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Teams IT Bot: Time-Boxed Elevated Access Grants

Engineers request just-in-time elevated access in Teams; the bot grants a scoped, expiring role and schedules automatic revocation when the window ends.

CategoryChatbots
EngineSim + Paperclip
Difficultyadvanced
Triggerchat
Steps6
Setup~25 min

How it runs

The automated pipeline, trigger to output.

  • TriggerEngineer requests elevated access in TeamsMicrosoft Teams
  • LogicValidate duration cap and elevation eligibility
  • ActionGrant scoped role via target system APIHTTP webhook
  • ActionRecord grant and expiry in access ledgerPostgreSQLPostgres
  • ActionScheduled pass revokes expired grantsHTTP webhook
  • OutputPost grant window and auto-expiry to TeamsMicrosoft Teams

What it does

Grants temporary privileged access on demand and guarantees it expires. An engineer asks for elevated access to a system for a set duration; the bot validates the request against policy, grants a scoped role, and records an expiry so a scheduled pass automatically revokes it.

When to use it

Use it to replace standing admin privileges with just-in-time access. Ideal for break-glass and production-debugging scenarios where access must be auditable and self-revoking.

How it works

  1. 1An engineer messages the bot requesting elevated access, target system, and duration.
  2. 2A logic step validates the duration cap and that the requester is eligible for elevation.
  3. 3The bot grants the scoped role via the target system's API.
  4. 4It writes the grant and its expiry timestamp to a Postgres ledger.
  5. 5A scheduled revocation pass reads the ledger and calls the API to remove expired grants.
  6. 6The bot posts the grant window and auto-expiry time back into the Teams thread.

Set it up

What you configure once, before turning it on.

  1. 1
    Connect Microsoft TeamsChannels, chats, files.
  2. 2
    Connect PostgresAny Postgres URL — query, write, migrate.
  3. 3
    Connect HTTP webhookTrigger any URL on agent actions.
  4. 4
    Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
  5. 5
    Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
  6. 6
    Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.

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