Chat Directline Skill
Send a message to a Copilot Studio agent via DirectLine v3. Use for agents with no auth or manual auth. Requires a token endpoint URL or DirectLine secret. Published by microsoft in skills-for-copilot-studio.
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Is this a fit?
Developers using skills-for-copilot-studio, Includes SKILL.md, Reusable instructions
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No auth authentication, Filesystem access, Shell access
Copy skill directory
2 months ago · MIT license
Access note: No auth. Access note: Local files. Access note: Shell access.
What is Chat Directline Skill?
Send a message to a Copilot Studio agent via DirectLine v3. Use for agents with no auth or manual auth. Requires a token endpoint URL or DirectLine secret. Published by microsoft in skills-for-copilot-studio. This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.
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Key capabilities
- Includes SKILL.md support
- Reusable instructions support
- Developers using skills-for-copilot-studio
Declared skill metadata
- Source file: skills/chat-directline/SKILL.md
Allowed tools declared by source
These fields retain source and confidence evidence from the indexed SKILL.md.
Compatibility and setup
- Install or run with Copy skill directory
- No auth
- Local files
- Shell access
Requirements and access
Security and permissions
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When to use Chat Directline Skill
- Use it for developers using skills-for-copilot-studio.
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Source
- Creator: microsoft
- Repository: microsoft/skills-for-copilot-studio
- Skill file: skills/chat-directline/SKILL.md
What it does
Send a message to a Copilot Studio agent via DirectLine v3. Use for agents with no auth or manual auth. Requires a token endpoint URL or DirectLine secret.
Skill instructions
Chat via DirectLine Send a single utterance to a published agent via the DirectLine v3 REST API. Use this for agents with no authentication (authenticationmode 1) or manual authentication (authenticationmode 3). Instructions 1. Run the script with --token-endpoint (from detect-mode output) and the utterance from $ARGUMENTS: bash node ${CLAUDESKILLDIR}/../../scripts/chat-with-agent.bundle.js \ --token-endpoint "<tokenEndpoint" "<utterance" If the user provided a DirectLine secret instead: bash node ${CLAUDESKILLDIR}/../../scripts/chat-with-agent.bundle.js \ --directline-secret "<secret" "<utterance" 2. Parse the JSON output from stdout. Normal response (status: "ok") json { "status": "ok", "protocol": "directline", "utterance": "hello", "conversationid": "abc123-XYZ", "directlinetoken": "eyJ...", "watermark": "3", "startactivities": [ ... ], "activities": [ ... ] } Display the agent's response from the activities array: - Text: activities where type === "message" — show text - Suggested
Verified compatibility and discovery
Frequently asked questions
What is Chat Directline?
Chat Directline is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. Send a message to a Copilot Studio agent via DirectLine v3. Use for agents with no auth or manual auth. Requires a token endpoint URL or DirectLine secret.
Who is Chat Directline best for?
Chat Directline is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references.
How do I install Chat Directline?
Install or run Chat Directline using Copy skill directory. Check Chat Directline for the latest setup command.
Is Chat Directline actively maintained?
Chat Directline may need a closer maintenance check before production use.
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