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Interact with Slack programmatically via CLI.

Content & Communication#automation#reminders#CLI#slack#activity#direct-messages
Authorbenthomasson
Version1.0.0
Installs0

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What problem does it solve?

This skill enables programmatic interaction with Slack from the command line, empowering individuals and teams to automate reminders, read DMs, monitor activity, and access saved messages without leaving their workflow.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Create reminders using natural language via the CLI, including recurring reminders.
  • List DMs and saved messages to stay on top of conversations and notes.
  • View activity feeds (mentions, threads, reactions) with structured output for quick triage.
  • Search Slack messages and navigate channel data using JSON outputs for automation.

Quick Start

Use the slacker skill with uvx to perform routine Slack tasks:

  • List reminders: uvx --from "git+https://github.com/shanemcd/slacker" slacker reminders
  • Show today's DMs: uvx --from "git+https://github.com/shanemcd/slacker" slacker dms
  • Inspect activity: uvx --from "git+https://github.com/shanemcd/slacker" slacker activity
  • Check authentication: uvx --from "git+https://github.com/shanemcd/slacker" slacker whoami

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

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Name: slacker
Download link: https://github.com/benthomasson/shared-understanding/archive/main.zip#slacker

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