At the moment, the Microsoft Teams plugin appears to send a typing activity before replies. It would be useful to make that configurable so deployments can turn it off when needed.

Suggested config shape:

{
  "channels": {
    "msteams": {
      "sendTyping": false
    }
  }
}

Alternative naming would also be fine, for example:

• sendTyping
• typingIndicator
• typing.enabled

Expected behaviour:

• default stays as-is for existing installs
• when disabled, the plugin does not send typing activities before replies
• applies consistently across normal reply flows and proactive sends where typing is currently emitted

Why this helps:

• some Teams deployments prefer a quieter UX
• avoids showing a visible “typing” state when it is not wanted
• helps reduce noise from typing-related failures in partially configured Azure/Bot Framework setups
• makes this a supported preference instead of something that needs a code patch

Likely implementation area:

• msteams/src/reply-dispatcher.ts
• any place that currently calls sendActivity({ type: "typing" }) could be gated behind the config flag