Agent skill

slack

Slack API for messages and channels. Use when user mentions "Slack", "slack.com", shares a Slack link, "send to Slack", "Slack channel", or asks about workspace.

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Install this agent skill to your Project

npx add-skill https://github.com/vm0-ai/vm0-skills/tree/main/slack

SKILL.md

Slack API

Send messages, read channels, and interact with Slack workspaces.

When to Use

  • Send messages to channels or users
  • Read channel message history
  • Upload files to Slack
  • List channels and users
  • Add reactions to messages

Core APIs

List Channels

bash
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv SLACK_TOKEN)" "https://slack.com/api/conversations.list?types=public_channel" | jq '.channels[] | {id, name}'

Docs: https://docs.slack.dev/reference/methods/conversations.list

Get Channel History

Replace <channel-id> with the actual channel ID:

bash
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv SLACK_TOKEN)" "https://slack.com/api/conversations.history?channel=<channel-id>&limit=10" | jq '.messages[] | {ts, user, text}'

Docs: https://docs.slack.dev/reference/methods/conversations.history

Send Message

Write to /tmp/request.json:

json
{
  "channel": "<channel-id>",
  "text": "Hello, World"
}
bash
curl -s -X POST "https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage" -H "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv SLACK_TOKEN)" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/request.json

Docs: https://docs.slack.dev/reference/methods/chat.postmessage

Send with Blocks

Write to /tmp/request.json:

json
{
  "channel": "<channel-id>",
  "text": "Notification",
  "blocks": [
    {
      "type": "section",
      "text": {"type": "mrkdwn", "text": "*Alert:* Something happened"}
    },
    {
      "type": "section",
      "fields": [
        {"type": "mrkdwn", "text": "*Status:*\nActive"},
        {"type": "mrkdwn", "text": "*Priority:*\nHigh"}
      ]
    }
  ]
}
bash
curl -s -X POST "https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage" -H "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv SLACK_TOKEN)" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/request.json

Block Kit Builder: https://app.slack.com/block-kit-builder

Reply in Thread

Write to /tmp/request.json:

json
{
  "channel": "<channel-id>",
  "thread_ts": "<thread-timestamp>",
  "text": "Thread reply"
}
bash
curl -s -X POST "https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage" -H "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv SLACK_TOKEN)" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/request.json

Update Message

Write to /tmp/request.json:

json
{
  "channel": "<channel-id>",
  "ts": "<message-timestamp>",
  "text": "Updated message"
}
bash
curl -s -X POST "https://slack.com/api/chat.update" -H "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv SLACK_TOKEN)" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/request.json

Docs: https://docs.slack.dev/reference/methods/chat.update

Delete Message

Write to /tmp/request.json:

json
{
  "channel": "<channel-id>",
  "ts": "<message-timestamp>"
}
bash
curl -s -X POST "https://slack.com/api/chat.delete" -H "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv SLACK_TOKEN)" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/request.json

List Users

bash
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv SLACK_TOKEN)" "https://slack.com/api/users.list" | jq '.members[] | {id, name, real_name}'

Docs: https://docs.slack.dev/reference/methods/users.list

Get User by Email

Replace <user-email> with the actual email address:

bash
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv SLACK_TOKEN)" "https://slack.com/api/users.lookupByEmail?email=<user-email>"

Docs: https://docs.slack.dev/reference/methods/users.lookupbyemail

Upload File

bash
curl -s -X POST 'https://slack.com/api/files.upload' -H "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv SLACK_TOKEN)" -F 'channels=C1234567890' -F 'file=@/path/to/file.txt' -F 'title=My File'

Docs: https://docs.slack.dev/reference/methods/files.upload

Add Reaction

Write to /tmp/request.json:

json
{
  "channel": "<channel-id>",
  "timestamp": "<message-timestamp>",
  "name": "thumbsup"
}
bash
curl -s -X POST "https://slack.com/api/reactions.add" -H "Authorization: Bearer $(printenv SLACK_TOKEN)" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/request.json

Docs: https://docs.slack.dev/reference/methods/reactions.add

Message Formatting

Syntax Result
*bold* bold
_italic_ italic
~strike~ strike
`code` code
<URL|text> hyperlink
<@U123> @mention user
<#C123> #channel link

Rate Limits

  • Tier 1: 1 request/second
  • Tier 2: 20 requests/minute
  • Tier 3: 50 requests/minute
  • Tier 4: 100 requests/minute

See: https://docs.slack.dev/apis/web-api/rate-limits

API Reference

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