docs(msteams): expand setup guide with missing details

- Add Azure Bot deprecation notice (multi-tenant deprecated after 2025-07-31)
- Add RSC vs Graph API comparison table
- Add Known Limitations section (webhook timeouts, formatting limits)
- Add Reply Style section explaining threads vs posts channel UI
- Add Updating an existing app section with version bump steps
- Add icon sizes and zip instructions to manifest setup
- Expand troubleshooting with manifest upload errors
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# Microsoft Teams (Bot Framework)
> "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here."
Updated: 2026-01-08
Status: text + DM attachments are supported; channel/group attachments require Microsoft Graph permissions.
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| **Subscription** | Select your Azure subscription |
| **Resource group** | Create new or use existing |
| **Pricing tier** | **Free** for dev/testing |
| **Type of App** | **Single Tenant** (recommended) |
| **Type of App** | **Single Tenant** (recommended - see note below) |
| **Creation type** | **Create new Microsoft App ID** |
> **Deprecation notice:** Creation of new multi-tenant bots was deprecated after 2025-07-31. Use **Single Tenant** for new bots.
3. Click **Review + create****Create** (wait ~1-2 minutes)
### Step 2: Get Credentials
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- Scopes: `personal`, `team`, `groupChat`.
- `supportsFiles: true` (required for personal scope file handling).
- Add RSC permissions (below).
- Create icons: `outline.png` (32x32) and `color.png` (192x192).
- Zip all three files together: `manifest.json`, `outline.png`, `color.png`.
3. **Configure Clawdbot**
```json
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- `bots[].scopes` must include the surfaces you plan to use (`personal`, `team`, `groupChat`).
- `bots[].supportsFiles: true` is required for file handling in personal scope.
- `authorization.permissions.resourceSpecific` must include channel read/send if you want channel traffic.
- Reinstall the app after manifest changes; Teams caches app metadata.
### Updating an existing app
To update an already-installed Teams app (e.g., to add RSC permissions):
1. Update your `manifest.json` with the new settings
2. **Increment the `version` field** (e.g., `1.0.0` → `1.1.0`)
3. **Re-zip** the manifest with icons (`manifest.json`, `outline.png`, `color.png`)
4. Upload the new zip:
- **Option A (Teams Admin Center):** Teams Admin Center → Teams apps → Manage apps → find your app → Upload new version
- **Option B (Sideload):** In Teams → Apps → Manage your apps → Upload a custom app
5. **For team channels:** Reinstall the app in each team for new permissions to take effect
6. **Fully quit and relaunch Teams** (not just close the window) to clear cached app metadata
## Capabilities: RSC only vs Graph
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- Downloading file attachments stored in SharePoint/OneDrive.
- Reading channel/chat message history via Graph.
### RSC vs Graph API
| Capability | RSC Permissions | Graph API |
|------------|-----------------|-----------|
| **Real-time messages** | Yes (via webhook) | No (polling only) |
| **Historical messages** | No | Yes (can query history) |
| **Setup complexity** | App manifest only | Requires admin consent + token flow |
| **Works offline** | No (must be running) | Yes (query anytime) |
**Bottom line:** RSC is for real-time listening; Graph API is for historical access. For catching up on missed messages while offline, you need Graph API with `ChannelMessage.Read.All` (requires admin consent).
## Graph-enabled media + history (required for channels)
If you need images/files in **channels** or want to fetch **message history**, you must enable Microsoft Graph permissions and grant admin consent.
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3. Bump the Teams app **manifest version**, re-upload, and **reinstall the app in Teams**.
4. **Fully quit and relaunch Teams** to clear cached app metadata.
## Known Limitations
### Webhook timeouts
Teams delivers messages via HTTP webhook. If processing takes too long (e.g., slow LLM responses), you may see:
- Gateway timeouts
- Teams retrying the message (causing duplicates)
- Dropped replies
Clawdbot handles this by returning quickly and sending replies proactively, but very slow responses may still cause issues.
### Formatting
Teams markdown is more limited than Slack or Discord:
- Basic formatting works: **bold**, *italic*, `code`, links
- Complex markdown (tables, nested lists) may not render correctly
- Adaptive Cards are not yet supported (plain text + links for now)
## Configuration
Key settings (see `/gateway/configuration` for shared provider patterns):