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Agents-for-net oauth-flows.instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from microsoft/Agents-for-net. It costs 574 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A set of project instructions explaining how OAuth sign-in works in Microsoft Agents for .NET. OAuth is a standard way for an application to obtain permission and access tokens on a user's behalf.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when changing Teams single sign-on, OAuth token exchange, user authorization, continuation activities, or related source files.
Why use it?
It helps developers follow the existing multi-step sign-in process, including saved flow state, consent prompts, token exchange, and failure handling.

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This is microsoft/Agents-for-net's own configuration. It tells GitHub Copilot how to work on Agents-for-net itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything Agents-for-net configures →

About the project

Microsoft 365 Agents SDK is a C# and .NET software development kit for building agents that interact with users across Microsoft 365, Teams, Copilot Studio, Webchat, and selected third-party services. Developers use it to handle conversations, coordinate requests, generate responses, and enable collaboration between agents. The catalogue entries provide coding-agent instructions and agents for working with this SDK.

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.github/instructions/oauth-flows.instructions.md · 40 lines

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OAuth & User Sign-In Flow Context

When working on OAuth, token exchange, or user sign-in code, reference these sequence diagrams:

  • docs/teams-sso-sequence-diagram.md — High-level Teams SSO scenarios (SignedIn, No Consent, Consent Required, Exchange Failure)
  • docs/oauth-internal-sequence-diagram.md — Detailed internal flow through UserAuthorization → UserAuthorizationDispatcher → AzureBotUserAuthorization → OAuthFlow → IUserTokenClient

Key Design Points

  • Sign-in is a multi-turn operation — flow state is stored between turns. Successful completion marks the flow inactive and persists it; terminal failures and reset/sign-out paths delete it.
  • The Token Service Client caches successful tokens from GetTokenOrSignInResource.
  • If OBO is configured, OBO is performed on the token returned by Token Service prior to setting the Turn Token.
  • A Continuation Activity is stored when sign-in starts and replayed proactively after successful token acquisition.
  • ConsentRequired (412) triggers Teams to prompt the user, followed by another signin/tokenExchange invoke. signin/verifyState is the separate interactive magic-code completion path.
  • Non-consent exchange failures return 400 — Teams will NOT retry.
Component Path
UserAuthorization (App-level) src/libraries/Builder/Microsoft.Agents.Builder/App/UserAuth/UserAuthorization.cs
UserAuthorizationDispatcher src/libraries/Builder/Microsoft.Agents.Builder/UserAuth/UserAuthorizationDispatcher.cs
AzureBotUserAuthorization src/libraries/Builder/Microsoft.Agents.Builder/UserAuth/TokenService/AzureBotUserAuthorization.cs
OAuthFlow src/libraries/Builder/Microsoft.Agents.Builder/UserAuth/TokenService/OAuthFlow.cs
UserTokenClientWrapper src/libraries/Builder/Microsoft.Agents.Builder/UserAuth/TokenService/UserTokenClientWrapper.cs
IUserTokenClient src/libraries/Client/Microsoft.Agents.Connector/IUserTokenClient.cs
OBOExchange src/libraries/Builder/Microsoft.Agents.Builder/UserAuth/OBOExchange.cs
Authentication.Msal src/libraries/Authentication/Authentication.Msal/
High-level diagrams docs/teams-sso-sequence-diagram.md
Detailed internal diagrams docs/oauth-internal-sequence-diagram.md

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Agents-for-net oauth-flows.instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository microsoft/Agents-for-net (183 stars, last pushed today), licensed MIT. It adds 574 tokens to every session, about $0.0023 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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