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Asana + Slack: tasks in your channels, channel banter as tasks.

Post Asana task events into Slack and create Asana tasks from Slack messages. The most-used Asana integration on Tiny Command — by a wide margin.

Trigger app
Slack as the trigger

Workflows fire when something happens in Slack.

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Action app
Asana as the action

Workflows do something in Asana, instantly.

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Both directions

Pick the way that fits your stack.

Pair pages are mirrored. Each direction gets its own dedicated page.

SlackAsana

When something happens in Slack, do it in Asana.

13 Slack triggers wired to 15 Asana actions. Most-used pairing: App Home OpenedAdd Comment.

AsanaSlack

Or fire it the other way around.

1 Asana triggers wired to 45 Slack actions downstream.

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Popular pairings

Common Slack → Asana workflows.

Pick a pairing to set it up in two minutes. Each one is a fully editable recipe.

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When app home opened in Slack, add comment in Asana.

Fires when a user opens your Slack app's Home tab or DM. Useful for refreshing the Home view, lazy-loading user-specific data, or tracking app engagement.

When app home opened in Slack, add tag to task in Asana.

Fires when a user opens your Slack app's Home tab or DM. Useful for refreshing the Home view, lazy-loading user-specific data, or tracking app engagement.

When app home opened in Slack, create section in Asana.

Fires when a user opens your Slack app's Home tab or DM. Useful for refreshing the Home view, lazy-loading user-specific data, or tracking app engagement.

When app home opened in Slack, create subtask in Asana.

Fires when a user opens your Slack app's Home tab or DM. Useful for refreshing the Home view, lazy-loading user-specific data, or tracking app engagement.

When app mentioned in Slack, add comment in Asana.

Fires when your Slack app is mentioned in a message. The standard hook for chatbots that answer when summoned with @your-app.

When app mentioned in Slack, add tag to task in Asana.

Fires when your Slack app is mentioned in a message. The standard hook for chatbots that answer when summoned with @your-app.

When app mentioned in Slack, create section in Asana.

Fires when your Slack app is mentioned in a message. The standard hook for chatbots that answer when summoned with @your-app.

When app mentioned in Slack, create subtask in Asana.

Fires when your Slack app is mentioned in a message. The standard hook for chatbots that answer when summoned with @your-app.

When new channel in Slack, add comment in Asana.

Fires when a new Slack channel is created in the workspace. Useful for auto-adding the bot, welcome messages, or governance audit logs.

How it works

Connect Slack and Asana in five steps.

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

  1. 1
    Connect
    Authorize Slack and Asana

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

  2. 2
    Trigger
    Pick a Slack trigger

    Drop the Slack → App Home Opened trigger onto the canvas. Tiny Command auto-registers the webhook.

    POST /v1/webhooks/slack.trigger-app-home-opened
  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 Asana action

    Drop the Asana → Add Comment action below it. Map fields from the Slack payload into the Asana inputs.

    asana.add-comment
  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 Slack + Asana.

What's the canonical Asana + Slack flow?
Asana Task Created with a specific tag → Slack Send Message to a channel scoped by team. The task title, due date, and assignee surface in chat. Click-through to Asana from the message.
How do I create Asana tasks from Slack messages?
Slack Message Reaction Added (e.g., :memo:) → Asana Create Task with task title = message text, notes including the Slack message URL. Reactions become the universal task-capture verb.
Can I DM the assignee instead of posting in a channel?
Yes — maintain a lookup of asana_user_email → slack_user_id. After the Asana trigger, look up the assignee, and Slack Send Direct Message instead of posting to a channel.
How do I avoid Slack noise on minor Asana edits?
Filter the Asana trigger to specific events: created, assigned, completed, due-date-changed. Skip text-edits, comment-adds, and section-moves to keep the channel signal-to-noise high.
Can Slack buttons update Asana task fields?
Yes. Send Approval Message with Approve/Reject buttons. The button click trigger fires the workflow that calls Asana Update Task with the right status. End-to-end approval loop in chat.
How do I post a daily Asana digest to Slack?
Scheduled 9am: List Tasks in an Asana "Due Today" view → format as a bullet list → Slack Send Message to #standup. The team sees a single daily snapshot instead of constant per-task pings.
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