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Slack Task Tools

Lets an agent read and post in Slack through a linked bot, within Paperclip task permissions

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Repository
paperclipai/paperclip
Stars
110,078
Licence
MIT
Files
1 file

What it does

This skill teaches an AI agent how to use Slack tools that Paperclip provides for a task. The agent can read shared Slack discussions, search a channel, and when asked, post messages, reactions, pins, and similar items through an assigned Slack bot. It is designed so the agent works only with the bot and the linked requester's access, never handling Slack tokens itself, and so destructive actions or channel creation wait for approval.

Great for

  • Teams running Paperclip agents that need to summarise or act on Slack conversations
  • People who want a routine to send a Slack DM or channel update at a set time
  • Operators who need an audit-friendly way for agents to post to Slack under a linked user's permissions

Skip it if

  • Anyone wanting a standalone Slack integration outside Paperclip, since the skill depends on Paperclip's task tools and connection setup
  • Sensitive private-channel research, because the skill restricts private material to its source channel or a DM with the requester and may require asking the requester to move conversations
  • Unattended workflows that must post without a configured bot and linked user, since delivery fails or is uncertain without them

Try asking

  • “Search the assigned Slack channel for discussion about the launch decision and summarise it with source links”
  • “Send me a Slack message with today's open task status”
  • “At 10am every weekday, post a summary of yesterday's Slack thread to the team channel”
  • “Read the thread replies in this Slack conversation and draft a plan for my review”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Slack Task ToolsInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    slack.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip slack.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip slack.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Specify the Slack channel or thread explicitly so the agent starts from the right source, and state whether you want a DM or a channel post.
  • Enable a newly created channel in connection Settings if you want ongoing responses there; it is disabled by default.
  • Ask for thread replies or further history pages explicitly, since a bounded history scan does not automatically include them.

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from paperclipai/paperclip under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.