Use when you need to control Slack from Moltbot via the slack tool, including reacting to messages or pinning/unpinning items in Slack channels or DMs.
slack follows the SKILL.md standard. Use the install command to add it to your agent stack.
---
name: slack
description: Use when you need to control Slack from Moltbot via the slack tool, including reacting to messages or pinning/unpinning items in Slack channels or DMs.
metadata: {"moltbot":{"emoji":"💬","requires":{"config":["channels.slack"]}}}
---
# Slack Actions
## Overview
Use `slack` to react, manage pins, send/edit/delete messages, and fetch member info. The tool uses the bot token configured for Moltbot.
## Inputs to collect
- `channelId` and `messageId` (Slack message timestamp, e.g. `1712023032.1234`).
- For reactions, an `emoji` (Unicode or `:name:`).
- For message sends, a `to` target (`channel:<id>` or `user:<id>`) and `content`.
Message context lines include `slack message id` and `channel` fields you can reuse directly.
## Actions
### Action groups
| Action group | Default | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| reactions | enabled | React + list reactions |
| messages | enabled | Read/send/edit/delete |
| pins | enabled | Pin/unpin/list |
| memberInfo | enabled | Member info |
| emojiList | enabled | Custom emoji list |
### React to a message
```json
{
"action": "react",
"channelId": "C123",
"messageId": "1712023032.1234",
"emoji": "✅"
}
```
### List reactions
```json
{
"action": "reactions",
"channelId": "C123",
"messageId": "1712023032.1234"
}
```
### Send a message
```json
{
"action": "sendMessage",
"to": "channel:C123",
"content": "Hello from Moltbot"
}
```
### Edit a message
```json
{
"action": "editMessage",
"channelId": "C123",
"messageId": "1712023032.1234",
"content": "Updated text"
}
```
### Delete a message
```json
{
"action": "deleteMessage",
"channelId": "C123",
"messageId": "1712023032.1234"
}
```
### Read recent messages
```json
{
"action": "readMessages",
"channelId": "C123",
"limit": 20
}
```
### Pin a message
```json
{
"action": "pinMessage",
"channelId": "C123",
"messageId": "1712023032.1234"
}
```
### Unpin a message
```json
{
"action": "unpinMessage",
"channelId": "C123",
"messageId": "1712023032.1234"
}
```
### List pinned items
```json
{
"action": "listPins",
"channelId": "C123"
}
```
### Member info
```json
{
"action": "memberInfo",
"userId": "U123"
}
```
### Emoji list
```json
{
"action": "emojiList"
}
```
## Ideas to try
- React with ✅ to mark completed tasks.
- Pin key decisions or weekly status updates.