How-to guides for Microsoft Teams apps

Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit (previously known as Teams Toolkit) project templates focus on getting started with an app that implements a single app capability. However, apps can have multiple capabilities. We've created a set of How-to guides with the steps needed to add different capabilities to a project created with Agents Toolkit.

How-to guides for adding capabilities

Open the guides from Agents Toolkit

• Use Agents Toolkit pane
• Use the Command Palette

Use Agents Toolkit pane

1. Open your app project in Microsoft Visual Studio Code.

2. Select Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit from the Visual Studio Code activity bar.

3. Select View How-to Guides in the DEVELOPMENT section.

   

4. From the dropdown list that appears, select the capability you want to add to your app. You'll be redirected to the respective How-to Guide.

   

Use the Command Palette

1. Open your app project in Visual Studio Code.

2. Select View > Command Palette... or Ctrl+Shift+P.

   

3. Select Microsoft 365 Agents: View How-to Guides.

   

4. From the dropdown list that appears, select the capability you want to add to your app. You'll be redirected to the respective How-to Guide.

   

See also

• Walkthrough building an app that responds to chat commands.
• Walkthrough building an app that sends chat messages.
• Walkthrough building an app with a workflow in chat
• App manifest schema