Slack Actions (OpenClaw)

Overview

Use OpenClaw's native Slack integration to react, manage pins, send/edit/delete messages. The bot token is already configured in your ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json.

Status: ✅ Configured and working!

Channel IDs

Use Channel IDs (not names) for targeting:

Channel Name	Channel ID
#errors	`C09KB8DU7DW`
#general	`C06HVDGQJ8Y`
#bug-incidents	`C09K4PB154K`
#deployment	`C09FAJN21PV`

To find other channel IDs:

bash

# List all channels with IDs
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer TOKEN" \
  "https://slack.com/api/conversations.list?types=public_channel" | jq '.channels[] | {name: .name, id: .id}'

How to Use

Read Messages from a Channel

bash

# Use Channel ID (not #name)
openclaw message read --channel slack --target "C09KB8DU7DW" --limit 10

With JSON output:

bash

openclaw message read --channel slack --target "C09KB8DU7DW" --limit 5 --json

Send a Message

To a channel:

bash

openclaw message send --channel slack --target "#general" --message "Hello team!"

To a user:

bash

openclaw message send --channel slack --target "@username" --message "Hello!"

React to a Message

You need the message timestamp (e.g., 1770568756.646329) and channel ID:

bash

openclaw message react --channel slack --target "C09KB8DU7DW" --message "1770568756.646329" --emoji "✅"

List Reactions

bash

openclaw message reactions --channel slack --target "C09KB8DU7DW" --message "1770568756.646329"

Pin a Message

bash

openclaw message pin --channel slack --target "C09KB8DU7DW" --message "1770568756.646329"

Unpin a Message

bash

openclaw message unpin --channel slack --target "C09KB8DU7DW" --message "1770568756.646329"

List Pinned Messages

bash

openclaw message pins --channel slack --target "C09KB8DU7DW"

Delete a Message

bash

openclaw message delete --channel slack --target "C09KB8DU7DW" --message "1770568756.646329"

Edit a Message

bash

openclaw message edit --channel slack --target "C09KB8DU7DW" --message "1770568756.646329" --content "Updated text"

Getting Message Timestamps

When you read messages with --json, each message has a timestamp like 1770568756.646329. Use this for reactions, pins, edits, etc.

Common Workflows

Read and React

•Read messages: openclaw message read --channel slack --target "C09KB8DU7DW" --limit 5 --json
•Find the message timestamp in the output
•React: openclaw message react --channel slack --target "C09KB8DU7DW" --message "TIMESTAMP" --emoji "✅"

Monitor #errors Channel

bash

# Read last 10 error alerts
openclaw message read --channel slack --target "C09KB8DU7DW" --limit 10