Slack
Connect Missio with Slack to automate workflows and manage team communications
Overview
The Slack integration enables both the Missio Agent and Co-Pilot to monitor conversations, automate tasks, and manage communications across your Slack workspace, while maintaining context with other integrated tools.
Available Tools
Agent Capabilities
The Missio Agent can autonomously monitor Slack channels and DMs, taking actions based on conversations and configured rules.
Message Management:
- Monitor channel conversations
- Track thread discussions
- Handle direct messages
- Manage channel notifications
- Create and update channel topics
- Pin/unpin messages
- Set reminders
- Archive conversations
Automation Rules:
- Auto-create tasks from messages
- Auto-route questions to right teams
- Auto-respond to common queries
- Create follow-up tasks in Linear/Jira
- Sync updates across platforms
- Tag relevant team members
- Schedule follow-ups
Co-Pilot Commands
Use natural language commands in Slack or the Co-Pilot interface to manage workflows and take actions across your integrated tools.
Slack Actions:
Channel Management
“Create a new channel for the Q4 planning” “Archive the completed-projects channel” “Add the design team to #product-feedback”
Message Actions
“Send a message to #engineering about the deployment status” “Remind me to follow up on Sarah’s question in 2 hours” “Find all messages about the API migration”
Cross-Platform Actions
“Create a Linear ticket from this thread” “Schedule a meeting with everyone in this channel” “Update the HubSpot deal mentioned in this conversation”
Information Retrieval
“Summarize this thread” “Find related documentation for this issue” “Show me similar past conversations”
Sample Workflows
1. Task Creation
When: Someone mentions a bug or feature request Agent will:
- Detect task-worthy messages
- Create ticket in Linear/Jira
- Add relevant context and screenshots
- Notify appropriate team members
- Add thread link to the ticket
2. Meeting Coordination
When: Meeting discussion happens in Slack Agent will:
- Detect scheduling intent
- Check calendar availability
- Create calendar event
- Send invites to mentioned participants
- Add meeting context from the thread
3. Knowledge Management
When: Using Co-Pilot You can say: “Manage information by:
- Saving important messages to Notion
- Creating documentation from discussions
- Organizing threads by topic
- Setting up automated summaries”
Setup Instructions
- Go to Missio Settings → Integrations
- Select “Slack” from communication providers
- Authorize the Slack workspace connection
- Configure Agent rules and Co-Pilot preferences
The Slack integration requires specific workspace permissions to monitor channels and perform actions. Review the permissions carefully during setup.
Best Practices
- Set clear channel naming conventions
- Configure notification preferences by channel
- Use thread bookmarking for important discussions
- Set up automated routing rules
- Maintain organized channel structure
Limitations
- API rate limits apply
- Some actions require Slack admin approval
- Historical message access depends on Slack plan
- Channel member limits may apply
- Bot permissions follow workspace settings
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