Detect Mode

Detect Agent Authentication Mode

Query the Dataverse bots entity to determine whether the agent uses DirectLine (no auth / manual auth) or the Copilot Studio SDK (integrated auth / Entra ID SSO).

Instructions

• Run the detect-only command:

   node ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../scripts/chat-with-agent.bundle.js --detect-only $ARGUMENTS

If the agent is not at the project root, pass --agent-dir <path>.

• Parse the JSON output from stdout:

DirectLine mode (authenticationmode 1 or 3)

   { "status": "ok", "mode": "directline", "authenticationmode": 1, "tokenEndpoint": "https://...", "schemaName": "..." }

The agent uses no authentication or manual authentication. No user credentials needed. The tokenEndpoint is ready to use with /copilot-studio:chat-directline.

M365 mode (authenticationmode 2)

   { "status": "ok", "mode": "m365", "authenticationmode": 2, "schemaName": "..." }

The agent uses integrated authentication (Entra ID SSO). An App Registration Client ID is needed for /copilot-studio:chat-sdk.

• Return the result to the caller. Do not proceed to chat — that is a separate step.

Error Handling

| Error | Cause | Resolution |

|-------|-------|------------|

| No agent.mcs.yml found | No agent in workspace | Clone the agent first |

| No .mcs/conn.json found | Agent not cloned via VS Code extension | Clone with the extension |

| Could not detect authentication mode | No cached Dataverse token | Run a push/pull first to cache tokens, or ask the user about their auth config |