Adaptive Cards Authoring

Adaptive Cards Authoring

Use this skill when a web-only, structured interaction is clearer as a card than as plain markdown.

Good fits

• approval / reject / revise flows
• choosing one of a few next actions
• short structured data capture
• persistent status or completion receipts
• link collections where explicit buttons are clearer than inline links

Avoid cards when markdown is clearer, the interaction is long-form, or the action semantics are not supported.

PiClaw payload shape

Emit a normal message with a concise fallback plus one adaptive_card content block:

{
  "type": "adaptive_card",
  "card_id": "approval-123",
  "schema_version": "1.5",
  "state": "active",
  "fallback_text": "Approval requested.",
  "payload": {
    "type": "AdaptiveCard",
    "version": "1.5",
    "body": [
      { "type": "TextBlock", "text": "Approval requested", "weight": "Bolder", "size": "Medium" }
    ],
    "actions": [
      { "type": "Action.Submit", "title": "Approve", "data": { "decision": "approve" } }
    ]
  }
}

PiClaw currently supports:

• timeline rendering via content_blocks
• actions: Action.Submit, Action.OpenUrl
• states: active, completed, cancelled, failed
• agent-owned posting via send_adaptive_card

Do not rely on Action.ShowCard, Action.ToggleVisibility, complex refresh/auth flows, or non-web card delivery unless you are explicitly extending core support.

Authoring rules

1. Keep schema_version / payload.version at 1.5 unless there is a specific reason otherwise.
2. Keep content and fallback_text short and human-readable.
3. Prefer simple primitives: TextBlock, FactSet, Input.*, ChoiceSet, Toggle.
4. Keep button labels short and explicit.
5. Use Action.Submit for structured decisions and Action.OpenUrl for external links.
6. Keep submission payloads small, flat, and readable.
7. Assume cards are web-only unless you also provide a graceful markdown fallback.
8. Prefer one clear card over a dense wall of controls.
9. Keep critical meaning visible in the fallback message too.

Prompt pattern

Use an Adaptive Card for this response because the interaction is structured and web-only.

Constraints:
- Target the current PiClaw web runtime
- Emit a concise fallback message plus one adaptive_card content block
- Use schema version 1.5
- Only use supported actions: Action.Submit and/or Action.OpenUrl
- Keep the card compact and readable in a narrow pane
- Keep submission payloads small and explicit
- If a card would be worse than markdown, say so and return markdown instead

Task:
<describe the approval / choice / form interaction>

For more deterministic output, ask for:

1. a fallback message string
2. exactly one adaptive_card content block JSON object

Templates and implementation notes

• Reuse templates.md for concrete card patterns instead of inventing ad hoc ones.
• If you are implementing card emission in PiClaw itself, prefer send_adaptive_card.
• If you need low-level posting, use message content_blocks or messages with action: "post".