Directline Chat Agent Skill
DEPRECATED: Use /copilot-studio:chat-with-agent instead — it auto-detects DirectLine vs M365 mode. This skill is kept for backwards compatibility only.
Install
one command, takes just this skill from the repositorynpx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/skills-for-copilot-studio --skill directline-chatWhat it tells the agent to use
found in the instruction textThe instruction itself
6 sections, as written by the authorDirectLine Chat (Deprecated)
This skill has been merged into /copilot-studio:chat-with-agent, which now auto-detects the agent's authentication mode and uses DirectLine automatically for no-auth and manual-auth agents.
Use /copilot-studio:chat-with-agent instead. It handles both DirectLine and Copilot Studio SDK modes in a single skill.
If you are here because the caller explicitly provided a DirectLine secret or token endpoint URL, you may proceed with the instructions below. Otherwise, redirect to /copilot-studio:chat-with-agent.
Direct Usage (when caller provides explicit DirectLine credentials)
Token endpoint mode
node ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../scripts/directline-chat.bundle.js \
--token-endpoint "<url>" "<utterance>"
DirectLine secret mode
node ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../scripts/directline-chat.bundle.js \
--directline-secret "<secret>" "<utterance>"
Multi-turn
node ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../scripts/directline-chat.bundle.js \
--token-endpoint "<url>" "<follow-up>" \
--conversation-id <id> --directline-token "<token>"
Always pass --directline-token when resuming. DirectLine tokens are bound to the conversation. They expire after ~30 min.
Output format
Same as /copilot-studio:chat-with-agent Phase 1a — see that skill for full documentation of JSON output, sign-in flow, and error handling.
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