hackerkid/bots

Table of Contents

• Platform Documentation
• Tools For Building Bots
• Libraries
• Bot Stores
• Tutorials
• Communities

Platform Documentation

• Facebook messanger
• Slack
• Discord
• Telegram
• Kik
• Zulip
• HipChat
• Skype
• Cisco Spark
• Microsoft Bot Framework
• WeChat
• VKontakt

Tools For Building Bots

• wit.ai - Easily create text or voice based bots that humans can chat with.
• Botkit - Botkit eases the process of designing and running bots that live inside Slack.
• api.ai - Build brand-unique, natural language interactions for devices, applications and services.
• Text It - Visually build SMS and voice apps to engage your customers.
• Chatfuel - The intuitive bot builder with AI navigation. No coding required.
• Watson - Bring the power of cognitive computing to your apps.
• Beep Boop - Beep Boop is a simple hosting platform for your Slack and Messenger bots.
• Dexter - Get a Slack bot that responds with answers from your own Google Sheet.
• Converse AI - Respond to customer questions instantly with intelligent chatbot technology.
• Gupshup - Easiest & fastest way to build & deploy your bots on any channel.
• Haven OnDemand - They are similar APIs as that of watson, but far well documented and have a freemium version.

Libraries

General

• Qtypes - Rule based Answer Type classification system in Node.js.
• BotKit - Botkit is a toolkit for making bot applications.
• Claudia Bot Builder - Create chat bots for FB, Slack, Skype and Telegram and deploy to AWS Lambda in minutes.
• Universal Bot Framework - Create crossplatform chat bots for FB Messenger, Kik, Telegram and Skype with just one logic.

Facebook Messenger

• Go

Slack

• Node.js (Official)
• Python (Official)

Telegram

• Node.js
• PHP

Bot Stores

• botlist - An App Store For Bots.
• Slack Store - The official Slack bot store.
• Telegram Store - The official Telegram bot store.
• Product Hunt - Product Hunt bot list.
• Dashbot - Dashbot bot directory.

Tutorials

• The Complete Beginner’s Guide To Chatbots..
• The Secret To Making Your Own Facebook Messenger Bot In Less Than 15 Minutes.
• How To Build Bots for Messenger.
• Creating A Chat Bot.
• A Beginner’s Guide To Your First Bot.
• Pair Programming a Facebook Messenger Bot.

Communities

• Bots - Facebook group.
• UX for Bots - Facebook group.
• Chat Bot Magazine - Medium.
• HH Bots - Facebook group.
• Messenger Platform Developer Community - Facebook group.

License

To the extent possible under law, Vishnu Ks has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.