Employee Service (ITSM) Channels Setup Coordinator
Interactive coordinator that presents a menu of ITSM channel setup options and delegates to the appropriate child skill based on user selection.
Scope
- In scope: Presenting the channel setup menu to the user. Delegating to child skills based on selection (Portal, Teams, Slack). Validating prerequisites before delegation. Providing clear descriptions of each channel capability.
- Out of scope: Directly calling setup APIs for any channel — always delegate to the dedicated child skill. Channel-specific configuration details beyond the initial enablement. User permission assignment. Post-setup testing. ITSM notification preferences (a separate concern — handle those with the dedicated notification-preferences skill, not through this menu).
Available Channel Setup Skills
This coordinator can invoke three distinct channel setup skills:
1. Portal Setup
Skill: experience-portal-create
What it does:
- Creates a Digital Experience portal for employee self-service
- Supports Employee Service, Partner, and Customer portals
Prerequisites:
- Vary by portal type
Use when: User wants to create a portal for employee self-service.
2. Microsoft Teams Setup
Skill: service-itsm-teams-configure
What it does:
- Enables the
service-cloud-itsm-teams-integrationSalesforce Go feature via headless-360's feature-enablement Connect API — the only verified path that flipsITSMTeamsEnabled(direct PATCH of the org preference is blocked with 401) - Optionally enables the sibling
OrgHasITSMFulfillerTeams/OrgHasEmployeeServiceTeamspreferences - Verifies
ITSMTeamsEnabledafterward and reports the remaining manual (Microsoft-side) steps
Prerequisites:
- Teams ITSM add-on licenses
- Setup admin permissions
Use when: User wants Microsoft Teams integration for IT Service Desk or Employee Service apps.
Teams sub-skills service-itsm-teams-configure delegates to (surface these if the user asks for
a specific half): service-itsm-teams-itdesk-configure (fulfiller/IT Desk checklist),
service-itsm-teams-itservice-configure (employee/IT Service checklist),
service-itsm-teams-employee-agent-configure (embedded "Ask AI Agent"), and
service-itsm-teams-debug (diagnose a failing Teams setup — login, tab loading, agent, swarming, SSO).
Swarming (collaborative problem-solving) is configured inside the Teams setup flow, not as a
separate top-level channel option.
3. Slack Setup
Skill: the installed Slack ITSM setup skill — resolve it from the skills catalog at delegation time by name pattern (see Choice 3 in the workflow); do not hardcode a single skill name.
What it does:
- Enables Slack integration for ITSM (Employee Service / IT Service on Slack)
- Configures the Slack workspace connection and required org preferences/permission sets
Prerequisites:
- Slack workspace with admin access
- Org has Slack integration enabled
Use when: User wants Slack integration for ITSM.
Workflow
Step 1: Present Menu to User
Always present the menu before proceeding:
Do NOT proceed until the user provides a choice.
Step 2: Validate Prerequisites
Based on user's choice, check prerequisites before delegating to child skills:
For Choice 2 (Teams Integration):
- Check if Teams master toggle API is accessible
- Attempt to query current toggle state
- If prerequisites fail, inform user about missing Teams ITSM licenses
If prerequisites fail:
- Explain what's missing (licenses, features, permissions)
- Offer alternative choices (e.g., suggest Slack if Teams licenses missing)
- Do NOT attempt to execute the chosen configuration
Step 3: Delegate to Child Skill
Choice 1: Portal Setup
Delegation:
The portal creation skill will handle all clarifying questions (portal type, name, URL prefix, etc.).
After delegation: "Success: Portal setup delegated to experience-portal-create skill. Follow the prompts to complete portal creation."
Choice 2: Microsoft Teams Setup
Delegation:
On success: "Success: Microsoft Teams integration master toggle is enabled. Background provisioning in progress (2-5 minutes).
Next steps:
- Configure Azure AD application
- Set up Salesforce IT Desk and/or IT Service apps"
On failure: "Failed: Teams integration failed: [error details]
Resolution:
- Verify org has Teams ITSM licenses
- Try option #3 (Slack) instead"
Choice 3: Slack Setup
Resolve the delegation target deterministically from the skills catalog, then invoke the result. Do not decide by prose guesswork — look the skill up:
Manual instructions (only if the catalog lookup returned no Slack skill): "No Slack ITSM setup skill is installed in this environment. To configure Slack manually:
- Navigate to: Setup → Integrations → Slack
- Connect your Slack workspace
- Configure Slack apps for ITSM"
Decision Tree
Rules / Constraints
Prerequisites by Choice
Choice 1: Portal Setup
- Vary by portal type (see experience-portal-create skill)
Choice 2: Teams Setup
- Teams ITSM licenses
- Setup admin permissions
Choice 3: Slack Setup
- Slack workspace with admin access
- Org has Slack integration enabled
Error Handling
If user provides invalid choice:
"Please choose a valid option: 1, 2, or 3."
If prerequisites check fails:
"I've detected that your org is missing [specific requirement].
I recommend choosing [alternative option] instead, which works with your current org configuration."
If delegation fails:
"The [child skill name] encountered an error: [error message]
[Provide specific resolution steps based on error]"
If user is unsure which to choose:
"Let me help you decide:
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Do you want a portal for employee self-service?
- Digital Experience portal → Choose #1
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Do you want to enable a communication channel?
- Microsoft Teams → Choose #2
- Slack → Choose #3
- Both → Run #2, then #3"
Related Operations
After completing channel setup via this coordinator:
- Configure channel-specific settings — customize each channel's behavior
- Set up Azure AD — required for Teams (if Teams selected)
- Configure ITSM notifications — use the dedicated notification-preferences skill (separate from this coordinator)
- Test channels — verify each channel is working
To modify later:
- Enable additional channels — rerun this coordinator with different option
- Disable channels — use corresponding disable skills
- Update channel settings — navigate to Setup → [Channel] → Settings
Embedded Agentforce Agent in Microsoft Teams
Making the embedded Agentforce agent actually reply inside the Teams custom client ("Salesforce Employee Assist" / "Ask AI Agent") is the hardest, most under-documented part of Teams ITSM. It is now a dedicated skill:
→ service-itsm-teams-employee-agent-configure
The verified architecture is a Web Enhanced-messaging channel with User Verification OFF
(auth mode false) — the Teams client uses the scrt2 unauthenticated token endpoint — the
Teams_AgentForce custom-client Embedded Service Deployment, an Omni-Flow routing flow
targeting a real, Active Agentforce Employee Agent, and an Agent Access permission set
enabling that agent for the portal user. That skill also covers the key diagnostic: "agent joins
then leaves without replying" has two fixable causes — auth mode left ON (→ /eventrouter/v1/sse
401) and the portal user missing Agent Access — not an unfixable agent-runtime failure.
API Type Classification
This coordinator:
- Does NOT call APIs directly — it delegates to child skills
- Uses interactive menu for user selection
- Child skills handle all API calls
Child skills used:
experience-portal-create— Connect APIservice-itsm-teams-configure— headless-360 (Salesforce Go feature-enablement Connect API)- Slack ITSM setup skill (resolved from catalog by name pattern) — child skill handles its own API calls
Important Notes
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This is an interactive coordinator — it MUST present the menu and wait for user choice before executing anything.
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Always delegate to child skills — this coordinator doesn't implement channel-specific logic; it only routes to the appropriate skill.
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Some skills may not exist yet — if a skill is not found, provide manual setup instructions so the user isn't blocked.
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Notifications are handled elsewhere — ITSM notification preferences are not a channel-menu option; route those requests to the dedicated notification-preferences skill.
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Swarming lives inside Teams — Swarming is not a standalone menu option; it is configured within the Teams setup flow (
service-itsm-teams-configure), since it requires Teams. -
Prerequisites vary by channel — each channel has different licensing and feature requirements.
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No retry logic — this coordinator doesn't retry failed operations. Surface the error and let user decide next steps.
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Educational role — help users understand what each channel does and which prerequisites they need.


