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OpenAI + Slack: AI teammate in every channel.

Build GPT-powered Slack bots — answer questions, summarize threads, draft responses, triage requests. The most natural fit for AI in chat-first teams.

Trigger app
OpenAI as the trigger

Workflows fire when something happens in OpenAI.

  • OpenAI has no triggers yet. Use the catalog's universal Webhook trigger as the upstream.
Action app
Slack as the action

Workflows do something in Slack, instantly.

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OpenAISlack

When something happens in OpenAI, do it in Slack.

0 OpenAI triggers wired to 45 Slack actions.

    SlackOpenAI

    Or fire it the other way around.

    13 Slack triggers wired to 16 OpenAI actions downstream.

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    How it works

    Connect OpenAI and Slack in five steps.

    No code, no glue, no half-day setup. Each step is one click.

    1. 1
      Connect
      Authorize OpenAI and Slack

      Open Tiny Command, authorize OpenAI and Slack once each. Both connections are available to every workflow on your account.

    2. 2
      Trigger
      Pick a OpenAI trigger

      Drop the OpenAI → New event trigger onto the canvas. Tiny Command auto-registers the webhook.

      POST /v1/webhooks/openai.event
    3. 3
      Transform
      Add a filter or AI step

      Optionally add a Filter node ("subject contains URGENT") or an AI step ("classify intent") between trigger and action.

    4. 4
      Action
      Add the Slack action

      Drop the Slack → Raw API Request action below it. Map fields from the OpenAI payload into the Slack inputs.

      slack.api-request
    5. 5
      Publish
      Publish and forget

      Hit Publish. Tiny Command runs it in production from second one. Watch the run-log fill up.

    FAQ

    Questions about OpenAI + Slack.

    How do I build a GPT bot in Slack?
    Slack App Mentioned → fetch recent channel history → OpenAI Chat Completion → Slack Reply in Thread. Bot answers when @-mentioned in channels it's in.
    Can GPT summarize Slack threads?
    Yes. Slash command /summarize → Get Thread Replies → OpenAI summarizes → reply as ephemeral message visible only to requester.
    How do I give GPT internal-doc knowledge (RAG)?
    Index Notion/Confluence/Drive into vector store. On question, retrieve top-3 docs, pass to GPT as context with "answer only from these". Cite sources in reply.
    Can GPT triage support requests in #help channels?
    Yes. New message in #help → OpenAI classifies (urgency + team) → either answer if confident, or @-mention the right team with summary. Async-team time-saver.
    How do I avoid GPT responding to bot messages?
    Filter Slack trigger to skip messages with subtype = "bot_message" and skip own bot user. Otherwise the bot loops on its output indefinitely.
    Can I use GPT tool-calling to take actions from Slack?
    Yes. Define tools (create_jira_issue, search_docs, update_record). GPT decides which to call based on user message. Workflow executes calls + feeds results back.
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