Microsoft Bot Framework

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GitHub marks the main Bot Framework SDK repository as archived by its owner on January 5, 2026.github.com · read 21 Oct 2026

Authentication

Azure AI Bot Service supports user authentication with identity providers including Microsoft Entra ID, GitHub, and custom OAuth2 providers.learn.microsoft.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Azure integrations

Bots may use Azure AI services and Azure Storage, and can be configured for Microsoft Teams.learn.microsoft.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Botkit

Botkit supplies JavaScript bot tooling with hear, ask and say dialog methods plus adapters for Slack, Webex Teams, Google Hangouts, Facebook Messenger, Twilio and Web Chat.github.com · read 21 Oct 2026

Browser support

Web Chat supports the latest two versions of Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Firefox; Internet Explorer 11 requires an ES5 bundle and has limited customization support.github.com · read 21 Oct 2026

Cards

Channel support for Adaptive, hero, receipt, sign-in, thumbnail, video, audio and animation cards varies substantially; Direct Line technically supports all cards but clients must implement them.learn.microsoft.com · read 21 Oct 2026

Channel connectivity

Azure Bot Service connects bots to channels including Teams, Facebook Messenger, Slack, Telegram, LINE, Alexa, Twilio SMS, email, Web Chat and Direct Line.learn.microsoft.com · read 21 Oct 2026

Channel limits

Kik and Skype no longer accept new bot development, while telephony is preview-only and not accepting additional customers.learn.microsoft.com · read 21 Oct 2026

Channels

Bots can connect to channels such as Microsoft Teams, Facebook, and Slack, using Azure AI Bot Service channels or channel adapters.learn.microsoft.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Channel translation

The Bot Connector translates the Bot Framework Activity schema into channel-specific formats when a channel lacks support for some activity features.learn.microsoft.com · read 21 Oct 2026

CLI

Bot Framework CLI Tools are open-source, cross-platform command-line tools intended to support end-to-end bot development workflows.github.com · read 21 Oct 2026

Company founded

Microsoft states that it was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen.news.microsoft.com · read 21 Oct 2026

Company legal name

Microsoft Corporation is identified as the company behind the product and is a public company headquartered in Redmond, Washington.linkedin.com · read 21 Oct 2026

Company size

Microsoft reports approximately 228,000 full-time employees as of June 30, 2025.microsoft.com · read 21 Oct 2026

Composer

Bot Framework Composer is an integrated visual development tool for creating bots and conversational experiences.github.com · read 21 Oct 2026

Conversation modeling

The SDK lets developers model sophisticated conversations in C#, JavaScript and Python, with Java support also documented in the ecosystem.github.com · read 21 Oct 2026

Deployment channels

multichannelazure.microsoft.com · read 21 Sep 2026

Documentation

Microsoft Learn organizes Bot Service documentation around building, testing, deploying and managing chatbots, with language-specific developer options.learn.microsoft.com · read 21 Oct 2026

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