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Service provides an integrated environment that is purpose-built for bot development.</p> </div> </section> <section id="highlighted-content"> <div class="uhf-container padding-block-sm"> <div class="columns is-multiline"> <div class="column is-4-tablet is-4-desktop"> <article class="card is-full-height position-relative"> <div class="card-content display-flex"> <div class="media align-items-stretch"> <div class="media-left display-none display-block-tablet"> <div class="image image-64x64 has-text-azure" aria-hidden="true"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMin meet"> <g data-name="Layer 1"> <path fill="#acacac" d="M40.93 51.66L24.42 54.3V12.12l16.51-2.64v42.18z"></path> <path fill-opacity=".3" fill="#e3e3e3" d="M57.71 53.19l-16.59-1.32-16.59 2.65-16.58-1.33V12.14l16.58 1.33 16.59-2.65 16.59 1.32v41.05z"></path> <path d="M24.41 54.52h-.08l-17.2-1.38V10.76l17.23 1.37 16.58-2.65H41l17.2 1.37v42.39L41 51.87zM8.46 51.91l15.9 1.27 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position-relative"> <div class="card-content display-flex"> <div class="media align-items-stretch"> <div class="media-left display-none display-block-tablet"> <div class="image image-64x64 has-text-azure" aria-hidden="true"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMin meet"> <g data-name="Layer 1"> <path fill="#acacac" d="M40.93 51.66L24.42 54.3V12.12l16.51-2.64v42.18z"></path> <path fill-opacity=".3" fill="#e3e3e3" d="M57.71 53.19l-16.59-1.32-16.59 2.65-16.58-1.33V12.14l16.58 1.33 16.59-2.65 16.59 1.32v41.05z"></path> <path d="M24.41 54.52h-.08l-17.2-1.38V10.76l17.23 1.37 16.58-2.65H41l17.2 1.37v42.39L41 51.87zM8.46 51.91l15.9 1.27 16.58-2.65H41l15.87 1.27V12.09L41 10.82l-16.59 2.65h-.08L8.46 12.19z" fill="#e3e3e3"></path> <path d="M59.63 31.82a3 3 0 0 0-3-3A5.48 5.48 0 0 0 46.79 26h-.37a4.42 4.42 0 0 0-.48 8.81h11.1a3 3 0 0 0 2.59-2.99zm-34.02.79A3.61 3.61 0 0 0 22 29h-.06a6.6 6.6 0 0 0-11.81-3.41h-.44a5.33 5.33 0 0 0-.58 10.62h13.37a3.6 3.6 0 0 0 3.13-3.6z" fill="#fff" stroke="#e3e3e3" stroke-miterlimit="10"></path> <circle cx="32.83" cy="32" r="10" class="fill-current-color" fill="#0079d6"></circle> <path fill="#fff" d="M36.89 26.93l-5.64 4.02-2.48 6.48 5.64-4.03 2.48-6.47z"></path> </g> </svg> </div> </div> <div class="media-content"> <p class="card-supertitle margin-top-none margin-top-xs-tablet">Overview</p> <a href="/en-us/power-virtual-agents/fundamentals-what-is-power-virtual-agents" class="card-title stretched-link has-external-link-indicator" data-linktype="absolute-path">Introduction to Power Virtual Agents</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column is-4-tablet is-4-desktop"> <article class="card is-full-height position-relative"> <div class="card-content display-flex"> <div class="media align-items-stretch"> <div class="media-left display-none display-block-tablet"> <div class="image image-64x64 has-text-azure" aria-hidden="true"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 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Let's take a look at some options.</p> <div class="columns"> <div id="tabpanel" role="tabpanel" class="column"> <div id="product-cards" class="columns is-multiline " data-bi-name="hub-product-card"> <div class="column is-4-tablet is-4-desktop item-column" data-categories=""> <div class=" card position-relative is-full-height" aria-labelledby="bot-framework-sdk-0"> <div class="card-content"> <img src="media/logos/logo-bot-sdk.svg?view=azure-bot-service-4.0" alt="" loading="lazy" width="48" height="48" class="image is-48x48 margin-bottom-xxs" data-linktype="relative-path"> <a id="bot-framework-sdk-0" href="bot-service-overview-introduction?view=azure-bot-service-4.0" class="card-title has-external-link-indicator stretched-link" data-linktype="relative-path">Bot Framework SDK</a> <p class="card-content-description">A modular set of developer tools to build, test, deploy, and manage chatbots in C# or JavaScript.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column is-4-tablet is-4-desktop item-column" data-categories=""> <div class=" card position-relative is-full-height" aria-labelledby="power-virtual-agents-1"> <div class="card-content"> <img src="media/logos/logo-pva.svg?view=azure-bot-service-4.0" alt="" loading="lazy" width="48" height="48" class="image is-48x48 margin-bottom-xxs" data-linktype="relative-path"> <a id="power-virtual-agents-1" href="/en-us/power-virtual-agents/fundamentals-what-is-power-virtual-agents" class="card-title has-external-link-indicator stretched-link" data-linktype="absolute-path">Power Virtual Agents</a> <p class="card-content-description">Create chatbots with an easy to use graphical interface. No coding or AI expertise required. Works with Power Apps, and extendable with code.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="column is-4-tablet is-4-desktop item-column" data-categories=""> <div class=" card position-relative is-full-height" aria-labelledby="bot-framework-composer-2"> <div class="card-content"> <img src="media/logos/logo-composer.svg?view=azure-bot-service-4.0" alt="" loading="lazy" width="48" height="48" class="image is-48x48 margin-bottom-xxs" data-linktype="relative-path"> <a id="bot-framework-composer-2" href="/en-us/composer/introduction" class="card-title has-external-link-indicator stretched-link" data-linktype="absolute-path">Bot Framework Composer</a> <p class="card-content-description">An open-source IDE built on the Bot Framework SDK. Composer lets you build chatbots with a visual authoring canvas, and extend with code.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="conceptual-content" class="padding-block-lg"> <div class="uhf-container anchor-headings"> <div class="columns is-multiline"> <div class="column is-4-tablet is-4-desktop"> <article class="card is-full-height"> <div class="card-content"> <p class="card-title color-text font-size-lg">Bot Framework SDK</p> <ul class="has-line-height-reset margin-left-none margin-bottom-none margin-top-xs"> <li class="is-unstyled margin-bottom-xxs font-size-sm"> <div class="justify-content-flex-start display-flex is-fullwidth font-size-sm has-text-wrap"> <span class="icon font-size-md has-text-primary margin-right-xxs" aria-hidden="true"> <span class="docon docon-topic-overview"></span> </span> <a href="bot-service-overview-introduction?view=azure-bot-service-4.0" class="has-external-link-indicator" data-linktype="relative-path">What is Bot Framework SDK?</a> </div> </li> <li class="is-unstyled margin-bottom-xxs font-size-sm"> <div class="justify-content-flex-start display-flex is-fullwidth font-size-sm has-text-wrap"> <span class="icon font-size-md has-text-primary margin-right-xxs" aria-hidden="true"> <span class="docon docon-topic-quickstart"></span> </span> <a href="bot-service-quickstart-create-bot?view=azure-bot-service-4.0" class="has-external-link-indicator" data-linktype="relative-path">Create a bot with the SDK</a> </div> </li> <li class="is-unstyled margin-bottom-xxs font-size-sm"> <div class="justify-content-flex-start display-flex is-fullwidth font-size-sm has-text-wrap"> <span class="icon font-size-md has-text-primary margin-right-xxs" aria-hidden="true"> <span class="docon docon-topic-tutorial"></span> </span> <a href="tutorial-provision-a-bot?view=azure-bot-service-4.0" class="has-external-link-indicator" data-linktype="relative-path">Provision and publish a bot to Azure</a> </div> </li> <li class="is-unstyled margin-bottom-xxs font-size-sm"> <div class="justify-content-flex-start display-flex is-fullwidth font-size-sm has-text-wrap"> <span class="icon font-size-md has-text-primary margin-right-xxs" aria-hidden="true"> <span class="docon docon-topic-how-to-guide"></span> </span> <a href="bot-service-manage-channels?view=azure-bot-service-4.0" class="has-external-link-indicator" data-linktype="relative-path">Connect a bot to channels with the SDK</a> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column is-4-tablet is-4-desktop"> <article class="card is-full-height"> <div class="card-content"> <p class="card-title color-text font-size-lg">Power Virtual Agents</p> <ul class="has-line-height-reset margin-left-none margin-bottom-none margin-top-xs"> <li class="is-unstyled margin-bottom-xxs font-size-sm"> <div class="justify-content-flex-start display-flex is-fullwidth font-size-sm has-text-wrap"> <span class="icon font-size-md has-text-primary margin-right-xxs" 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