git:20260803.baf3ca1 to git:20260907.90ec55f

14 added, 128 removed. Audit A to A.

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name: azure-bot-service

- description: 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 bots with adaptive dialogs, Direct Line/Web Chat, Teams integration, OAuth/SSO, or proactive messages, and other Azure AI Bot Service related development tasks. Not for Azure Health Bot (use azure-health-bot), Azure Web PubSub (use azure-web-pubsub), Azure Functions (use azure-functions), Azure App Service (use azure-app-service).

+ description: Expert knowledge for Azure AI Bot Service development including troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Direct Line 3.0, configuring bot channels/endpoints, setting auth/SSO, or deploying to App Service, and other Azure AI Bot Service related development tasks. Not for Azure Health Bot (use azure-health-bot), Azure Communication Services (use azure-communication-services), Azure App Service (use azure-app-service), Azure Functions (use azure-functions).

compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.

metadata:

- generated_at: "2026-08-02"

+ generated_at: "2026-09-06"

generator: "docs2skills/1.0.0"

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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.

+ This skill provides expert guidance for Azure AI Bot Service. Covers troubleshooting, decision making, 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

> **IMPORTANT for Agent**: If `metadata.generated_at` is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If `mcp_microsoftdocs` tools are not available, suggest the user install it: [Installation Guide](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mcp/blob/main/README.md)

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 bots: adaptive dialogs/expressions, language generation and understanding, state/storage, telemetry/monitoring, Web Chat and channels, 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 | L35-L43 | Debugging and troubleshooting bots: using Emulator, transcripts, Dev Tunnels, inspection middleware, fixing HTTP 500, auth, config/channel issues, and skill/consumer problems. |

+ | Decision Making | L44-L49 | 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. |

+ | Limits & Quotas | L50-L54 | Matrix of which bot features are supported on each Azure channel (Teams, Web Chat, Direct Line, etc.), including capabilities, limitations, and compatibility details. |

+ | Security | L55-L65 | Securing Azure bots: auth/SSO (OAuth, Web Chat, skills), Direct Line security, network isolation/VNET, encryption, privacy, and configuring bot/connector authentication. |

+ | Configuration | L66-L82 | Configuring bot channels, endpoints, hosting/registration, auth URLs, telemetry (App Insights), monitoring, and region-specific settings (China, Gov) for Azure AI Bot Service. |

+ | Integrations & Coding Patterns | L83-L104 | Integrating bots with channels (Teams, email, SMS, web, social apps) and using Direct Line 3.0 APIs for messaging, tokens, reconnection, and conversation control. |

+ | Deployment | L105-L109 | 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 |

+ | Channel feature support matrix for Azure bots | 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 |

+ | 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 AI 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 |

+ | Receive bot activities using Direct Line 3.0 | 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 |

+ | Send activities to bots via 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 |