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Use when you need to control Slack from OpenClaw via the tool, including reacting to messages or pinning/unpinning items in Slack channels or DMs.42

Slack Actions

Overview

Use slack to react, manage pins, send/edit/delete messages, and fetch member info. The tool uses the bot token configured for OpenClaw.

Inputs to collect

  • channelId and messageId (Slack message timestamp, e.g. 1712023032.1234).
  • For reactions, an emoji (Unicode or :name:).
  • For message sends, a to target (channel:<id> or user:<id>) and content.

Message context lines include slack message id and channel fields you can reuse directly.

Actions

Action groups

Action groupDefaultNotes
reactionsenabledReact + list reactions
messagesenabledRead/send/edit/delete
pinsenabledPin/unpin/list
memberInfoenabledMember info
emojiListenabledCustom emoji list

React to a message

{  "action": "react",  "channelId": "C123",  "messageId": "1712023032.1234",  "emoji": "✅"}

List reactions

{  "action": "reactions",  "channelId": "C123",  "messageId": "1712023032.1234"}

Send a message

{  "action": "sendMessage",  "to": "channel:C123",  "content": "Hello from OpenClaw"}

Edit a message

{  "action": "editMessage",  "channelId": "C123",  "messageId": "1712023032.1234",  "content": "Updated text"}

Delete a message

{  "action": "deleteMessage",  "channelId": "C123",  "messageId": "1712023032.1234"}

Read recent messages

{  "action": "readMessages",  "channelId": "C123",  "limit": 20}

Pin a message

{  "action": "pinMessage",  "channelId": "C123",  "messageId": "1712023032.1234"}

Unpin a message

{  "action": "unpinMessage",  "channelId": "C123",  "messageId": "1712023032.1234"}

List pinned items

{  "action": "listPins",  "channelId": "C123"}

Member info

{  "action": "memberInfo",  "userId": "U123"}

Emoji list

{  "action": "emojiList"}

Ideas to try

  • React with ✅ to mark completed tasks.
  • Pin key decisions or weekly status updates.