Slack Message Skill

Name: slack-msg
Rating: 87
Author: qhkm

Post messages, list channels, and reply to threads using the Slack Web API.

Setup

•Go to api.slack.com/apps → Create New App
•Add Bot Token Scopes: chat:write, channels:read, files:write
•Install app to workspace → Copy Bot User OAuth Token

bash

export SLACK_BOT_TOKEN="xoxb-xxx..."

Post a Message

bash

curl -s -X POST "https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SLACK_BOT_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "channel": "C0XXXXXX",
    "text": "Deploy completed successfully"
  }' | jq '{ok, ts: .ts, channel: .channel}'

List Channels

bash

curl -s "https://slack.com/api/conversations.list?types=public_channel&limit=50" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SLACK_BOT_TOKEN" \
  | jq '.channels[] | {id, name, num_members}'

Reply to a Thread

bash

curl -s -X POST "https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SLACK_BOT_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "channel": "C0XXXXXX",
    "thread_ts": "1234567890.123456",
    "text": "Thread reply from agent"
  }' | jq '{ok, ts}'

Post with Blocks (Rich Formatting)

bash

curl -s -X POST "https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SLACK_BOT_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "channel": "C0XXXXXX",
    "blocks": [
      {"type": "header", "text": {"type": "plain_text", "text": "Daily Report"}},
      {"type": "section", "text": {"type": "mrkdwn", "text": "*Errors:* 3\n*Uptime:* 99.9%"}}
    ]
  }' | jq '{ok, ts}'

Tips

•Channel IDs start with C (public) or G (private) — use IDs not names
•Bot must be invited to a channel before posting: /invite @botname
•Rate limit: ~1 message/second per channel (burst: 100 per minute)
•thread_ts is the timestamp of the parent message
•Slack uses mrkdwn (not markdown) — bold is *text*, italic is _text_