# Better Stack AI employee

Viktor works in Better Stack for you. Ask in Slack or Microsoft Teams.

Viktor is an AI employee that connects to Better Stack and helps you monitor application errors and incidents, running 3 Better Stack actions for you like Create Incident, Resolve Incident, and Acknowledge Incident. Ask in plain English from your workspace; Viktor does the work in Better Stack and reports back. Viktor connects with an API key.

- Tool: Better Stack
- Category: Developer Tools
- Connection: API key
- Actions available: 3
- Currently available in: Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Discord
- Page: https://viktor.com/integrations/better-stack

## What can your AI employee do in Better Stack?

Viktor connects to your Better Stack account and completes work in it. He doesn't just answer questions about Better Stack, he takes the actions on your behalf and delivers the finished result to your workspace.

Unlike workflow builders such as Zapier or Make, there is nothing to configure - no triggers to map, no workflows to maintain. You describe the outcome in plain English, and Viktor picks the right Better Stack actions, chains them with the other 9,800+ tools he connects to, and asks for approval before anything sensitive runs.

### About Better Stack

Better Stack lets you see inside any stack, debug any issue, and resolve any incident.

### How a run works

1. **You ask in your workspace** - Describe what you need in plain English
2. **Viktor picks the actions** - Selects from 3 Better Stack actions, chains them together
3. **Runs in Better Stack** - Helps you monitor application errors and incidents - your real data.
4. **Reports back** - Delivers the finished result to your workspace

## Use Better Stack from Slack and Microsoft Teams

Message Viktor in a Slack channel, a Microsoft Teams chat or a direct message. He opens Better Stack, does the work and posts the result in the same thread, so nobody has to switch tabs.

He can also run Better Stack work on a schedule, like a weekly Better Stack summary posted to your team's channel. Anything sensitive waits for your approval before it runs.

## Security and permissions

- API key - Viktor stores your key encrypted, uses it only for the actions you ask for, and you can revoke it at any time.
- Review-first approvals: sensitive Better Stack actions wait for your sign-off before they run.
- Isolated compute per team, encrypted in transit and at rest - and your data is never used to train models.
- SOC 2 Type 1 compliant, with Type 2 and ISO 27001 in progress.
- Viktor is not affiliated with or endorsed by Better Stack.

## What can you ask Viktor to do in Better Stack?

- "Summarize the new errors in Better Stack from the last 24 hours and flag any regressions."
- "Check Better Stack for the root cause of last night's incident and report back."
- "Watch Better Stack for a new critical alert and page me immediately."
- "Post a summary of this week's Better Stack incident count to #eng every Friday."

## How does Viktor work with Better Stack?

1. Open Viktor in a supported workspace.
2. Connect Better Stack with an API key - Viktor handles authentication.
3. Ask in plain English. Viktor runs the Better Stack actions, chains them with your other tools when needed, and reports back. Sensitive actions wait for your approval.

## What can Viktor do in Better Stack? (3 actions)

- **Resolve Incident** - Brings a closure to an incident by resolving it with optional resolution details.
- **Create Incident** - Initiates an incident that signals the team.
- **Acknowledge Incident** - Acknowledges an incident, marking it as acknowledged in Better Stack.

## Viktor uses Better Stack together with

- [Slack](https://viktor.com/integrations/slack)
- [Gmail](https://viktor.com/integrations/gmail)
- [Google Sheets](https://viktor.com/integrations/google-sheets)
- [HubSpot](https://viktor.com/integrations/hubspot)
- [Notion](https://viktor.com/integrations/notion)
- [Salesforce](https://viktor.com/integrations/salesforce)

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- [Formatting](https://viktor.com/integrations/formatting)

## FAQ

### Does Viktor integrate with Better Stack?

Yes. Better Stack is one of the 9,800+ tools Viktor connects to, with an API key. Once connected, anyone on your team can put Viktor to work in Better Stack from their workspace - no workflow builder, no code.

### How do I connect Better Stack to Viktor?

Ask Viktor in your workspace to connect Better Stack, then paste an API key from your Better Stack account when prompted. Viktor stores the key encrypted, uses it only for the actions you ask for, and you can revoke it at any time. Setup takes about two minutes.

### What can Viktor do in Better Stack?

Viktor can run 3 Better Stack actions, including Create Incident, Resolve Incident, and Acknowledge Incident - and chain them with other tools in a single request. In practice that means Viktor helps you monitor application errors and incidents. If a task spans several actions, Viktor plans the sequence itself and reports back when the work is done.

### Do I need to build workflows for Better Stack?

No. Viktor isn't a workflow builder - there are no triggers to map and nothing to maintain. You ask for the outcome in plain English in your workspace, and Viktor decides which Better Stack actions to take, runs them, and reports back.

### Is my Better Stack data secure with Viktor?

Yes. Viktor connects to Better Stack with an API key, runs in an isolated environment per team, and never trains models on your data. Sensitive actions wait for your approval, and you can revoke access at any time. Viktor is SOC 2 Type 1 compliant, with Type 2 and ISO 27001 in progress.

### How much does the Better Stack integration cost?

Nothing extra - every integration, including Better Stack, is available on every plan. You can start free with up to $100 in credits, no credit card required; the Team plan is $100 a month.

### Can Viktor use Better Stack together with my other tools?

Yes - that's the point. Viktor connects to 9,800+ tools and works across them in a single run: he can pull data from Better Stack, cross-reference it with another tool - for example Slack or Gmail, and deliver the finished result in your workspace.

## Get started

Viktor is free to start - up to $100 in credits, no credit card required. All 9,800+ integrations are included on every plan. Sign up at https://viktor.com or browse all integrations at https://viktor.com/integrations.
