Slack is a business communication platform that offers teams a unified place for messaging, tools, and files.
With Slack, you can:
- Automate agent notifications: Send real-time updates from your Cadense agents to any Slack channel
- Create webhook endpoints: Configure Slack bots as webhooks to trigger Cadense workflows from Slack activities
- Enhance agent workflows: Integrate Slack messaging into your agents to deliver results, alerts, and status updates
- Create and share Slack canvases: Programmatically generate collaborative documents (canvases) in Slack channels
- Read messages from channels: Retrieve and process recent messages from any Slack channel for monitoring or workflow triggers
- Manage bot messages: Update, delete, and add reactions to messages sent by your bot
In Cadense, the Slack integration enables your agents to programmatically interact with Slack with full message management capabilities as part of their workflows:
- Send messages: Agents can send formatted messages to any Slack channel or user, supporting Slack's mrkdwn syntax for rich formatting
- Update messages: Edit previously sent bot messages to correct information or provide status updates
- Delete messages: Remove bot messages when they're no longer needed or contain errors
- Add reactions: Express sentiment or acknowledgment by adding emoji reactions to any message
- Create canvases: Create and share Slack canvases (collaborative documents) directly in channels, enabling richer content sharing and documentation
- Read messages: Read recent messages from channels, allowing for monitoring, reporting, or triggering further actions based on channel activity
- Download files: Retrieve files shared in Slack channels for processing or archival
This allows for powerful automation scenarios such as sending notifications with dynamic updates, managing conversational flows with editable status messages, acknowledging important messages with reactions, and maintaining clean channels by removing outdated bot messages. Your agents can deliver timely information, update messages as workflows progress, create collaborative documents, or alert team members when attention is needed. This integration bridges the gap between your AI workflows and your team's communication, ensuring everyone stays informed with accurate, up-to-date information. By connecting Cadense with Slack, you can create agents that keep your team updated with relevant information at the right time, enhance collaboration by sharing and updating insights automatically, and reduce the need for manual status updates—all while leveraging your existing Slack workspace where your team already communicates.
Usage Instructions
Integrate Slack into the workflow. Can send, update, and delete messages, create canvases, read messages, and add reactions. Requires Bot Token instead of OAuth in advanced mode. Can be used in trigger mode to trigger a workflow when a message is sent to a channel.
Tools
slack_message
Send messages to Slack channels or direct messages. Supports Slack mrkdwn formatting.
Input
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
authMethod | string | No | Authentication method: oauth or bot_token |
botToken | string | No | Bot token for Custom Bot |
channel | string | No | Target Slack channel (e.g., #general) |
userId | string | No | Target Slack user ID for direct messages (e.g., U1234567890) |
text | string | Yes | Message text to send (supports Slack mrkdwn formatting) |
thread_ts | string | No | Thread timestamp to reply to (creates thread reply) |
files | file[] | No | Files to attach to the message |
Output
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
message | object | Complete message object with all properties returned by Slack |
ts | string | Message timestamp |
channel | string | Channel ID where message was sent |
fileCount | number | Number of files uploaded (when files are attached) |
slack_canvas
Create and share Slack canvases in channels. Canvases are collaborative documents within Slack.
Input
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
authMethod | string | No | Authentication method: oauth or bot_token |
botToken | string | No | Bot token for Custom Bot |
channel | string | Yes | Target Slack channel (e.g., #general) |
title | string | Yes | Title of the canvas |
content | string | Yes | Canvas content in markdown format |
document_content | object | No | Structured canvas document content |
Output
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
canvas_id | string | ID of the created canvas |
channel | string | Channel where canvas was created |
title | string | Title of the canvas |
slack_message_reader
Read the latest messages from Slack channels. Retrieve conversation history with filtering options.
Input
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
authMethod | string | No | Authentication method: oauth or bot_token |
botToken | string | No | Bot token for Custom Bot |
channel | string | No | Slack channel to read messages from (e.g., #general) |
userId | string | No | User ID for DM conversation (e.g., U1234567890) |
limit | number | No | Number of messages to retrieve (default: 10, max: 15) |
oldest | string | No | Start of time range (timestamp) |
latest | string | No | End of time range (timestamp) |
Output
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
messages | array | Array of message objects from the channel |
slack_list_channels
List all channels in a Slack workspace. Returns public and private channels the bot has access to.
Input
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
authMethod | string | No | Authentication method: oauth or bot_token |
botToken | string | No | Bot token for Custom Bot |
includePrivate | boolean | No | Include private channels the bot is a member of (default: true) |
excludeArchived | boolean | No | Exclude archived channels (default: true) |
limit | number | No | Maximum number of channels to return (default: 100, max: 200) |
Output
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
channels | array | Array of channel objects from the workspace |
slack_list_members
List all members (user IDs) in a Slack channel. Use with Get User Info to resolve IDs to names.
Input
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
authMethod | string | No | Authentication method: oauth or bot_token |
botToken | string | No | Bot token for Custom Bot |
channel | string | Yes | Channel ID to list members from |
limit | number | No | Maximum number of members to return (default: 100, max: 200) |
Output
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
members | array | Array of user IDs who are members of the channel (e.g., U1234567890) |
slack_list_users
List all users in a Slack workspace. Returns user profiles with names and avatars.
Input
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
authMethod | string | No | Authentication method: oauth or bot_token |
botToken | string | No | Bot token for Custom Bot |
includeDeleted | boolean | No | Include deactivated/deleted users (default: false) |
limit | number | No | Maximum number of users to return (default: 100, max: 200) |
Output
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
users | array | Array of user objects from the workspace |
slack_get_user
Get detailed information about a specific Slack user by their user ID.
Input
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
authMethod | string | No | Authentication method: oauth or bot_token |
botToken | string | No | Bot token for Custom Bot |
userId | string | Yes | User ID to look up (e.g., U1234567890) |
Output
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
user | object | Detailed user information |
slack_download
Download a file from Slack
Input
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
authMethod | string | No | Authentication method: oauth or bot_token |
botToken | string | No | Bot token for Custom Bot |
fileId | string | Yes | The ID of the file to download |
fileName | string | No | Optional filename override |
Output
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
file | file | Downloaded file stored in execution files |
slack_update_message
Update a message previously sent by the bot in Slack
Input
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
authMethod | string | No | Authentication method: oauth or bot_token |
botToken | string | No | Bot token for Custom Bot |
channel | string | Yes | Channel ID where the message was posted (e.g., C1234567890) |
timestamp | string | Yes | Timestamp of the message to update (e.g., 1405894322.002768) |
text | string | Yes | New message text (supports Slack mrkdwn formatting) |
Output
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
message | object | Complete updated message object with all properties returned by Slack |
content | string | Success message |
metadata | object | Updated message metadata |
slack_delete_message
Delete a message previously sent by the bot in Slack
Input
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
authMethod | string | No | Authentication method: oauth or bot_token |
botToken | string | No | Bot token for Custom Bot |
channel | string | Yes | Channel ID where the message was posted (e.g., C1234567890) |
timestamp | string | Yes | Timestamp of the message to delete (e.g., 1405894322.002768) |
Output
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
content | string | Success message |
metadata | object | Deleted message metadata |
slack_add_reaction
Add an emoji reaction to a Slack message
Input
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
authMethod | string | No | Authentication method: oauth or bot_token |
botToken | string | No | Bot token for Custom Bot |
channel | string | Yes | Channel ID where the message was posted (e.g., C1234567890) |
timestamp | string | Yes | Timestamp of the message to react to (e.g., 1405894322.002768) |
name | string | Yes | Name of the emoji reaction (without colons, e.g., thumbsup, heart, eyes) |
Output
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
content | string | Success message |
metadata | object | Reaction metadata |
Notes
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tools - Type:
slack