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The zeroheight AI integration for Microsoft Teams brings your design system documentation directly into your team's Microsoft Teams  workspace. Ask questions about your styleguides and get answers without leaving your conversations.

Why use this feature?

• Ask questions about your design system directly in Microsoft Teams
• Reduce support requests to your design system team
• Improve design system adoption when information is accessible
• Avoid context switching between Microsoft Teams and documentation

Before you start

You'll need:

• A zeroheight Enterprise plan (AI features require Enterprise access)
• Admin access to your Microsoft Teams workspace
• At least one styleguide in your zeroheight account

Setting up the AI integration for Microsoft Teams 

If you're already using our integration for Microsoft Teams for release notes, you'll need to disable and re-enable it to access the AI features. This ensures you explicitly opt in to AI processing of your design system content.

Step 1: Connect your team's Microsoft Teams workspace

1. Go to Settings → Team → Integrations in your zeroheight account
2. Under the Microsoft Teams header, click Connect to visit the Microsoft Marketplace app listing
3. In the Microsoft Marketplace listing, click Get it now to install the app in your Teams workspace
4. In Microsoft Teams, mention the integration in a channel with @zeroheight
5. The zeroheight bot will respond with 'Welcome! To connect to zeroheight, please visit <link>'
6. Click on the link in the message - it will forward you to zeroheight
   
   
    
7. Agree to the AI disclaimer and click Connect
8. Done! Next time you mention the bot within Microsoft Teams, it will respond to questions about your design system

Once the bot has been added to the workspace, it is available from any public channel.

AI Processing Disclaimer: When you connect the integration, you'll see this notice:

This bot uses AI to answer questions about your design system. Responses may contain inaccuracies - always verify important details with your design system team. 

Your design system documentation will be processed by OpenAI's language models to provide answers. By installing, you consent to this data processing and confirm you have authority to share your team's design system information.

You must accept this disclaimer to proceed with AI features and enable the integration.

Using the AI bot for Microsoft Teams

Basic usage

Once the bot is added to a channel, anyone in that channel can ask questions by @mentioning the bot:

@zeroheight What are the spacing guidelines for mobile layouts?

@zeroheight When should I use the Radio component instead of Checkbox?

@zeroheight Show me the button component documentation

Getting specific answers

The bot has access to all your styleguides. For more targeted responses, mention the specific styleguide in your question:

@zeroheight In the Mobile App styleguide, what are the typography scales?

@zeroheight Find the color tokens in the Brand Guidelines styleguide

What the bot can access

The AI bot can answer questions about:

• All content in your published styleguides (components, guidelines, tokens, patterns)
• Private styleguides (password-protected or SSO-secured)
• Private pages within styleguides
• Formatted content including code examples, tables, and embedded content

The bot cannot access:

• Analytics data
• Adoption insights
• User management features
• Billing information

Example questions for your team

For designers:

• "What are the approved color tokens for dark mode?"
• "Show me the spacing scale we use for layouts"
• "Do we have guidelines for icon sizes?"

For engineers:

• "Where can I find the button component specifications?"
• "What typography tokens should I use for mobile?"
• "Link me to the latest form component documentation"

For product managers:

• "What's the guideline for accessibility contrast ratios?"
• "Which components are ready for production use?"
• "Where are the brand guidelines for external marketing?"

For new team members:

• "What's in our design system styleguide?"
• "List the components available in our library"
• "Where's the documentation for using design tokens?"

AI accuracy expectations

• Response accuracy may vary. The AI is learning and improving. Always verify important details with your design system team.
• We're still actively improving the bot's understanding of design system terminology and context.

Troubleshooting

The bot isn't responding to questions

1. Check the bot is in the workspace: Make sure zeroheight bot is visible in the Apps section of your Teams workspace
2. Verify the integration is linked to your zeroheight account: Go to Settings → Team → Integrations and confirm that the Microsoft Teams section shows a Disconnect button
3. Try a different question: Rephrase your question or be more specific about what you're looking for

General Microsoft Teams integration issues

For broader integration problems:

• Can't connect to Microsoft Teams: Check with your Microsoft Teams admin or IT team about app permissions
• Permission errors: Ensure the bot has been added to workspaces where you want to use it

Slack compatibility

If your team is connected to Slack, you'll need to disconnect the integration before setting up the AI integration for Teams.

Getting help

If you continue to experience issues with the AI integration for Microsoft Teams:

• Contact support: Visit our How do I contact support guide for the best ways to reach us
• Join our community: Connect with other zeroheight users in the zheroes Slack community for tips and best practices