slack

Slack is a business communication platform that offers teams a unified place for messaging, tools, and files.

With Slack, you can:

• Automate agent notifications: Send real-time updates from your Agent Forge agents to any Slack channel

• Create webhook endpoints: Configure Slack bots as webhooks to trigger Agent Forge workflows from Slack activities

• Enhance agent workflows: Integrate Slack messaging into your agents to deliver results, alerts, and status updates

• Create and share Slack canvases: Programmatically generate collaborative documents (canvases) in Slack channels

• Read messages from channels: Retrieve and process recent messages from any Slack channel for monitoring or workflow triggers

In Agent Forge, the Slack integration enables your agents to programmatically interact with Slack in several ways as part of their workflows:

• Send messages: Agents can send formatted messages to any Slack channel or user, supporting Slack's markdown syntax for rich formatting.

• Create canvases: Agents can create and share Slack canvases (collaborative documents) directly in channels, enabling richer content sharing and documentation.

• Read messages: Agents can read recent messages from channels, allowing for monitoring, reporting, or triggering further actions based on channel activity.

The Agent Forge Slack integration allows for powerful automation scenarios by sending notifications, alerts, updates, and reports directly to your team's communication hub. Your agents can deliver timely information, share process results, create collaborative documents, or alert team members when attention is needed.

This integration bridges the gap between your AI workflows and your team's communication, ensuring everyone stays informed without manual intervention.

By connecting Agent Forge with Slack, you can create agents that keep your team updated, enhance collaboration by automatically sharing insights, and reduce manual status updates, all within your existing Slack workspace.

Usage Instructions

Comprehensive Slack integration with OAuth authentication. Send formatted messages using Slack's markdown syntax.

Tools

slack_message

Send messages to Slack channels or users through the Slack API. Supports Slack markdown formatting.

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
authMethod	string	No	Authentication method: oauth or bot_token
botToken	string	No	Bot token for Custom Bot
accessToken	string	No	OAuth access token or bot token for Slack API
channel	string	Yes	Target Slack channel (e.g., #general)
text	string	Yes	Message text to send (supports Slack markdown formatting)

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
ts	string	Message timestamp
channel	string	Channel identifier
canvas_id	string	Canvas identifier
title	string	Canvas title
messages	json	Message data

slack_canvas

Create and share Slack canvases in channels. Canvases are collaborative documents within Slack.

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
authMethod	string	No	Authentication method: oauth or bot_token
botToken	string	No	Bot token for Custom Bot
accessToken	string	No	OAuth access token or bot token for Slack API
channel	string	Yes	Target Slack channel (e.g., #general)
title	string	Yes	Title of the canvas
content	string	Yes	Canvas content in markdown format
document_content	object	No	Structured canvas document content

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
ts	string	Message timestamp
channel	string	Channel identifier
canvas_id	string	Canvas identifier
title	string	Canvas title
messages	json	Message data

slack_message_reader

Read the latest messages from Slack channels. Retrieve conversation history with filtering options.

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
authMethod	string	No	Authentication method: oauth or bot_token
botToken	string	No	Bot token for Custom Bot
accessToken	string	No	OAuth access token or bot token for Slack API
channel	string	Yes	Slack channel to read messages from (e.g., #general)
limit	number	No	Number of messages to retrieve (default: 10, max: 100)
oldest	string	No	Start of time range (timestamp)
latest	string	No	End of time range (timestamp)

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
ts	string	Message timestamp
channel	string	Channel identifier
canvas_id	string	Canvas identifier
title	string	Canvas title
messages	json	Message data

Notes

• Category: tools

• Type: slack