# microsoft/botframework-sdk

Bot Framework provides the most comprehensive experience for building conversation applications.

Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/botframework-sdk
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/botframework-sdk
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: bot, microsoft-bot-framework, sdk, bot-builder, bot-framework, nodejs, csharp, azure-bot-service, dotnetcore, javascript, typescript, python, java
Archived: true
Last push: 2025-12-29T17:45:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 59, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3835, "days_push": 247, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7807, forks 2421 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:05.188306+00:00)

## What it is
Microsoft's Bot Framework SDK for building conversational bots in C#, JavaScript, and Python, with rich card and guided/free-form conversation support. The project is retired, with support ending December 2025 and users directed to the Microsoft 365 Agents SDK.

## Use cases
- build a chatbot for microsoft teams
- create a conversational bot in csharp
- build a bot with rich cards and guided dialogs
- migrate a bot framework sdk bot to agents sdk
- build a customer support chatbot on azure

## When to choose
- maintaining an existing bot built with the SDK
- you need the legacy Azure Bot Service integration

## When to avoid
- starting a new bot project - use the Microsoft 365 Agents SDK instead
- you need ongoing support or feature updates
- you want a SaaS agent platform - consider Copilot Studio

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: abandoned
- function: chatbot, agent-framework, sdk, web-framework
- domain: chatbots, artificial-intelligence, web-development
- platform: python, dotnet, cross-platform, cloud
- tags: bot-framework, conversational-ai, azure-bot-service, retired, microsoft, ai-agents, nodejs

## Member repositories
- microsoft/botframework-sdk (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:05.188306+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:34:19.722207+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/microsoft/botframework-sdk (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:05.188306+00:00, sha 6e2a04e2eeb5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.