Teams Delegate

Let the agent own your Teams inbox. Read messages, draft replies, send them — with awareness of who's messaging you and what actually needs your attention.

Setup (one time)

1. Register an Azure app at https://portal.azure.com → Azure Active Directory → App Registrations → New
2. Platform: Mobile/Desktop (enables device code flow)
3. In Authentication → scroll to "Advanced settings" → set "Allow public client flows" to Yes (required for device code)
4. NOTE: Use the old Azure portal experience — click "switch to old experience" in the yellow banner if you see it
5. Add API permissions: Chat.Read, Chat.ReadWrite, ChannelMessage.Read.All, ChannelMessage.Send, Presence.Read.All, User.Read

6. Grant admin consent if on a corporate tenant

7. Save the client ID: python3 scripts/auth.py --client-id YOUR_CLIENT_ID

8. Authenticate: python3 scripts/auth.py Follow the device code prompt. Token saved to ~/.teams-delegate/token.json and auto-refreshes.

Core Commands

python3 scripts/teams.py inbox          # List recent chats with previews
python3 scripts/teams.py read <chatId>  # Read full conversation
python3 scripts/teams.py reply <chatId> "message"  # Send reply
python3 scripts/teams.py summary        # Dump all pending chats for agent review

Agent Workflow

Checking the inbox

1. Run summary to get all recent conversations in one pass
2. Classify each message:
3. Agent handles: acknowledgements, scheduling confirmations, "got it" responses, simple status updates
4. Needs human: decisions, sensitive topics, anything the user explicitly wants to see, urgent/high importance from boss
5. For messages the agent handles: draft reply → run reply
6. For messages needing human: summarize and present to user

Drafting replies

• Match the tone of the conversation (casual 1:1 vs formal channel)
• Keep it brief — Teams is chat, not email
• If replying on behalf of someone, don't pretend to be them; write as their assistant if context requires
• Check importance field — urgent messages from managers need immediate escalation to user

Auto-reply mode

When user says "handle my Teams" or "auto-reply while I'm out": 1. Run summary every N minutes (use cron or heartbeat) 2. Apply classification rules above 3. Send approved replies automatically 4. Log everything — what was sent, to whom, when 5. Alert user for anything flagged as needing human attention

Priority Rules (defaults — user can override)

• Messages marked urgent → always escalate to user
• Messages from designated VIPs (boss, key clients) → draft only, wait for approval
• Group chat messages → lower priority, reply only if directly @mentioned
• Channel messages → summarize only unless @mentioned

Graph API Reference

See references/graph-api.md for full endpoint docs, auth scopes, and rate limit details.

Author

Built by Nate Teshome — @takeovernat

Website: stellarsitesai.com GitHub: github.com/takeovernat

Found a bug or want to contribute? Open an issue or PR on GitHub.