gathering-context

To gather context from email and Teams history, search across both channels using MS Graph retrieval tools to find prior discussions about a person or topic, then generate a concise summary to support accurate replies. The Skill searches local knowledge bases first, then email and Teams.

Yes, you can search Teams chat history and email simultaneously to find prior discussions. The Skill uses MS Graph tools like list-mail-messages and list-chat-messages to gather cross-channel context about a specific person before you draft a response.

The best way to summarize cross-channel context without fabricating facts is to use a Skill that retrieves actual messages via MS Graph and produces a concise, safe summary of about 500 words. It masks PII and credentials encountered during the retrieval process.

Yes, you need MS Graph tools to search email and Teams chat for prior conversations. The Skill requires MS Graph tools like search-query, list-mail-messages, get-mail-message, find-chat, and list-chat-messages to retrieve cross-channel history.

Yes, gathering context from a knowledge base and web search stops early to save costs. The Skill walks channels from fast and cheap to slow, halting once enough information is found, and only performs public web search when needed.

The default time window for searching email and Teams history when gathering context is the last two weeks. You can ask your AI to gather context for a specific person and topic within this window to prepare before drafting replies.