CRITICAL HIVE Microsoft Teams EARLY ACCESS

Hiring updates in Teams. Decisions in Critical Hive.

Your team lives in Teams. Critical Hive posts a short card to the channel you choose when an interview is scored, a candidate asks for a person, an interview is booked, or an integrity signal needs a look. One way, no candidate emails, and a person still makes every hiring decision.

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  • Channel notifications
  • Webhook stored encrypted
  • Names optional
  • Never reads Teams
#hiring-securityTeams channel
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Adaptive Card
Interview scored and ready to reviewDana C.'s interview for Security Analyst is ready. AI suggests advance.
Score 82 / 100 · AI advice
link to the report
Open in Critical HiveSign in, read the evidence, decide
A person decides

ILLUSTRATIVE

01 What gets posted

Four events, each one switchable.

Choose which events post a message. Each card is short and links back to the report.

Interview scored

A candidate finishes and the report is ready. The card shows the role, the AI-advice score and the integrity status, so the right person picks it up.

Human interview requested

A candidate chose to speak with a person instead of the AI. No request sits unread in someone's inbox.

Booked, moved or cancelled

When a candidate books, reschedules or cancels an interview you offered, the channel knows straight away.

High-risk integrity signal

A scored interview with a high-risk signal is called out on its own, with a reminder to read the integrity report before relying on the result.

Names are your call

Include the candidate's name, or switch it off and cards say “A candidate”. Email addresses, transcripts and video are never included either way.

A visible log

The last messages and their outcome are listed in Critical Hive, including a plain-language reason if one could not be delivered.

02 How it works

Set up in five minutes, with no admin consent screens.

  1. Create a webhook in Teams

    In the channel, add a Workflows flow with the template “Post to a channel when a webhook request is received”, and copy its web address. An older Incoming Webhook address also works.

  2. Paste it into Critical Hive

    Under Integrations, open the Microsoft Teams tab and paste the address. It is stored encrypted and is not shown again. Only Microsoft webhook addresses are accepted.

  3. Pick your events

    Switch on the events you want and decide whether names appear. Save, then send a test message to confirm the channel receives it.

  4. Your team sees it, a person decides

    Cards arrive as things happen. Anyone with access follows the link, signs in and reads the evidence. Decisions are made in Critical Hive, not in Teams.

03 Safe by design

Small, one-way and easy to switch off.

  • One direction only: Critical Hive posts to your webhook and reads nothing from Teams
  • No bot, no chat commands and no access to messages, files or calendars through this integration
  • The webhook address is a secret: stored encrypted, never shown again, and never sent to the browser
  • Only Microsoft webhook addresses are accepted, so it cannot be pointed at an internal system
  • At most 60 messages an hour per workspace, with a failed delivery never affecting an interview, report or booking
  • Setup and removal are written to the audit log, without the address
  • Disconnect any time, then delete the webhook in Teams if you want it gone there too

STATUS

Early access.

Channel notifications: built and tested against a simulated Teams webhook receiver, covering card content, event switches, names on and off, failures and disconnecting. Send the built-in test message to confirm it works with your own channel.

Teams meeting links: an optional setting that adds a Microsoft Teams link to interviews booked through Critical Hive, when a Microsoft 365 calendar is connected. That calendar connection is also early access.

Not built: a Teams bot, chat commands, decisions or approvals inside Teams, and single sign-on through Teams.

Scheduling & calendar connection

04 FAQ

Teams, answered.

Microsoft Teams is a trademark of Microsoft. Critical Hive is not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft. See also our Workday integration.

What does the Teams integration do?

It posts a short card into a Teams channel you choose when something needs your team's attention: an interview is scored, a candidate asks for a human interview, an interview is booked, moved or cancelled, or an interview carries a high-risk integrity signal. Each card links back to the report in Critical Hive.

Does it read anything from Teams?

No. It is one direction only. Critical Hive posts to a webhook that you create in Teams, and nothing is read from Teams. There is no bot, no chat commands and no access to your messages or files.

Can people make hiring decisions inside Teams?

No. A card tells your team something happened and links to the report. Recruiters and hiring managers read the evidence and decide in Critical Hive. The AI never moves or rejects a candidate.

What appears in a message?

A short title and sentence, the role, the AI-advice score and integrity status where relevant, and a link to open the report (which needs a Critical Hive sign-in). A candidate's name is included only if your admin allows it, and you can switch it off so cards say “A candidate”. Email addresses, transcripts and video are never included.

How do we set it up?

In Teams, add a Workflows flow with the template “Post to a channel when a webhook request is received” for the channel you want, and copy its web address. Paste it into Critical Hive under Integrations, choose the events, and send a test message. An older Incoming Webhook connector address also works.

How is the webhook protected?

Anyone holding a webhook address can post to the channel, so Critical Hive treats it as a secret: it is stored encrypted and is never shown again. Only Microsoft webhook addresses are accepted, messages are limited to 60 an hour per workspace, and you can disconnect at any time and delete the webhook in Teams as well.

What if Teams is down or the webhook is deleted?

Nothing breaks. Interviews, reports and bookings carry on, and the failure is shown in a recent-messages log with a plain explanation, for example that the webhook no longer exists.

Can interviews be held on Teams?

For human interviews booked through Critical Hive, an optional setting adds a Microsoft Teams meeting link to the booking when a Microsoft 365 calendar is connected. That calendar connection is in early access. The AI interview itself runs in the candidate's browser and does not use Teams.

Is it production ready?

It is in early access. The behaviour, including card content, event switches, failure handling and security rules, is tested against a simulated Teams webhook receiver. Use the built-in test message to confirm it works with your own channel before relying on it.

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