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# Adding Arnica to a Team or Channel

Add the Arnica bot to a Microsoft Teams team or channel so Arnica can post findings there

## Overview

Installing the Arnica app gives every user a private chat with the Arnica bot. To send findings to a shared destination — for example a security review channel or a squad's channel — the bot must also be added to the team and channel.

{% hint style="warning" %}
The Arnica Teams App must already be installed and connected to your Microsoft tenant, as described in [Integrating with Microsoft Teams](/arnica-documentation/getting-started/chatops/microsoft-teams.md#integrating-with-microsoft-teams).

Add Arnica to the **team** before adding it to a specific channel. Arnica records a channel only once it knows the team that contains it, so a channel added first is not saved and does not appear in the recipient list.
{% endhint %}

## Adding Arnica to a team or channel

1. Navigate to the **Teams** tab in the Teams sidebar.
2. Select the team or channel to add Arnica to and start a new post.
3. Type `@` and select **Get bots**.

<figure><img src="https://4035514934-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FMxc1Ek3qoIZi5t2Sx7do%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e4019408fb33b7a7c9a3d92b8254383f27d47833%2FTeamsChannel.png?alt=media" alt="Starting a new post in a Teams channel and selecting Get bots"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

4. Search for and select the Arnica bot — **Arnica**, or **Arnica EU** for tenants hosted in the European Union.

<figure><img src="https://4035514934-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FMxc1Ek3qoIZi5t2Sx7do%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-b7505ea8a5d7d0499723e1bebc3f77dc6bdbd044%2FTeamsAddArnica.png?alt=media" alt="Selecting the Arnica bot from the list of available bots"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

5. Arnica is now mentioned in your post.

<figure><img src="https://4035514934-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FMxc1Ek3qoIZi5t2Sx7do%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-1a20ea479e60e63a2a472b2010202059fe23ea76%2FTeamsTag.png?alt=media" alt="A Teams post mentioning the Arnica bot"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

6. Send the post. Arnica joins the team or channel.

<figure><img src="https://4035514934-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FMxc1Ek3qoIZi5t2Sx7do%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-1b4b7aa378271922acdaaa3935c295652e2cf26d%2Fimage.png?alt=media" alt="The Arnica bot joining a Teams channel"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="info" %}
Adding the Arnica bot to public channels may result in Arnica declining the invitation. If Arnica does not post a "Get Started" message in the chat, try inviting the bot to a private team.
{% endhint %}

## Where teams and channels appear in Arnica

Arnica's notification recipient list is built from the Teams destinations it has already seen, not from every channel in Microsoft Graph:

* A **channel** appears once Arnica has been added to its team and has seen activity in that channel.
* Selecting a **team** rather than a specific channel delivers notifications to that team's **General** channel.
* A **user** appears once that user has interacted with the Arnica bot at least once.

Channels are listed as `<team name>/<channel name>`, so the same channel name in two different teams stays distinguishable.

{% hint style="info" %}
Deleting a channel in Teams does not remove it from Arnica's recipient list, and uninstalling the app does not remove saved destinations. Remove the Microsoft Teams integration on the [Integrations page](https://app.arnica.io/#/admin/integrations) to clear everything Arnica saved for the Microsoft tenant.
{% endhint %}

## Related topics

* [Microsoft Teams integration overview](/arnica-documentation/getting-started/chatops/microsoft-teams.md)
* [Interacting With the Arnica Teams Bot](/arnica-documentation/getting-started/chatops/microsoft-teams/interacting-with-the-arnica-teams-bot.md)
* [Operational Guidance](/arnica-documentation/getting-started/chatops/microsoft-teams/operational-guidance.md)