# cyrus-setup-slack

Sets up a Cyrus Slack integration through an app created from a prepared manifest. Use it when the agent needs to respond in Slack channels.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 905 installs · ★ 873
- Author: cyrusagents
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/cyrusagents/cyrus/tree/HEAD/skills/cyrus-setup-slack/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/cyrus-setup-slack

## What it does

The skill creates a Slack app for Cyrus from a manifest. It fills in the agent name, description, and `CYRUS_BASE_URL`, then sets the `/slack-webhook` event endpoint, Slack events, and permissions for messages, files, channels, and reactions.

It first checks `SLACK_BOT_TOKEN` in `~/.cyrus/.env`. The manifest needs `CYRUS_BASE_URL`, `AGENT_NAME`, and `AGENT_DESCRIPTION`; without them, setup cannot build the app definition. Secrets under `~/.cyrus/` are handled with Bash commands rather than being read into the conversation.

The app is created only through the From a manifest flow. When browser automation is available, the skill uses `claude-in-chrome` or `agent-browser`; otherwise it guides the user through the manual path. It then guides credential storage after app creation.

## Requirements
- Works with: Slack

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cyrusagents/cyrus --skill cyrus-setup-slack -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/cyrus-setup-slack/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/cyrus-setup-slack/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cyrusagents/cyrus --skill cyrus-setup-slack -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/cyrus-setup-slack/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cyrusagents/cyrus --skill cyrus-setup-slack -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/cyrus-setup-slack/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install cyrusagents/cyrus cyrus-setup-slack
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/cyrus-setup-slack/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cyrusagents/cyrus --skill cyrus-setup-slack -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/cyrusagents/cyrus --path skills/cyrus-setup-slack
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/cyrus-setup-slack/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cyrusagents/cyrus --skill cyrus-setup-slack -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/cyrusagents/cyrus/tree/HEAD/skills/cyrus-setup-slack/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- create a Cyrus Slack app from a manifest
- set the `/slack-webhook` event endpoint
- check an existing `SLACK_BOT_TOKEN`
- add the Cyrus URL to OAuth redirects
- choose manual or browser-driven app creation

## Example prompts
- Set up Slack for Cyrus and create the app from the manifest.
- Check Slack configuration in `~/.cyrus/.env` and configure the Cyrus integration.
- Create a Slack app for my agent using `CYRUS_BASE_URL`.

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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````text
---
name: cyrus-setup-slack
description: Configure Slack integration for Cyrus — create a Slack app from manifest, then guide the user to save credentials.
---

**CRITICAL: Never use `Read`, `Edit`, or `Write` tools on `~/.cyrus/.env` or any file inside `~/.cyrus/`. Use only `Bash` commands (`grep`, `printf >>`, etc.) to interact with env files — secrets must never be read into the conversation context. Never scrape, extract, or read secret values from web pages — guide the user to copy them manually.**

# Setup Slack

Creates a Slack application from a pre-built manifest so Cyrus can respond to messages in Slack channels.

## Step 1: Check Existing Configuration

```bash
grep -E '^SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=' ~/.cyrus/.env 2>/dev/null
```

If `SLACK_BOT_TOKEN` is already set, inform the user:

> Slack is already configured. Skipping this step.
> To reconfigure, remove `SLACK_BOT_TOKEN` and `SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET` from `~/.cyrus/.env` and re-run.

Skip to completion.

## Step 2: Read Variables

Read the base URL (set by `setup-endpoint`):

```bash
grep '^CYRUS_BASE_URL=' ~/.cyrus/.env | cut -d= -f2-
```

You also need `AGENT_NAME` and `AGENT_DESCRIPTION` — these were collected in Step 0 of the orchestrator and should be available from the conversation context.

## Step 3: Build Manifest JSON

Construct the manifest, substituting `<AGENT_NAME>`, `<AGENT_DESCRIPTION>`, and `<CYRUS_BASE_URL>` with actual values.

**IMPORTANT: Use the manifest template EXACTLY as shown below.** The event subscription path MUST be `/slack-webhook` (not `/slack/events` or any other path). This matches the route registered by `SlackEventTransport` in the Cyrus codebase.

**NOTE: this list of scopes must be kept in sync with the Slack App configuration and the list of scopes defined at [https://github.com/cyrusagents/cyrus-hosted/blob/main/apps/app/src/lib/slack/constants.ts](https://github.com/cyrusagents/cyrus-hosted/blob/main/apps/app/src/lib/slack/constants.ts). If you change scopes here, propose matching changes there and update any live Slack App configuration that relies on this manifest.**

```json
{
    "display_information": {
        "name": "<AGENT_NAME>",
        "description": "<AGENT_DESCRIPTION>",
        "background_color": "#00240e"
    },
    "features": {
        "bot_user": {
            "display_name": "<AGENT_NAME>",
            "always_online": true
        }
    },
    "oauth_config": {
        "redirect_urls": [
            "<CYRUS_BASE_URL>/slack/oauth/callback"
        ],
        "scopes": {
            "user": [
                "canvases:read",
                "canvases:write",
                "channels:history",
                "chat:write",
                "groups:history",
                "im:history",
                "mpim:history",
                "users:read",
                "users:read.email",
                "reactions:write",
                "search:read.public",
                "search:read.private",
````
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