Botkit is an open source developer tool for building chat bots, apps and custom integrations for major messaging platforms.
This repository contains the core Botkit library, as well as a series of plugins and extensions for connecting Botkit to messaging and chat platforms and other tools in the bot building ecosystem.
Botkit is part of the Microsoft Bot Framework and is released under the MIT Open Source license
| Package | Description | NPM Status |
|---|---|---|
| botkit | Botkit Core library |  |
| botbuilder-adapter-web | A platform adapter for the web |  |
| botbuilder-adapter-slack | A platform adapter for Slack |  |
| botbuilder-adapter-webex | A platform adapter for Webex Teams |  |
| botbuilder-adapter-hangouts | A platform adapter for Google |  |
| botbuilder-adapter-twilio-sms | A platform adapter for Twilio SMS |  |
| botbuilder-adapter-facebook | A platform adapter for Facebook Messenger |  |
| generator-botkit | A Yeoman generator for creating a new Botkit project |  |
| botkit-plugin-cms | A plugin that adds support for Botkit CMS |  |
This repo contains multiple inter-linked packages containing Botkit Core, platform adapter packages, and some additional plugins and extensions. To build these locally, follow the instructions below.
Install lerna and TypeScript globally:
npm install -g typescript
npm install -g lernaClone the entire Botkit project from Github.
git clone git@github.com:howdyai/botkit.gitEnter the new folder and install the dependent packages:
cd botkit
npm installUse lerna to set up the local packages:
lerna bootstrap --hoistNow, build all of the libraries:
lerna run buildTo build updated versions of the class reference documents found in packages/docs, run:
lerna run build-docs