azure-bot-service

v2026.09.24
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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 Teams/Web Chat channels, setting App Service bots, CI/CD, or App Insights, 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).

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SKILL.md

Azure AI Bot Service Skill

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.

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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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Category Index

CategoryLinesDescription
TroubleshootingL35-L43Debugging and troubleshooting bots: using Emulator, transcripts, Dev Tunnels, inspection middleware, fixing HTTP 500, auth, config/channel issues, and skill/consumer problems.
Decision MakingL44-L49Guidance 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 & QuotasL50-L54Matrix of which bot features are supported on each Azure channel (Teams, Web Chat, Direct Line, etc.), including capabilities, limitations, and compatibility details.
SecurityL55-L66Securing bots: encryption, privacy, regional data residency, Direct Line auth, VNET/network isolation, and configuring secure access for Azure AI Bot Service.
ConfigurationL67-L83Configuring bot channels, endpoints, hosting/registration, auth URLs, telemetry (App Insights), monitoring, and region-specific settings (China, Gov) for Azure AI Bot Service.
Integrations & Coding PatternsL84-L105Integrating bots with channels (Teams, email, SMS, web, social apps) and using Direct Line 3.0 APIs for messaging, tokens, reconnection, and conversation control.
DeploymentL106-L110Guides for provisioning App Service, deploying Bot Framework bots to Azure, and setting up CI/CD pipelines for automated bot deployment.

Troubleshooting

TopicURL
Interpret and handle Bot Framework User-Agent requestshttps://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 botshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-troubleshoot-500-errors?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Troubleshoot Bot Framework authentication failureshttps://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 botshttps://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 issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-troubleshoot-general-problems?view=azure-bot-service-4.0

Decision Making

TopicURL
Choose between Azure channels and adapters for botshttps://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 botshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-directline?view=azure-bot-service-4.0

Limits & Quotas

TopicURL
Channel feature support matrix for Azure botshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channels-reference?view=azure-bot-service-4.0

Security

TopicURL
Configure regionalization for Azure AI Bot Servicehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-builder-concept-regionalization?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Use Direct Line App Service extension in a VNEThttps://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 encryptionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-encryption?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure security and privacy for Azure Bot Frameworkhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-resources-faq-security?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Network isolation concepts for Azure botshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/dl-network-isolation-concept?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure network isolation for Direct Line botshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/dl-network-isolation-how-to?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Authenticate clients to Direct Line API 3.0 with secrets and tokenshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/rest-api/bot-framework-rest-direct-line-3-0-authentication?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Understand Azure Bot Service security and privacyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/security-faq?view=azure-bot-service-4.0

Configuration

TopicURL
Configure Direct Line channel for bot clientshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-connect-directline?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure Direct Line App Service extensionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-directline-extension?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure Azure bot channels and adaptershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-manage-channels?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure Azure Bot resource settings in portalhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-manage-settings?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Register externally hosted bots with Azurehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-quickstart-registration?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure Application Insights keys for botshttps://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 Frameworkhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-resources-identifiers-guide?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 Highhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/how-to-deploy-gov-cloud-high?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Reference monitoring metrics and logs for Azure AI Bot Servicehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/monitor-bot-service-reference?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Configure and analyze monitoring for Azure botshttps://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 ARMhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/provision-azure-bot?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Select correct OAuth and redirect URLs for botshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/ref-oauth-redirect-urls?view=azure-bot-service-4.0

Integrations & Coding Patterns

TopicURL
Connect bots to Outlook Actionable Messageshttps://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 skillshttps://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 channelhttps://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 Workplacehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-connect-facebook?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Connect bots to GroupMe messaging channelhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-connect-groupme?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Connect bots to LINE messaging apphttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-connect-line?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Connect bots as custom providers for Microsoft Searchhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-connect-search?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Connect bots to Slack via Azure channelhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-connect-slack?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Connect bots to Telegram messaging apphttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-connect-telegram?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Connect bots to Twilio SMS channelhttps://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 UIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-channel-connect-webchat?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Connect bots to Microsoft Teams channelhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/channel-connect-teams?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Direct Line API 3.0 operations, schemas, and status codeshttps://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 Linehttps://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 using Direct Line 3.0https://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 conversationshttps://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 via Direct Line 3.0https://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 tokenshttps://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

Deployment

TopicURL
Set up continuous deployment for Azure botshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/bot-service-build-continuous-deployment?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
Provision Azure App Service for bot deployment via CLIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/provision-app-service?view=azure-bot-service-4.0
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