Add AI to Your Slack Workspace
Your team uses Slack every day. Add an AI assistant that answers questions, gathers information, and keeps projects moving without anyone leaving the platform.
Slack App Setup
Creating your Slack app and connecting to OpenClaw
Create a Slack App
Visit api.slack.com/apps and click 'Create New App.' Choose 'From scratch' and give it a name. Select the workspace where you want to install it.
Configure Bot Permissions
In the OAuth and Permissions section, add the necessary bot token scopes: chat:write, channels:history, groups:history, im:history, and others depending on your needs. These permissions determine what your bot can see and do.
Install to Your Workspace
Click 'Install to Workspace' and authorize the app. Slack generates a Bot User OAuth Token. Copy this token.
Connect to RunTheAgents
In your RunTheAgents dashboard, navigate to channel settings and select Slack. Enter your Bot User OAuth Token and any other required configuration. Your AI assistant is now connected to your Slack workspace.
Invite the Bot to Channels
In Slack, invite your bot to the channels where you want it active. Type /invite @yourbotname in each channel. The bot can only see and respond in channels it has been invited to.
Slack AI: Beyond Information Retrieval
Slack is where your team works. Adding an AI assistant directly into this environment means your team can access AI capabilities without switching contexts. No new tabs, no new apps, no new login credentials.
The most effective Slack AI setups go beyond answering questions. Teams use their AI assistant to compile daily standup summaries, monitor external websites and report changes, draft communications, coordinate cross-team handoffs, and even onboard new team members by answering their questions in real time.
The key is making the AI assistant a natural part of your team's workflow rather than an extra tool they have to remember to use.
Slack-Specific Capabilities
Channel-Specific Configuration
Different channels, different behavior. Your AI provides technical support in the help channel, project updates in the project channel, and casual conversation in the general channel.
Thread Conversations
Your AI responds in threads to keep channels clean. Long conversations, detailed research results, and multi-step task updates stay organized within threads.
Direct Message Support
Team members can DM the bot for personal assistance: drafting emails, researching topics, or getting help with tasks. These conversations are private to the individual.
Scheduled Messages
Configure your AI to post regular updates: daily standups, weekly summaries, monitoring reports, or any recurring information your team needs.
Slack AI in Team Workflows
Engineering Team
Developers ask the bot to research library documentation, check for known issues with specific error codes, and summarize pull request discussions. The bot browses documentation sites and Stack Overflow to provide relevant answers without anyone leaving Slack.
Sales Team
Sales reps ask the bot to research prospects before calls: company background, recent news, team size, and technology stack. The AI browses the prospect's website, LinkedIn, and press releases, then delivers a briefing in the rep's DM.
Operations Team
The ops team uses the bot to monitor external dashboards, check service statuses, and post morning operational readiness reports. The AI gathers information from multiple sources and compiles it into a single Slack message.
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