# Slackbot AI agent for Slack & Microsoft Teams Viktor is an AI employee that connects to Slackbot and helps you communicate and coordinate with your team in chat, running 48 Slackbot actions for you like Search, Get File, and Kick User. Ask in plain English in Slack or Microsoft Teams; Viktor does the work in Slackbot and reports back. Viktor connects in one click via OAuth. - Tool: Slackbot - Category: Communication - Connection: One-click OAuth - Actions available: 48 - Works from: Slack and Microsoft Teams - Page: https://viktor.com/integrations/slackbot ## What can you ask Viktor to do in Slackbot? - "Summarize everything new in Slackbot from the last 24 hours and flag what needs a reply." - "Draft a reply to the latest Slackbot thread about the renewal and send it after I approve." - "Search Slackbot for the conversation about the Q3 launch and pull out the action items." - "Watch Slackbot for anything mentioning invoices and log it in a sheet every Friday." ## What can Viktor do in Slackbot? (48 actions) - **Upload File** - Upload a file. - **Update Profile** - Update basic profile field such as name or title. - **Update Message** - Update a message. - **Update Group Members** - Update the list of users for a User Group. - **Set Channel Topic** - Set the topic on a selected channel. - **Set Channel Description** - Change the description or purpose of a channel. - **Send Message** - Send a message to a user, group, private channel or public channel. - **Send Message to User or Group** - Send a message to a user or group. - **Send Message to Channel** - Send a message to a public or private channel. - **Send Message (Advanced)** - Customize advanced settings and send a message to a channel, group or user. See postMessage or scheduleMessage docs here. - **Send a Large Message (3000+ characters)** - Send a large message (more than 3000 characters) to a channel, group or user. See postMessage or scheduleMessage docs here. - **Build and Send a Block Kit Message** - Configure custom blocks and send to a channel, group, or user. - **Reply to a Message Thread** - Send a message as a threaded reply. See postMessage or scheduleMessage docs here. - **List Replies** - Retrieve a thread of messages posted to a conversation. - **List Messages** - Retrieve messages from a Slack conversation, including reactions. - **List Members in Channel** - Retrieve members of a channel. - **List Files** - Return a list of files within a team. - **Kick User** - Remove a user from a conversation. - **Invite User to Channel** - Invite a user to an existing channel. - **Get File** - Return information about a file. - **Get Channel Details** - Retrieve details for a Slack channel by selecting it or providing an ID. - **Find User by ID** - Find a user by their ID. Returns user profile information including name, email (requires users:read.email scope), timezone, and status. - **Delete Message** - Delete a message. - **Delete File** - Delete a file. - **Create Reminder** - Create a reminder. - **Archive Channel** - Archive a channel. - **Add Emoji Reaction** - Add an emoji reaction to a message. - **List Reminder Options** - Retrieves available options for the Reminder field. - **List User Group Options** - Retrieves available options for the User Group field. - **List Icon (emoji) Options** - Retrieves available options for the Icon (emoji) field. - **Verify Slack Signature** - Verifying requests from Slack, slack signs its requests using a secret that's unique to your app. - **Set Status** - Set the current status for a user. - **Search** - Search Slack messages and files using the Real-Time Search API. Supports keyword and semantic search across public and private channels. Use Get User Details first to find your user ID for filtering by 'my' messages. Returns matching messages with channel context, timestamps, and permalinks. - **Post Message** - Send a message to a channel, user, or group. Accepts a channel ID (e.g. C1234567890) or channel name (e.g. #general or general) — names are resolved automatically. To reply to a thread, provide threadts from Get Channel History. Supports plain text with Slack mrkdwn formatting and Block Kit blocks. - **List Users** - Return a list of all users in a workspace. - **List Group Members** - List all users in a User Group. - **List Emojis** - List all available emojis in the Slack workspace. Optionally include emoji image URLs. - **List Channels** - Return a list of all channels in a workspace. - **Get User Details** - Retrieve the authenticated user's identity and workspace context. Returns user ID, name, email, timezone, profile, and workspace metadata. Call this first in any session to establish who you are — other tools like Search and List Channels can then filter by your user ID. - **Get Thread Replies** - Retrieve all replies in a message thread. Accepts a channel ID or channel name (resolved automatically). Use Get Channel History or Search to find the parent message's timestamp (threadts). Returns the parent message followed by all replies in chronological order. - **Get Current User** - Retrieve comprehensive context about the authenticated Slack member, combining auth.test, users.info, users.profile.get, and team.info payloads. Returns the user’s profile (name variants, email, locale, timezone, status, admin flags), raw auth test data, and workspace metadata (domain, enterprise info, icons). Ideal when you need to confirm which user token is active, tailor messages to their locale/timezone, or ground an LLM in the member’s role and workspace before executing other Slack actions. See Slack API docs. - **Get Channel History** - Read the recent message history from a specific channel. Accepts a channel ID or channel name (resolved automatically). Use this when you want to see a channel's latest messages — unlike Search which finds messages by keyword. Returns messages with text, timestamps (ts), reactions, and user IDs. Message timestamps can be used with Get Thread Replies, Edit Message, and Add Reaction. - **Find User by Email** - Find a user by matching against their email. - **Find Message** - Find a Slack message. - **Edit Message** - Edit an existing message. Accepts a channel ID or channel name (resolved automatically). Requires the message timestamp (ts) from Get Channel History or Post Message. You can only edit messages posted by the same token/user. - **Create a Channel** - Create a new channel. - **Browse Files** - List files shared in a channel or across the workspace. Accepts a channel ID or channel name (resolved automatically). Filter by file type (e.g. images, pdfs, snippets). Returns file metadata including name, type, size, and download URL. - **Add Reaction** - Add an emoji reaction to a message. Accepts a channel ID or channel name (resolved automatically). Use Get Channel History or Search to find the message timestamp. Emoji name should be without colons (e.g. thumbsup, fire, heart). ## How does Viktor work with Slackbot? 1. Add Viktor to Slack or Microsoft Teams. 2. Connect Slackbot with one-click OAuth - Viktor handles authentication. 3. Ask in plain English. Viktor runs the Slackbot actions, chains them with your other tools when needed, and reports back. Sensitive actions wait for your approval. ## What is a Slackbot AI agent? A Slackbot AI agent is an AI that connects to your Slackbot account and completes work in it - it doesn't just answer questions about Slackbot, it takes the actions. Viktor is that agent: an AI employee that works in Slackbot 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 Slackbot actions, chains them with the other 3,200+ tools it connects to, and asks for approval before anything sensitive runs. ### About Slackbot Slackbot automates responses and reminders within Slack, assisting with tasks like onboarding, FAQs, and notifications to streamline team productivity ## Security and permissions - One-click OAuth - Viktor never sees your password, and you can revoke access at any time. - Review-first approvals: sensitive Slackbot 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 Slackbot? Yes. Slackbot 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 Slackbot from Slack or Microsoft Teams - no workflow builder, no code. ### How do I connect Slackbot to Viktor? Ask Viktor in Slack or Microsoft Teams to connect Slackbot, then approve the one-click OAuth prompt. Viktor never sees your password, 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 Slackbot? Viktor can run 48 Slackbot actions, including Search, Get File, and Kick User - and chain them with other tools in a single request. In practice that means Viktor helps you communicate and coordinate with your team in chat. 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 Slackbot? 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 Slackbot actions to take, runs them, and reports back. ### Is my Slackbot data secure with Viktor? Yes. Viktor connects to Slackbot in one click via OAuth, 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 Slackbot integration cost? Nothing extra - every integration, including Slackbot, 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 Slackbot 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 Slackbot, cross-reference it with another tool - for example Gmail or Google Sheets, and deliver the finished result in Slack or Microsoft Teams. ## Viktor uses Slackbot together with - [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) - [Stripe](https://viktor.com/integrations/stripe) ## More Communication integrations - [Slack](https://viktor.com/integrations/slack) - [Telegram](https://viktor.com/integrations/telegram) - [Zoom Admin](https://viktor.com/integrations/zoom-admin) - [Microsoft Outlook Email](https://viktor.com/integrations/microsoft-outlook-email) - [Outlook](https://viktor.com/integrations/outlook) - [Bot for Slack](https://viktor.com/integrations/bot-for-slack) - [Twilio](https://viktor.com/integrations/twilio) - [Discord Bot](https://viktor.com/integrations/discord-bot) ## Get started Viktor is free to start - up to $100 in credits, no credit card required. 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