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Planner Quick Capture – Microsoft Teams Native Button

A lightweight Microsoft Teams bot + message extension that adds a persistent 'Quick Add Task' button in Teams chat and meeting sidebars. Users highlight text, click the button, select a Planner board/bucket in a 2-step modal, and the task is created with that text as the title—no navigation away from Teams, no form-filling. The plugin syncs directly to Microsoft Graph API, creating tasks with auto-populated due dates (today/tomorrow/this week presets) and assignee detection from context.

PLUGIN

14 weeks • 70% confidence

Value Proposition

Eliminates the 6–8 click Planner UI journey by embedding task creation into the flow where work actually happens (Teams chat/meetings). Captures tasks at meeting speed without context-switching. Beats Planner's native UI by 80% fewer clicks and zero page loads.

Target Audience

Teams-first companies (100–5,000 employees) already on Microsoft 365, especially those in professional services, consulting, and operations where meeting-to-task capture speed is critical.

Key Features

  • Teams message extension context menu (right-click 'Add to Planner')
  • Meeting sidebar widget with instant task creation
  • 2-step modal: board selection + optional due date preset
  • And more, with full implementation detail...

Tech Stack

Microsoft Teams Toolkit (Node.js or C#) Microsoft Graph SDK (JavaScript or C#) Azure AD for OAuth2 React or Adaptive Cards for modal UI
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Original Problem

Users struggle with clunky task creation workflows in Microsoft Planner

Teams using Microsoft Planner find the task addition process unintuitive and time-consuming, forcing them to navigate multiple clicks and unclear UI patterns just to add a simple task. This friction causes users to abandon the tool or seek alternative project management solutions, especially when they need quick task capture during meetings or rapid planning sessions. Current solutions lack streamlined, one-click task entry that matches the speed of competing tools.

Score: 17.5%