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Posted on by KW-18110402-0

I would like to know can Copilot Studio

poll new message from a Teams Channel at a specified intervals (say 5 mins)
after AI generated an answer on the message from the Teams Channel, can I use adaptive card to send the reply back to the channel

Or this needs to be done with something like Agent Flow. I am not sure can adaptive card directly trigger Agent Flow.

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frago 151 on at

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Hi @KW-18110402-0

Yes — but with a few caveats.

Polling Teams messages:

Microsoft Copilot Studio itself doesn’t natively poll a Teams channel on a timer (e.g., every 5 minutes). For that, you typically use Microsoft Power Automate with a scheduled trigger or Teams trigger, then pass the message into Copilot (or an agent flow).

Sending replies with Adaptive Cards:

Yes, you can send a response back to a Teams channel using Adaptive Cards. This is commonly done via Power Automate or a bot action after generating the AI response.

Do you need Agent Flow?

If your logic is simple (fetch → generate → respond), Power Automate is enough.

Use an Agent Flow (Copilot Studio orchestration) if you need more complex multi-step reasoning or tool use.

Triggering Agent Flow from Adaptive Card:

Not directly. Adaptive Cards don’t trigger flows by themselves — you need an action (e.g., submit) that calls Power Automate or a bot endpoint, which then invokes the Agent Flow.

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André Arnaud de Cal... 522 on at

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Hi,

In case you create a trigger for your agent in Copilot Studio, this will create a flow using a specific connector. That can be a recurrence trigger. You can then edit the trigger flow and add actions, like reading a Teams channel.

You can also act on all new Teams messages added as trigger. Using Copilot Studio, an Agent Flow, or Power Automate Flow depends on the exact requirements, number of expected AI calls and the expected results. These three options can send an adaptive card to Teams.

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I want to further ask if i want the adaptive card to be non-blocking to new message which trigger my copilot studio agent, i should use "send a message" with adaptive card instead of "Ask with Adaptive Card"?

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André Arnaud de Cal... 522 on at

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Hi,

You can use the action Post card in a chat or channel. This is sending the adaptive card. The action Post adaptive card and wait for a response will await a reply which you potentially don't need.

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