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Microsoft Teams Toolkit Overview

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Teams Toolkit makes it simple to get started with app development for Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and Microsoft 365 Copilot using Visual Studio Code.

  • Create new apps from project templates for common app scenarios.

Teams Toolkit makes it simple to get started with app development for Microsoft Teams using Microsoft Visual Studio Code.

  • Start with a project template for common custom app built for your org (LOB app) scenarios or from a sample.
  • Save setup time with automated app registration and configuration.
  • Run and debug to Teams, Outlook, and Copilot directly from Visual Studio Code.
  • Smart defaults for hosting in Azure using infrastructure-as-code and Bicep.
  • Test with different configurations such as dev, test, and prod using the environment features.

Illustration shows the User Journey of the Teams Toolkit.

Available for Visual Studio Code

Teams Toolkit is available as a free extension for Visual Studio Code. To get started, see install Teams Toolkit.

Teams Toolkit Visual Studio Code
Installation Available in the Visual Studio Code Marketplace
Build with JavaScript, TypeScript, React, SPFx

Important

Teams Toolkit doesn't support building apps for Government Community Cloud (GCC), GCC High, Department of Defense (DoD), and Teams operated by 21Vianet environments.

Features

The following list provides the key features of Teams Toolkit:

Project templates

Save time getting started with new Teams apps using the capability-focused templates for tabs, bots, message extensions, and common app scenarios.

Screenshot shows the list of new Teams app menu to create in Visual Studio Code.

Composable automation tasks

Automate repetitive or tedious configuration using a composable task framework that creates app IDs, bot registrations, Microsoft Entra apps, and so on.

Multiple environments

Test your app with different groupings of hosted resources by creating unique configurations like dev, test, and prod using the Environments features.

Quick access to Teams Developer Portal

You can access Teams Developer Portal where you can configure, publish, and manage your app. For more information, see manage your Teams apps using Developer Portal.

Screenshot shows the Developer Portal option.

Debug tunneling for bots

Run and debug your bot projects using Visual Studio Code and the included Dev Tunnels features.

Teams App Test Tool

Teams App Test Tool (Test Tool) makes debugging bot-based apps effortless. You can chat with your bot and see its messages and Adaptive Cards as they appear in Teams. You don’t need a Microsoft 365 developer account, tunneling, or Teams app and bot registration to use Test Tool. For more information, see Test Tool.

See also

Install Teams Toolkit