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SLACK_SEND

Send a message to a Slack channel. Supports threading and rich Block Kit formatting.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
channelstringyesChannel ID or name (e.g., #general or C01234ABC)
textstringyesMessage text (also serves as fallback for Block Kit)
thread_tsstringThread timestamp to reply in a thread. Omit for a new message.
blocksstringBlock Kit JSON string for rich formatting. Optional.
unfurl_linksbooleanEnable link previews (default true)

How to use it

You normally trigger this by describing what you want in chat — the agent selects SLACK_SEND automatically. For example:

Try saying
“send a message to the team channel”

In a workflow

As a step in a multi-step workflow DAG:

json
{
  "id": "s1",
  "agent": "slack",
  "action": "SLACK_SEND",
  "args": {
    "channel": "…",
    "text": "…"
  },
  "depends_on": [],
  "outputs": []
}

Direct call

For scripting, call it directly via POST /execute_tool. Every tool returns { success, message, data }.

bash
curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8000/execute_tool \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"tool_name":"SLACK_SEND","args":{"channel":"…","text":"…"}}'

Part of the slack plugin. Browse the full Plugin & Tool Catalog or the relevant feature guide.