# slack

This skill wires your agent into Slack through the Membrane CLI: list channels, post messages, search history, add reactions. Handy when you want workspace data without leaving the chat.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 569 installs · ★ 270
- Author: membrane
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/membranedev/application-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/slack/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-04-28
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/membrane-slack

## What it does

The skill gives an agent Slack access via Membrane CLI. Membrane owns the auth flow and refreshes credentials on its own, so you skip the OAuth plumbing. What you get is a set of ready actions: channels and users, conversation history, posting and editing messages, search, reactions, reminders, files.

Setup runs in a few steps. Install the CLI with `npm install -g @membranehq/cli@latest`, sign in with `membrane login --tenant --clientName=<agentType>`, then create the Slack connection using `membrane connection ensure "https://slack.com" --json`. A connection stuck in `BUILDING` needs polling: `membrane connection get <id> --wait --json`.

Actions are found by describing what you want in plain language, then fired with `membrane action run`. If nothing fits, requests can go straight to the Slack API through Membrane's proxy. A Membrane account (free tier works) and network access are required — no connection, no skill.

## Requirements
- Works with: Slack

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add membranedev/application-skills --skill slack -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add membranedev/application-skills --skill slack -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install membranedev/application-skills slack
```

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

### Gemini CLI

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

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/membranedev/application-skills --path skills/slack
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add membranedev/application-skills --skill 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/membranedev/application-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/slack/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- pull the channel and member list for a workspace
- post a message to a channel or DM from the agent
- search messages matching a query
- fetch conversation history for one channel
- set a reminder or react to a message

## Example prompts
- List every Slack channel with its member count
- Post the release summary to #general
- Search Slack for messages about the incident from last week

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: slack
description: |
  Slack integration. Manage communication data, records, and workflows. Use when the user wants to interact with Slack data.
compatibility: Requires network access and a valid Membrane account (Free tier supported).
license: MIT
homepage: https://getmembrane.com
repository: https://github.com/membranedev/application-skills
metadata:
  author: membrane
  version: "1.0"
  categories: "Communication"
---

# Slack

Slack is a messaging app for businesses that connects people to the information they need. It's used by teams of all sizes to communicate, collaborate, and share files in a central workspace.

Official docs: https://api.slack.com/

## Slack Overview

- **Channel**
  - **Message**
- **User**

Use action names and parameters as needed.

## Working with Slack

This skill uses the Membrane CLI to interact with Slack. Membrane handles authentication and credentials refresh automatically — so you can focus on the integration logic rather than auth plumbing.

### Install the CLI

Install the Membrane CLI so you can run `membrane` from the terminal:

```bash
npm install -g @membranehq/cli@latest
```

### Authentication

```bash
membrane login --tenant --clientName=<agentType>
```

This will either open a browser for authentication or print an authorization URL to the console, depending on whether interactive mode is available.

**Headless environments:** The command will print an authorization URL. Ask the user to open it in a browser. When they see a code after completing login, finish with:

```bash
membrane login complete <code>
```

Add `--json` to any command for machine-readable JSON output.

**Agent Types** : claude, openclaw, codex, warp, windsurf, etc. Those will be used to adjust tooling to be used best with your harness

### Connecting to Slack

Use `membrane connection ensure` to find or create a connection by app URL or domain:

```bash
membrane connection ensure "https://slack.com" --json
```
The user completes authentication in the browser. The output contains the new connection id.

This is the fastest way to get a connection. The URL is normalized to a domain and matched against known apps. If no app is found, one is created and a connector is built automatically.

If the returned connection has `state: "READY"`, skip to **Step 2**.

#### 1b. Wait for the connection to be ready

If the connection is in `BUILDING` state, poll until it's ready:

```bash
npx @membranehq/cli connection get <id> --wait --json
```

The `--wait` flag long-polls (up to `--timeout` seconds, default 30) until the state changes. Keep polling until `state` is no longer `BUILDING`.

The resulting state tells you what to do next:

- **`READY`** — connection is fully set up. Skip to **Step 2**.
- **`CLIENT_ACTION_REQUIRED`** — the user or agent needs to do something. The `clientAction` object describes the required action:
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