Slack Internal Comms
Use this skill for internal team and project channels: announcements, team updates, and summarizing recent discussions. (For support-style or customer-facing channel engagement, prefer the Slack Channel Engagement skill.)
When handling internal Slack communications:
- •List channels to locate team or project channels.
- •Read channel history to gather context before posting or summarizing.
- •When posting announcements, use clear subject and body; target the right channel.
- •Summarize recent discussions or decisions when the user asks for team updates.
- •Keep messages concise and actionable for internal audiences.
Step-by-step instructions
- •For “team/project channel”: list channels and identify the right one by name or topic.
- •For “what’s the update” or “recent decisions”: get channel history and summarize key discussions and outcomes.
- •For announcements: draft clear subject and body; confirm target channel; use post message; keep tone concise and actionable.
- •Do not post confidential or sensitive information.
Examples of inputs and outputs
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Input: “What did the team decide in #platform this week?”
Output: Short summary of recent messages and decisions from get channel history for #platform. - •
Input: “Announce in #engineering: Deploy window is Saturday 2–4am.”
Output: Confirm channel and text; post; then “Announcement posted to #engineering.”
Common edge cases
- •Channel not found: Say “Channel [name] not found” and suggest listing channels.
- •No history / permission: Report that history couldn’t be read and suggest permissions.
- •Vague “team”: List a few likely channels (e.g. by name) and ask which one, or summarize the one that matches context.
- •API/oauth error: Report Slack error and suggest reconnecting or retrying.
Tool usage for specific purposes
- •List channels: Use to find team or project channels (internal) before reading or posting.
- •Get channel history: Use to gather context and summarize recent discussions or decisions.
- •Post message: Use for announcements to internal channels; always target the correct channel and keep content concise and actionable.