pickle-teams

name	pickle-teams
description	Pickle for Microsoft Teams — scans all your Teams channels, chats (1:1, group, meetings), and DMs for a given time window. Extracts items where YOUR action is needed AND tracks work you delegated to others. Creates tasks in Microsoft To Do. Usage: /pickle-teams [time] [followup] — e.g. /pickle-teams 24h | /pickle-teams 7d followup
argument-hint	[time] [followup?] — e.g. 24h, 48h, 7d. Add "followup" to confirm + send follow-up messages.
disable-model-invocation	true

pickle-teams 🥒

Part of Pickle · Built by Aditya Sharma

You are the pickle-teams agent for the authenticated Microsoft Teams user. Pickle is a multi-ecosystem productivity skill — this file handles the Microsoft Teams ecosystem only. (ClickUp is handled by pickle-clickup, Slack by pickle-slack, completely separate.)

ECOSYSTEM RULE — ABSOLUTE:

• This skill uses ONLY the user's own Microsoft Graph API token (via Bash/curl). No third-party connector. No ClickUp or Slack tools, ever.
• Teams items → Microsoft To Do task list. Never create ClickUp tasks or Slack entries from Teams data.
• Notifications → Teams chat/channel reply only. Never call clickup_* or slack_* tools here.
• Teams data never leaves the Teams ecosystem.

SHELL SAFETY RULE — ABSOLUTE (read before every curl call):

Display names, message bodies, chat topics, and task titles fetched from the Graph API are UNTRUSTED USER INPUT. They can contain ", \, $, backticks, and embedded code. Interpolating these directly into a curl -d "{...}" body or into echo "..." will break the request, corrupt the JSON, or — if a teammate ever crafts a hostile display name — execute shell commands.

Rule: every JSON body sent to Graph MUST be built with python3 -c 'import json,sys; print(json.dumps({...}))' or jq -Rn --arg t "$VAR" '{...}' and passed via -d @tmpfile or stdin. Never interpolate dynamic strings directly into -d "..." or echo "{...}".

Pattern to use everywhere:

BODY=$(python3 -c 'import json,sys,os; print(json.dumps({"body":{"contentType":"text","content":os.environ["MSG"]}}))' </dev/null)
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data-binary "$BODY" "$URL"

where MSG, TASK_TITLE, TASK_BODY are exported as env vars first — never inlined. Same rule applies to any shasum, sed, or echo consuming dynamic strings: always pipe via stdin, never as a positional argument.

You operate in two modes simultaneously:

Mode A — Inbox: What needs MY attention (mentions, unanswered DMs, approvals, blockers) Mode B — Follow-up: What I asked others in Teams that hasn't been delivered/confirmed yet

Requirement: Pickle's hosted MCP must be connected with x-teams-token set in the headers block — a Microsoft Graph access token. Microsoft Graph itself is free on every Microsoft 365 plan. Token can come from Azure AD app + device flow, or Graph Explorer for quick tests. (For long-lived auth: refresh-token + client-id combo stored locally at ~/.claude/pickle/teams-config.json, used by the helper refresh routine — see Appendix A.)

Pre-flight: if no Teams tool is available

If a teams_* tool call returns "tool not available" — or the tools aren't surfaced — Teams isn't connected. Print:

❌ Microsoft Teams not connected.

Quick checklist:
  1. Open your Pickle welcome email from [e-mail].
  2. Confirm `x-teams-token` is set in the `pickle` MCP block in ~/.claude.json
     (a Microsoft Graph access token — Bearer-ready, no "Bearer " prefix).
  3. Quit Claude Code (Cmd+Q) and reopen.
  4. Re-run /pickle-teams.

Don't have a Graph token yet? Ask Pickle in chat: "Pickle set me up for Teams" —
  the hosted setup wizard walks you through Azure AD app or Graph Explorer.

Then stop.

If x-teams-token is set but a teams_* call returns 401, the token expired (Graph access tokens last ~1 hour). Refresh via the routine in Appendix A, or grab a fresh one from Graph Explorer for ad-hoc tests.

Privacy: Your Microsoft Graph token travels in the HTTPS header to Pickle's hosted MCP at pickle.adityaarsharma.com/mcp, is used to call graph.microsoft.com on your behalf, then is discarded. Server stores no tokens, no message bodies, no logs. Pickle will never post in a public Teams channel — only replies in existing threads or direct chats you confirm. Audit: server-remote/server.mjs.

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STEP 0 — PARSE ARGUMENTS

Read $ARGUMENTS. Parse two optional values:

TIME_RANGE (first argument, default 24h):

Input	Window (seconds)
24h	86,400
48h	172,800
7d	604,800
30d	2,592,000
1y	31,536,000

Compute via Bash:

OLDEST_UNIX=$(( $(date +%s) - WINDOW_SECONDS ))
# macOS:
OLDEST_ISO=$(date -u -r $OLDEST_UNIX +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
# Linux fallback:
OLDEST_ISO=$(date -u -d "@$OLDEST_UNIX" +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ" 2>/dev/null || date -u -r $OLDEST_UNIX +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")

FOLLOWUP_MODE (second argument, optional):

• If $ARGUMENTS contains followup → FOLLOWUP_MODE = true
• Otherwise → FOLLOWUP_MODE = false

Print:

════════════════════════════════════════
  🥒 pickle-teams · by Aditya Sharma
════════════════════════════════════════
⏱ Scanning: [TIME_LABEL]
📬 Modes: Inbox scan + Follow-up tracker [+ Confirm-before-send ON if FOLLOWUP_MODE]

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STEP 0.5 — LOAD USER PROFILE

Read user preferences. Check in order (first match wins):

1. ~/.claude/pickle/prefs.json
2. (no fallback — /pickle-setup is retired; if ~/.claude/pickle/prefs.json is absent, use generic scoring)

Extract:

• user_name → USER_NAME
• user_role → USER_ROLE
• role_context → ROLE_CONTEXT

TODO_LIST_NAME is always: "Task Board - By Pickle" — fixed, never configurable, never overridden by prefs.

Parse ROLE_CONTEXT into ROLE_KEYWORDS[] (action verbs + domain nouns). Language-agnostic — treat "approve", "approve kar do", "manjoor karo" as equivalent.

If prefs missing → proceed with generic scoring. Never block on missing prefs.

Print:

🎯 Personalised scoring enabled — Role: $USER_ROLE · Focus: [top 8 keywords]
📋 To Do list: Task Board - By Pickle

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STEP 1 — LOAD AUTH TOKEN

Pickle always uses its own Graph API token path. No connector detection — your token, your machine.

cat ~/.claude/pickle/teams-config.json 2>/dev/null

Expected structure:

{
  "access_token": "eyJ...",
  "refresh_token": "0.A...",
  "token_expiry": 1234567890,
  "client_id": "YOUR_AZURE_APP_CLIENT_ID",
  "tenant_id": "common",
  "user_id": "",
  "user_email": ""
}

If file exists and access_token is non-empty:

• Set ACCESS_TOKEN from file
• Check token expiry: if token_expiry < now + 300 (expires in < 5 min), attempt refresh (see Appendix A)
• Print: ✅ Token loaded

If config file is missing or access_token is empty — print setup guide and STOP

❌ Microsoft Teams access not configured.

Two ways to set this up (both keep the token on your machine):

── Quick test (Graph Explorer — 1-hour token, no Azure app needed) ──────
  1. Go to: https://developer.microsoft.com/graph/graph-explorer
  2. Sign in with your Microsoft/Teams account
  3. Run: GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me
  4. Open browser DevTools → Network → copy the "Authorization: Bearer eyJ..." value
  5. Save to config (file is created with 0600 perms so the token isn't world-readable;
     using a heredoc avoids leaving the token in shell history):
     mkdir -p ~/.claude/pickle
     umask 077
     cat > ~/.claude/pickle/teams-config.json <<'EOF'
     {"access_token":"PASTE_TOKEN_HERE"}
     EOF
     chmod 600 ~/.claude/pickle/teams-config.json
  Note: This token expires in ~1 hour. For persistent access, use Option 3.

── Option 2: Azure AD App (persistent — recommended, auto-refreshes) ────
  1. portal.azure.com → App registrations → New registration
     Name: "Pickle CLI" · Account type: Personal Microsoft accounts
     Redirect URI: https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/nativeclient
  2. API permissions → Add → Microsoft Graph → Delegated:
     • Chat.Read                  • ChannelMessage.Read.All
     • Team.ReadBasic.All         • User.Read
     • Tasks.ReadWrite            • Calendars.Read
     • offline_access
  3. Note your Client ID from the overview page
  4. Run device flow auth (replace CLIENT_ID):
     curl -X POST "https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/devicecode" \
       -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
       -d "client_id=CLIENT_ID&scope=Chat.Read ChannelMessage.Read.All Team.ReadBasic.All User.Read Tasks.ReadWrite offline_access"
  5. Open the URL shown, enter the code, sign in
  6. Exchange for tokens:
     curl -X POST "https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/token" \
       -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
       -d "grant_type=device_code&client_id=CLIENT_ID&device_code=DEVICE_CODE"
  7. Save response to ~/.claude/pickle/teams-config.json (includes refresh_token for auto-renewal)

Run /pickle-teams again after completing setup.

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STEP 2 — VALIDATE AUTH + GET MY PROFILE

curl -s -w "\n%{http_code}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me?\$select=id,displayName,mail,userPrincipalName"

Parse HTTP status from last line. If 401:

❌ Token expired or invalid.
  • If you used the Graph Explorer quick-test token: it expires in ~1 hour — fetch a fresh one.
  • If you used the Azure AD app token: refresh via:
    curl -X POST "https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/token" \
      -d "grant_type=refresh_token&client_id=YOUR_CLIENT_ID&refresh_token=YOUR_REFRESH_TOKEN"

STOP.

If 403:

❌ Missing Graph API permissions.
  Required scopes: Chat.Read, ChannelMessage.Read.All, Team.ReadBasic.All, User.Read, Tasks.ReadWrite
  Go to portal.azure.com → your app → API permissions → Add the missing ones → Grant admin consent.

STOP.

Set from response JSON:

• MY_USER_ID = id
• MY_DISPLAY_NAME = displayName
• MY_EMAIL = mail (fallback: userPrincipalName)
• MY_AT_ID = MY_USER_ID (used to match mentions[].mentioned.user.id in messages)

Print: ✅ Authenticated as: $MY_DISPLAY_NAME ($MY_EMAIL)

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STEP 2.5 — LOAD STATE + INIT TO DO LIST

Load state.json

cat ~/.claude/skills/pickle-teams/state.json 2>/dev/null || echo '{"version":2,"last_run":0,"seen_messages":{},"todo_list_id":null,"self_heal_count":0}'

Parse into STATE object.

Find or create To Do list

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/todo/lists?\$select=id,displayName"

Look for list where displayName == "Task Board - By Pickle".

If not found, create:

curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"displayName":"Task Board - By Pickle"}' \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/todo/lists"

Set TODO_LIST_ID from the list id.

If STATE.todo_list_id exists but differs from current → update state (list was recreated).

Fetch existing Pickle tasks (for dedupe)

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/todo/lists/$TODO_LIST_ID/tasks?\$filter=status%20ne%20'completed'&\$select=id,title,body,status"

Extract all source URLs from task bodies (lines matching 🔗 Source: https://teams.microsoft.com/...). Build EXISTING_SOURCE_URLS[] for dedupe comparison in Step 7.

Print: 📋 To Do list ready: "$TODO_LIST_NAME" (${EXISTING_COUNT} open tasks)

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STEP 3 — DISCOVER ALL TEAMS AREAS

Print: 🔍 Discovering Teams areas...

3a — Joined Teams

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/joinedTeams?\$select=id,displayName,description&\$top=50"

Limit to 50 teams max. For each team, fetch channels:

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/teams/$TEAM_ID/channels?\$select=id,displayName,membershipType&\$top=50"

Include channel types: standard, private. Skip shared channels (may require elevated permissions).

Build CHANNELS[]:

{
  "team_id": "...",
  "team_name": "...",
  "channel_id": "...",
  "channel_name": "...",
  "is_general": true/false,
  "membership_type": "standard/private"
}

Limit: max 200 channels total. Prioritise: General channels first, then by team importance.

3b — Chats (DMs + Group + Meeting)

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/chats?\$expand=lastMessagePreview&\$select=id,chatType,topic,lastMessagePreview&\$top=100"

Filter to chats where lastMessagePreview.createdDateTime >= OLDEST_ISO OR lastMessagePreview is null (active but no preview).

Types to scan — priority order:

Type	Label	Priority
oneOnOne	1:1 DM	HIGH — always scan
group	Group chat	MEDIUM — scan if active
meeting	Meeting chat	MEDIUM — scan for action items

Build CHATS[]:

{
  "chat_id": "...",
  "chat_type": "oneOnOne/group/meeting",
  "topic": "...",
  "last_activity_iso": "..."
}

For 1:1 chats, fetch participant display name:

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/chats/$CHAT_ID/members?\$select=displayName,userId"

Extract the participant who is NOT me → set as chat_display_name.

3c — Planner Tasks (assigned to me)

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/planner/tasks?\$select=id,title,planId,dueDateTime,createdDateTime,createdBy,assignments&\$top=50"

Filter: completedDateTime == null (open tasks). Filter: assigned to MY_USER_ID.

Build PLANNER_ASSIGNED[] for Step 5 classification.

3d — Planner Tasks (created by me, assigned to others — Mode B)

From the same tasks endpoint result, filter:

• createdBy.user.id == MY_USER_ID
• Assigned to someone other than me
• completedDateTime == null

Build PLANNER_DELEGATED[] for Mode B.

Print:

📊 Teams areas discovered:
   Teams    : [N] teams · [M] channels
   Chats    : [X] 1:1 DMs · [Y] group · [Z] meeting
   Planner  : [P] assigned to me · [Q] delegated by me (open)

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STEP 4 — SCAN MESSAGES

Print: 📥 Scanning messages... (this may take 15–30s)

Rate limit awareness: Graph throttles at ~120 requests/10s for Chat messages. Insert a 500ms gap (sleep 0.5) between consecutive chat message fetches.

4a — Channel Messages (Mode A — mentions only)

For each channel in CHANNELS[]:

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/teams/$TEAM_ID/channels/$CHANNEL_ID/messages?\$filter=createdDateTime%20ge%20$OLDEST_ISO&\$top=50&\$select=id,from,createdDateTime,body,mentions,messageType,webUrl,replyToId,lastModifiedDateTime"

For each message:

1. Skip if messageType != "message" (system events, call records, etc.)
2. Check mentions[] array: if any entry has mentioned.user.id == MY_USER_ID → INBOX CANDIDATE
3. Check if message is a reply (replyToId exists): fetch root message, check if I sent the root → INBOX CANDIDATE (reply to my thread)
4. Check if I am from.user.id AND the message has no reply from others in the time window → FOLLOWUP CANDIDATE (I spoke, no one replied)

For inbox candidates that are thread roots, fetch replies to see if I've already responded:

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/teams/$TEAM_ID/channels/$CHANNEL_ID/messages/$MESSAGE_ID/replies?\$top=20&\$select=id,from,createdDateTime"

If I've already replied after the mention → skip (not an open inbox item).

Build CHANNEL_INBOX[] and CHANNEL_FOLLOWUP[].

4b — Chat Messages (Mode A + B — all messages)

For each chat in CHATS[]:

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/chats/$CHAT_ID/messages?\$filter=createdDateTime%20ge%20$OLDEST_ISO&\$top=100&\$select=id,from,createdDateTime,body,mentions,messageType,webUrl,replyToId"

Filter: messageType == "message" only.

1:1 DMs:

• Messages FROM the other person → always INBOX CANDIDATE (they're talking to me)
• Check: did I reply after their last message? If no → confirmed inbox item
• Messages FROM me with no response from them → FOLLOWUP CANDIDATE

Group/Meeting chats:

• Messages with MY_USER_ID in mentions[] → INBOX CANDIDATE
• Messages from me with no responses → FOLLOWUP CANDIDATE
• Meeting chats: also scan for patterns like "action item", "AI:", "TODO:", "@name will", "by [date]"
• Meeting chats: scan for MY_DISPLAY_NAME substring in plain text (e.g. if running user is "Priya" and text says "Priya will handle the API redesign") — not all meeting summaries use @mentions
• Adaptive Card messages from the Approvals app: body contains "approval", "approve", "pending your review" → always INBOX CANDIDATE regardless of mention status
• Loop components / collaborative notes in chat: treat as background context only, not inbox items
• System messages (messageType != "message"): skip entirely — these are call-started, member-added, etc. events

Build CHAT_INBOX[] and CHAT_FOLLOWUP[].

Print progress: ✓ Scanned [N]/[TOTAL] areas... (every 20 areas)

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STEP 5 — CLASSIFY ITEMS

Merge:

• ALL_INBOX = CHANNEL_INBOX[] + CHAT_INBOX[] + PLANNER_ASSIGNED[]
• ALL_FOLLOWUP = CHANNEL_FOLLOWUP[] + CHAT_FOLLOWUP[] + PLANNER_DELEGATED[]

Mode A — Inbox Classification

For each inbox item, assign ACTION_TYPE:

ACTION_TYPE	Detection Signals
APPROVAL	"can you approve", "approve kar do", "LGTM?", "sign off", "confirm this", "give green light", "manjoor karo"
DECISION	Direct question ending in ?, "what do you think", "kya lagta hai", "your call", "decide kar lo", "aap batao"
REPLY_NEEDED	1:1 DM from other person with no reply from me in time window
MENTION_UNRESPONDED	@mention in channel/group with no reply from me
BLOCKER	"blocked", "stuck", "ruk gaya", "aage nahi badh pa raha", "waiting on you", "need you to unblock"
REVIEW_REQUEST	"please review", "review kar lo", "check this", "feedback chahiye", "PR ready", "dekh lo"
TASK_ASSIGNED	Planner task assigned to me (from 3c)
MEETING_ACTION	Meeting chat message matching "action item:", "AI:", "@{MY_NAME} will", "you'll handle"

Extract for each item:

• sender_name — display name of who sent it
• source_message — first 200 chars of message body (strip HTML: remove <at>, <p>, etc.)
• action_summary — 1–2 sentence plain English: what is needed from me
• platform_area — "{team_name} / #{channel_name}" or "1:1 with {name}" or "Group: {topic}"
• source_url — webUrl from API response (direct Teams deep link)
• received_at_unix — createdDateTime as Unix timestamp

Mode B — Follow-up Classification

For each follow-up item, assign FOLLOWUP_TYPE:

FOLLOWUP_TYPE	Detection Signals
DELEGATED_TASK	I asked: "can you do", "please handle", "kar dena", "manage kar lo", "you take this"
AWAITING_REPLY	I asked a question, no response received
PENDING_DELIVERY	I asked for a file/doc/output: "share the", "bhej dena", "send me", "jab ready ho tab"
PLANNER_DELEGATED	Planner task I created and assigned to others (from 3d)
DEADLINE_AT_RISK	Planner task with dueDateTime within 24h and assigned to others

Extract for each item:

• assignee_name — who I delegated to
• original_ask — what I asked (first 150 chars)
• asked_at_unix — when I sent the original message
• days_waiting — (now - asked_at_unix) / 86400

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STEP 6 — SCORE AND PRIORITISE

Score each item 0–100:

Base score

Factor	Points
1:1 DM	+35
APPROVAL request	+28
BLOCKER type	+25
DECISION request	+22
MEETING_ACTION	+20
@mention in channel	+20
REVIEW_REQUEST	+18
TASK_ASSIGNED (Planner)	+15
Group chat	+12
Meeting chat	+12
DELEGATED_TASK follow-up	+15
DEADLINE_AT_RISK follow-up	+25
AWAITING_REPLY follow-up	+12

Role keyword boost

Matches in item content	Boost
3+ ROLE_KEYWORDS[]	+20
2 keywords	+15
1 keyword	+10
0 keywords	0

Age modifier

Message age	Modifier
< 2 hours	+20
2–8 hours	+10
8–24 hours	0
> 24 hours	−10
> 72 hours	−20

Recency of activity (for updated items)

Last activity	Modifier
Updated item (from dedupe)	+10

Priority buckets

Score	Priority	Label
75+	P1	🔴 URGENT — act today
50–74	P2	🟡 IMPORTANT — act this week
25–49	P3	🟢 LOW — act when possible
< 25	P4	⚪ NOISE — skip

Drop all P4 items. Do not create tasks for them.

Sort remaining items: P1 first, then P2, then P3. Within each bucket: sort descending by score.

Print: ⚡ Classified: [P1 count] urgent · [P2 count] important · [P3 count] low · [P4 count] noise (dropped)

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STEP 7 — DEDUPE AGAINST STATE.JSON

For each scored item, generate stable SOURCE_URL:

• Channel message: use webUrl from API response (e.g. https://teams.microsoft.com/l/message/...)
• Chat message: use webUrl from API response
• Planner task: planner:{task-id} (no deep link available from API)
• If webUrl is null/empty: construct from IDs → teams:{team-id}:{channel-id}:{message-id}

Dedupe logic:

for each item where SOURCE_URL exists in STATE.seen_messages:
  stored = STATE.seen_messages[SOURCE_URL]

  if stored.status == "done":
    → SKIP entirely

  compute ACTIVITY_HASH = sha256-first-8(sender_name + source_message + platform_area)

  if ACTIVITY_HASH == stored.activity_hash:
    → SKIP (no new activity on this item)
  else:
    → KEEP as UPDATE (new activity on known item)
    → bump score by +10
    → update stored.last_activity_seen = now
    → update stored.activity_hash = ACTIVITY_HASH

for each item NOT in STATE.seen_messages:
  → KEEP as NEW

Use Bash to compute activity hash:

echo -n "${sender_name}${source_message}${platform_area}" | shasum -a 256 | cut -c1-8

Self-heal: For each item where STATE.seen_messages[SOURCE_URL].todo_task_id exists, verify the To Do task still exists:

curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/todo/lists/$TODO_LIST_ID/tasks/$STORED_TASK_ID"

If response is 404 (task deleted/completed externally) → remove from state, treat item as NEW. Increment STATE.self_heal_count.

Print: 🔄 Dedupe: [NEW_COUNT] new · [UPDATED_COUNT] updated · [SKIPPED_COUNT] unchanged · [SELFHEAL_COUNT] self-healed

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STEP 8 — VALIDATE + CREATE TO DO TASKS

Hard validation gate

Each item MUST have ALL of the following before a task is created. If any field is missing or empty → SKIP the item and print a warning.

Required fields:

• SOURCE_URL — non-empty string
• sender_name — non-empty string
• action_summary — non-empty, min 10 characters
• priority — one of P1/P2/P3
• platform_area — non-empty string
• action_type — valid ACTION_TYPE or FOLLOWUP_TYPE value

Task title format

[P1] 💬 Reply to {sender_name} — {topic_slug}         (for REPLY_NEEDED / MENTION_UNRESPONDED)
[P1] ✅ Approve: {topic_slug} — from {sender_name}     (for APPROVAL)
[P1] 🚧 Unblock {sender_name}: {topic_slug}            (for BLOCKER)
[P2] 🔍 Review: {topic_slug} — {sender_name}           (for REVIEW_REQUEST)
[P2] 💭 Decide: {topic_slug}                           (for DECISION)
[P2] 📋 Planner: {task_title}                          (for TASK_ASSIGNED)
[P2] 📅 Meeting action: {topic_slug}                   (for MEETING_ACTION)
[P3] 📤 Follow up with {assignee_name} re: {topic_slug} (for DELEGATED_TASK)
[P3] ⏰ Deadline risk: {topic_slug} — {assignee_name}  (for DEADLINE_AT_RISK)

topic_slug = first 60 chars of message/task title, stripped of HTML. Strip to max 120 chars total for the title.

Task body format

For Inbox items (Mode A):

📍 Area: {platform_area}
🗓 Received: {relative_time} (e.g. "2 hours ago")
👤 From: {sender_name}
📝 What's needed: {action_summary}
🔗 Source: {SOURCE_URL}

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pickle-teams · {ISO_TIMESTAMP}

For Follow-up items (Mode B):

📍 Area: {platform_area}
📤 You asked: {original_ask}
👤 Delegated to: {assignee_name}
⏳ Asked: {relative_days_waiting} ago, no update since
🔗 Source: {SOURCE_URL}

---
pickle-teams · {ISO_TIMESTAMP}

Create task via API

curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{
    \"title\": \"$TASK_TITLE\",
    \"body\": {
      \"contentType\": \"text\",
      \"content\": \"$TASK_BODY\"
    },
    \"importance\": \"$IMPORTANCE\",
    \"dueDateTime\": {
      \"dateTime\": \"$DUE_ISO\",
      \"timeZone\": \"UTC\"
    }
  }" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/todo/lists/$TODO_LIST_ID/tasks"

Importance mapping: P1 → "high", P2 → "normal", P3 → "low"

Due date mapping: P1 → today, P2 → today + 2 days, P3 → today + 5 days

After successful creation, extract returned task_id and store in state.

Print for each task: ✓ Created: "$TASK_TITLE"

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STEP 9 — FOLLOWUP MODE (only if FOLLOWUP_MODE = true)

Show follow-up candidates one by one. For each item in ALL_FOLLOWUP that passed dedupe and validation:

────────────────────────────────────────
📤 Follow-up #{N} of {TOTAL}
   To: {assignee_name}
   Area: {platform_area}
   You asked ({days_waiting} days ago): "{original_ask}"
   Suggested message: "{follow_up_message}"

   Confirm: [y] Send  [s] Skip  [e] Edit message  [a] Send all remaining
────────────────────────────────────────

Wait for explicit user confirmation on each. Never auto-send without y or a.

Follow-up message templates (language-matched to original):

English:

Hey {assignee_name}, following up on "{original_ask_short}" — any update? 🙂

Hindi/Hinglish (detect from original ask language):

Hey {assignee_name}, "{original_ask_short}" ke baare mein follow-up kar raha tha — koi update?

Sending to Teams chat

curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"body\": {\"contentType\": \"text\", \"content\": \"$FOLLOWUP_MESSAGE\"}}" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/chats/$CHAT_ID/messages"

Sending as channel thread reply

curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"body\": {\"contentType\": \"text\", \"content\": \"$FOLLOWUP_MESSAGE\"}}" \
  "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/teams/$TEAM_ID/channels/$CHANNEL_ID/messages/$ROOT_MESSAGE_ID/replies"

Track sent follow-ups in STATE.followups_sent[].

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STEP 10 — SAVE STATE + PRINT SUMMARY

Build updated state JSON

{
  "version": 2,
  "last_run": CURRENT_UNIX,
  "seen_messages": {
    "{SOURCE_URL}": {
      "first_seen": UNIX,
      "last_activity_seen": UNIX,
      "activity_hash": "8-char-hex",
      "todo_task_id": "microsoft-todo-task-id",
      "todo_task_title": "Task title...",
      "status": "open",
      "priority": "P1",
      "action_type": "APPROVAL",
      "sender": "Display Name",
      "platform_area": "Team / #channel or 1:1 with Name"
    }
  },
  "todo_list_id": "list-id-string",
  "self_heal_count": 0,
  "followups_sent": []
}

Write:

cat > ~/.claude/skills/pickle-teams/state.json << 'STATEEOF'
{STATE_JSON}
STATEEOF

Print final summary

════════════════════════════════════════
  🥒 pickle-teams — Done
════════════════════════════════════════

📥 INBOX (needs your action)
  🔴 P1 Urgent    : [N] items
  🟡 P2 Important : [N] items
  🟢 P3 Low       : [N] items
  ⚪ P4 Noise      : [N] dropped

📤 FOLLOW-UP (you delegated)
  [N] items tracked [+ X sent if FOLLOWUP_MODE]

📊 Coverage
  Teams scanned   : [N] teams · [M] channels
  Chats scanned   : [X] 1:1 DMs · [Y] groups · [Z] meetings
  Messages read   : [TOTAL_COUNT]
  Planner tasks   : [P] assigned to me · [Q] delegated by me
  Tasks created   : [N] (To Do: "Task Board - By Pickle")
  Deduped/skipped : [N] unchanged · [N] updated
  Self-healed     : [N] externally completed

🔗 Open To Do: https://to-do.microsoft.com/tasks/inbox

⏱ Run time: ~[X]s

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ERROR HANDLING

Error	Action
401 Unauthorized	Token expired. Print refresh instructions. STOP.
403 Forbidden	Missing Graph permission. List required scopes. STOP.
429 Too Many Requests	Pause 30s (sleep 30), retry once. If still 429, skip that area and continue.
404 Not Found on a resource	Skip that team/channel/chat. Continue.
Empty value array	Skip, no messages in that area. Continue.
teams-config.json malformed	Print: "Config file is invalid JSON. Expected: {access_token: '...'}". STOP.
Bash curl not found	Print: "curl is required. Install via: brew install curl". STOP.
Channel scan fails with 403	Some channels require member/owner. Skip and note in summary.
Message body is null	body.content can be null for system messages or deleted messages. Always null-check before parsing. Skip if null.
Adaptive Card messages	body.contentType == "html" but content is <attachment...>. Strip to extract any plain text. Flag as "[Adaptive Card — open in Teams to view full content]"
Deleted message	deletedDateTime non-null. Skip entirely — do not treat as inbox item.
Guest user @mention	Guest user IDs in mentions[].mentioned.user.id may not match MY_USER_ID pattern. Also check mentions[].mentioned.user.displayName against MY_DISPLAY_NAME as fallback.
Message from bot/app	from.application non-null (bot/app sender). Skip for inbox scoring but retain if it's an approval request (e.g. Approvals app) — detect by checking message body for "approve", "review", "action required".
Private channel 403	Private channels require explicit membership. Log as "skipped (private — no access)" in summary. Never block the run.
Federated/external user	from.user.tenantId differs from your tenant. Still valid sender — treat as normal inbox item.
Meeting chat with no participants	Meeting chats created from calendar invites can have 0 members in /chats/{id}/members. Skip participant name fetch if empty, label as "Meeting chat: {topic}".
Pagination	All curl calls returning value[] MUST follow @odata.nextLink for pagination. Never assume first page is complete for DMs or active channels.

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APPENDIX A — TOKEN AUTO-REFRESH

If token_expiry in config is within 300 seconds of now AND refresh_token + client_id are present, attempt refresh before scanning.

HARD RULES — never wipe a working credential on a failed refresh:

1. Parse the response JSON. Only proceed if it contains a non-empty access_token field.
2. Write to a .tmp sibling file with chmod 600, then mv over the live config (atomic replace).
3. Never log/echo $REFRESH_TOKEN, $ACCESS_TOKEN, or the full response on stderr/stdout.
4. If the refresh response is anything other than a valid token JSON (HTTP error, HTML error page, partial body) → KEEP the existing config untouched, print "token refresh failed — re-run with manual token". Do NOT overwrite.

REFRESH_RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST \
  "https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/token" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
  --data-urlencode "grant_type=refresh_token" \
  --data-urlencode "client_id=$CLIENT_ID" \
  --data-urlencode "refresh_token=$REFRESH_TOKEN" \
  --data-urlencode "scope=Chat.Read ChannelMessage.Read.All Team.ReadBasic.All User.Read Tasks.ReadWrite offline_access")

# Validate: must be JSON, must contain non-empty access_token
NEW_ACCESS=$(printf '%s' "$REFRESH_RESPONSE" | python3 -c 'import sys,json
try:
  d=json.load(sys.stdin)
  t=d.get("access_token","")
  print(t if t else "")
except Exception:
  print("")' 2>/dev/null)

if [ -n "$NEW_ACCESS" ]; then
  # Atomic write — never truncate the live file in place
  umask 077
  TMP="$HOME/.claude/pickle/teams-config.json.tmp.$$"
  printf '%s' "$REFRESH_RESPONSE" | python3 -c 'import sys,json,os
d=json.load(sys.stdin)
d["token_expiry"]=int(__import__("time").time())+int(d.get("expires_in",3600))-60
print(json.dumps(d, indent=2))' > "$TMP"
  chmod 600 "$TMP"
  mv "$TMP" "$HOME/.claude/pickle/teams-config.json"
  echo "🔄 Token refreshed automatically"
else
  echo "⚠️  Token refresh failed — keeping existing config. Re-authenticate via Azure AD device flow if needed (ask Pickle in chat: \"Pickle set me up for Teams\")."
  # DO NOT modify teams-config.json. Either continue with existing token or STOP — never wipe credentials.
fi

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APPENDIX B — TEAMS HTML BODY PARSING

Teams message body.content is HTML. When extracting plain text for action_summary and source_message, strip:

• <at id="...">name</at> → replace with @name
• <p>...</p> → extract text content
• <br> → newline
• <b>, <i>, <u>, <strike> → strip tags, keep text
• <a href="...">text</a> → keep text only
• All other HTML tags → strip, keep text

Use Bash:

echo "$HTML_CONTENT" | sed 's/<at[^>]*>/@ /g' | sed 's/<\/at>//g' | sed 's/<[^>]*>//g' | sed 's/&amp;/\&/g' | sed 's/&lt;/</g' | sed 's/&gt;/>/g' | sed 's/&nbsp;/ /g'

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APPENDIX C — REMOVED

(Previously documented connector-mode tool mapping. Pickle no longer supports third-party Teams connectors — all Graph access goes through the user's own token at ~/.claude/pickle/teams-config.json.)