builder-lg-file-format?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Define .lu language understanding models for bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/file-format/bot-builder-lu-file-format?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Specify QnA knowledge bases with .qna files	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/file-format/bot-builder-qna-file-format?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure bots for Azure China (21Vianet)	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/how-to-deploy-china-cloud?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure bots for Azure Government and GCC High	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/how-to-deploy-gov-cloud-high?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Inject and use LG functions inside templates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/language-generation/functions-injected-from-language-generation?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Language Generation API reference for Bot Framework	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/language-generation/language-generation-api-reference?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Define structured response templates with Language Generation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/language-generation/language-generation-structured-response-template?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Reference monitoring metrics and logs for Azure Bot Service	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/monitor-bot-service-reference?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure and analyze monitoring for Azure bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/monitor-bot-service?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Provision Azure Bot resources using Azure CLI and ARM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/provision-azure-bot?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Select correct OAuth and redirect URLs for bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/ref-oauth-redirect-urls?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Convert Bot Framework skills to single-tenant use	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/skill-pva-convert-skill-single-tenant?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure skills for both single- and multitenant agents	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/skill-pva-update-skill-single-tenant?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Implement Bot Framework skills for Copilot Studio	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/skill-pva?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Author Bot Framework skill manifest JSON	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/skills-write-manifest?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Use trace activities to debug bots locally	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/using-trace-activities?view=azure-bot-service-4.0

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Handle Microsoft Teams activities in bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-basics-teams?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Use channelData for channel-specific bot features	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-channeldata?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Proxy custom OAuth2 identity providers for bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-concept-identity-providers-proxy?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Implement custom state storage for Azure bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-custom-storage?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Implement sequential dialogs in Bot Framework	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-dialog-manage-conversation-flow?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Send media attachments with Azure Bot Framework	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-howto-add-media-attachments?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Use suggested action buttons in Bot Framework	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-howto-add-suggested-actions?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Use Azure question answering in bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-howto-answer-questions?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Send proactive notifications from Azure bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-howto-proactive-message?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Send and receive text messages in Bot Framework	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-howto-send-messages?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Integrate LUIS language understanding with bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-howto-v4-luis?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Implement primitive prompts for bot user input	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-primitive-prompts?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Integrate bots with Azure Communication Services	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-azure-communication?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Connect bots to Outlook Actionable Messages	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-connect-actionable-email?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Connect Azure bots to Alexa custom skills	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-connect-alexa?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Connect bots to Microsoft 365 email channel	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-connect-email?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Connect bots to Facebook Messenger and Workplace	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-connect-facebook?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Connect bots to GroupMe messaging channel	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-connect-groupme?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Connect bots to LINE messaging app	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-connect-line?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Connect bots to Microsoft 365 Extensions channel	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-connect-m365?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Connect bots as custom providers for Microsoft Search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-connect-search?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Connect bots to Skype messaging channel	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-connect-skype?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Connect bots to Slack via Azure channel	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-connect-slack?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Connect bots to Telegram messaging app	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-connect-telegram?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Connect bots to Twilio SMS channel	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-connect-twilio?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Connect bots to Web Chat channel and embed UI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-connect-webchat?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Connect bots to WeChat via custom adapter	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-connect-wechat?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure .NET bots for Direct Line extension	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-directline-extension-net-bot?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Build .NET WebSocket client for Direct Line extension	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-directline-extension-net-client?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure Node.js bots for Direct Line extension	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-directline-extension-node-bot?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Use Web Chat with Direct Line App Service extension	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-directline-extension-webchat-client?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Connect bots to Dynamics 365 Omnichannel	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-omnichannel?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Connect bots to Microsoft Teams channel	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/channel-connect-teams?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure input hints on Bot Framework messages	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-connector-add-input-hints?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Attach media files to Bot Framework messages via REST	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-connector-add-media-attachments?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Create and use rich card attachments in bot messages	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-connector-add-rich-cards?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Implement suggested action buttons in bot messages	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-connector-add-suggested-actions?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Use Bot Framework Connector REST API operations and schemas	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-connector-api-reference?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Use channelData for channel-specific Bot Framework features	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-connector-channeldata?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Format and send Bot Framework message activities via REST	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-connector-create-messages?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Send and receive Bot Framework activities over Connector API	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-connector-send-and-receive-messages?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Add text-to-speech output to Bot Framework messages	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-connector-text-to-speech?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Direct Line API 1.1 operations, schemas, and status codes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-direct-line-1-1-api-reference?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Receive bot messages via Direct Line 1.1 polling	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-direct-line-1-1-receive-messages?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Send messages and attachments via Direct Line 1.1	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-direct-line-1-1-send-message?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Start Direct Line 1.1 conversations and generate tokens	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-direct-line-1-1-start-conversation?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Direct Line API 3.0 operations, schemas, and status codes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-direct-line-3-0-api-reference?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
End conversations with endOfConversation activities in Direct Line	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-direct-line-3-0-end-conversation?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Receive bot activities via Direct Line 3.0 WebSocket or polling	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-direct-line-3-0-receive-activities?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Reconnect WebSocket clients to Direct Line conversations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-direct-line-3-0-reconnect-to-conversation?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Send activities to bots using Direct Line 3.0	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-direct-line-3-0-send-activity?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Start Direct Line 3.0 conversations and generate tokens	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-direct-line-3-0-start-conversation?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Use dialogs to implement multi-action skills	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/skill-actions-in-dialogs?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Implement a Bot Framework skill consumer bot	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/skill-implement-consumer?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Implement a Bot Framework skill bot	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/skill-implement-skill?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Consume a skill using SkillDialog in bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/skill-use-skilldialog?view=azure-bot-service-4.0

Deployment

Topic	URL
Set up continuous deployment for Azure bots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-build-continuous-deployment?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Provision and deploy Bot Framework bots to Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/provision-and-publish-a-bot?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Provision Azure App Service for bot deployment via CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/provision-app-service?view=azure-bot-service-4.0