# Formatting AI agent for Slack & Microsoft Teams Viktor is an AI employee that connects to Formatting through a managed connector and helps you run one-off developer API tasks against data or files, running 22 Formatting actions for you like [Text] Encode URL, [Text] Decode URL, and [Text] Split Text. Ask in plain English in Slack or Microsoft Teams; Viktor does the work in Formatting and reports back. Setup takes about two minutes. - Tool: Formatting - Category: Developer Tools - Connection: Managed connector - Actions available: 22 - Works from: Slack and Microsoft Teams - Page: https://viktor.com/integrations/formatting ## What can you ask Viktor to do in Formatting? - "Use Formatting to process this batch of files and send me the results." - "Set up a daily job that runs Formatting on new entries and reports back." - "Test Formatting against this sample input and tell me what it returns." - "Watch for new items in the queue, run them through Formatting, and log the output every hour." ## What can Viktor do in Formatting? (22 actions) - **[Text] Encode URL** - Encode a string as a URL. - **[Text] Decode URL** - Decode a URL string. - **[Text] Trim Whitespace** - Removes leading and trailing whitespace. - **[Text] Transform Case** - Transform case for a text input. - **[Text] Split Text** - Split the text on a character or word and return one or all segments. - **[Text] Set Default Value** - Return a default value if the text is empty. - **[Text] Replace Text** - Replace all instances of any character, word or phrase in the text with another character, word or phrase. - **[Data] Parse JSON** - Parse a JSON string. - **[Numbers] Format Number** - Format a number to a new style. Does not perform any rounding or padding of the number. - **[Numbers] Format Currency** - Format a number as a currency. - **[Text] Extract URL** - Find a web URL out of a text field. Finds the first URL only. - **[Text] Extract Phone Number** - Find a complete phone number out of a text field. Finds the first number only. - **[Text] Extract Number** - Find a number out of a text field. Finds the first number only. - **[Text] Extract Email Address** - Find an email address out of a text field. Finds the first email address only. - **[Text] Extract by Regular Expression** - Find a match for a regular expression pattern. Returns all matched groups with start and end position. - **[Date/Time] Format** - Format a date string to another date string. For more examples on formatting, see the Sugar Date Format documentation. - **[Text] Convert Markdown to HTML** - Convert Markdown text to HTML. - **[Data] Convert JSON to String** - Convert an object to a JSON format string. - **[Text] Convert HTML to text** - Convert valid HTML to text. - **[Text] Convert HTML to Markdown** - Convert valid HTML to Markdown text. - **[Date/Time] Compare Dates** - Get the duration between two dates in days, hours, minutes, and seconds along with checking if they are the same. - **[Date/Time] Add/Subtract Time** - Add or subtract time from a given input. ## How does Viktor work with Formatting? 1. Add Viktor to Slack or Microsoft Teams. 2. Connect Formatting through a managed connector - Viktor handles authentication. 3. Ask in plain English. Viktor runs the Formatting actions, chains them with your other tools when needed, and reports back. Sensitive actions wait for your approval. ## What is a Formatting AI agent? A Formatting AI agent is an AI that connects to your Formatting account and completes work in it - it doesn't just answer questions about Formatting, it takes the actions. Viktor is that agent: an AI employee that works in Formatting on your behalf and delivers the finished result in Slack or Microsoft Teams. 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 Formatting actions, chains them with the other 3,200+ tools it connects to, and asks for approval before anything sensitive runs. ### About Formatting Pre-built actions to make formatting and manipulating data within your workflows easier. ## Security and permissions - Managed connector authorization - Viktor never sees your password, and you can revoke access at any time. - Review-first approvals: sensitive Formatting 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. ## FAQ ### Does Viktor integrate with Formatting? Yes. Formatting is one of the 3,200+ tools Viktor connects to, via a managed connector. Once connected, anyone on your team can put Viktor to work in Formatting from Slack or Microsoft Teams - no workflow builder, no code. ### How do I connect Formatting to Viktor? Ask Viktor in Slack or Microsoft Teams to connect Formatting. Viktor walks you through authorizing the connection, handles authentication itself, and starts working right away. Setup takes about two minutes, and you can revoke access at any time. ### What can Viktor do in Formatting? Viktor can run 22 Formatting actions, including [Text] Encode URL, [Text] Decode URL, and [Text] Split Text - and chain them with other tools in a single request. In practice that means Viktor helps you run one-off developer API tasks against data or files. 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 to automate Formatting? No. Viktor isn't a workflow builder - there are no triggers to map and no workflows to maintain. You ask for the outcome in plain English in Slack or Microsoft Teams, and Viktor decides which Formatting actions to take, runs them, and reports back. ### Is my Formatting data secure with Viktor? Yes. Viktor connects to Formatting through a managed connector, 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 Formatting integration cost? Nothing extra - every integration, including Formatting, is available on every plan. You can start free with up to $100 in credits, no credit card required; paid plans start at $50/month. ### Can Viktor use Formatting together with my other tools? Yes - that's the point. Viktor connects to 3,200+ tools and works across them in a single run: it can pull data from Formatting, cross-reference it with another tool - for example Slack or Gmail, and deliver the finished result in Slack or Microsoft Teams. ## Viktor uses Formatting 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) ## More Developer Tools integrations - [Pipedream Utils](https://viktor.com/integrations/pipedream-utils) - [Databricks (OAuth - Service Principal)](https://viktor.com/integrations/databricks-oauth-service-principal) - [PagerDuty](https://viktor.com/integrations/pagerduty) - [Universal API](https://viktor.com/integrations/universal-api) - [ServiceNow](https://viktor.com/integrations/servicenow) - [Helper Functions](https://viktor.com/integrations/helper-functions) - [Snipe-IT](https://viktor.com/integrations/snipe-it) - [Pipefy](https://viktor.com/integrations/pipefy) ## Get started Viktor is free to start - up to $100 in credits, no credit card required. 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