title	description	ms.localizationpriority	ms.date	ms.topic	ms.author
Bots in Teams	Learn to build a basic chatbot. Additionally, learn to migrate build an agent.	high	09/25/2024	conceptual	surbhigupta

Bots in Teams

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When deciding how to develop your bot, it's important to know your options. You must choose between an AI-enabled bot or a conventional one. This article gives a quick overview to help you start. It shows you how to build a basic bot app and then enhance it into a Teams agent.

Choose the tools and platforms

If you want to create your own bot, here's a list of tools and platforms to help you get started:

#	Choose ...	From the following options ...
1.	Bot type	- Custom engine agent - Conventional bot
2.	Bot capabilities	Choose the capabilities you want to build in your bot: • Conversational capability • Notification capability • Workflow capability • Command capability
3.	Tools and Platforms	- Teams AI library: Teams AI Library is a set of tools for developing agents and applications for Microsoft Teams. It enhances developer experience, making it easier to create powerful agents and applications. If you already have an agent or an application, you can migrate it to use Teams AI library for adding more advanced capabilities. For more information see Teams AI library - Bot Framework SDK: The Bot Framework SDK allows you to create bots using C#, Python, and JavaScript. You can modify existing bots to work in Teams using C# or Node.js. The SDK extends Bot Builder to: • Use specialized card types like the connector card for Microsoft 365 Groups. • Set Teams-specific channel data on activities. • Process message extension requests. You can develop Teams apps with any web technology and call the Bot Framework REST APIs directly, ensuring token handling in all cases. - Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit (previously known as Teams Toolkit): Agents Toolkit makes it simple to start developing bot apps for Teams. You can use a project template for common custom bot app scenarios (LOB app) or start from a sample. For more information, see tools and SDKs. - Azure AI services: Azure AI services offer tools and frameworks for building, deploying, and managing intelligent applications. The Azure AI Foundry tool is crucial for creating and testing custom engine agents to manage and test AI models. For more information, see Azure AI Foundry.
4.	Bot registration service	- Azure AD - Developer Portal
5.	Advanced bot capabilities	- Call and media bot - Access data using MS Graph - SSO - Bot on Mobile - Support for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat

Build a bot

Let's start by building a bot. You can use Agents Toolkit, Bot Framework SDK, or Teams AI library. After you build a conventional Teams bot app, you can add the AI layer to your bot to elevate it.

Build a conventional Teams bot app

#	I want to build ...	Here's a sample
1.	Conversational bot using Bot Framework SDK	- Bot app with Node.js - Bot app with C# - Bot app with Python
2.	Conversational bot using Agents Toolkit	Create Teams conversation bot

Build an AI-powered Teams bot app

You can build a new custom engine agent or elevate your existing conventional bot to be powered by AI.

#	I want to ...	Here's how...
1.	Build a custom engine agent with Teams AI library	Teams AI library
2.	Upgrade a conventional bot to custom engine agent	Upgrade bot to Custom engine agent
3.	Elevate a conventional bot built with Bot framework adapter to use AI	Elevate your conventional bot to use AI
4.	Migrate a bot built with Bot framework to use Teams AI Library	Migrate your bot to use Teams AI library

Next step

Choose one of the following next steps:

[!div class="nextstepaction"] If you want to learn more about Teams AI library, select the following:
Teams AI library [!div class="nextstepaction"] If you want to learn more about developing a bot app, select the following:
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