PythonClaw slack

Slack API integration — send/read messages, react to messages, pin items, and fetch member info. Use when: user wants to send a Slack message, check Slack channels, react to a message, or manage pins. NOT for: Discord (use Discord channel), email (use email skill), or real-time Slack event streaming.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/ericwang915/PythonClaw

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/ericwang915/PythonClaw "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/pythonclaw/templates/skills/communication/slack" ~/.claude/skills/ericwang915-pythonclaw-slack && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: pythonclaw/templates/skills/communication/slack/SKILL.md

source content

Slack

Interact with Slack workspaces via the Slack Web API.

When to Use

✅ USE this skill when:

"Send a message to #general"
"React to that Slack message with a thumbs up"
"Read recent messages from #engineering"
"Pin this message in the channel"
"Who is user U12345?"
"List pinned items in #announcements"

When NOT to Use

❌ DON'T use this skill when:

Discord messaging → use the Discord channel directly
Email → use
```
email
```
skill
Real-time Slack event listening → requires a Slack app with event subscriptions
File uploads → use Slack's files.upload API directly

Setup

Create a Slack app at https://api.slack.com/apps

Add Bot Token Scopes:

chat:write

channels:read

channels:history

reactions:write

reactions:read

pins:write

pins:read

users:read

Install the app to your workspace
Copy the Bot User OAuth Token (starts with
```
xoxb-
```
)
Configure in
```
pythonclaw.json
```
:

"skills": {
  "slack": {
    "token": "xoxb-your-bot-token"
  }
}

Commands

Send a message

python {skill_path}/slack_api.py send --channel "#general" --text "Hello from PythonClaw"

Read recent messages

python {skill_path}/slack_api.py read --channel "#general" --limit 10

React to a message

python {skill_path}/slack_api.py react --channel "C123" --timestamp "1712023032.1234" --emoji "white_check_mark"

Pin a message

python {skill_path}/slack_api.py pin --channel "C123" --timestamp "1712023032.1234"

Get member info

python {skill_path}/slack_api.py user --user-id "U123"

List channels

python {skill_path}/slack_api.py channels

Notes

Channel names can be used with
```
#
```
prefix or as channel IDs (C...)
Message timestamps serve as unique message IDs in Slack
Rate limits: ~1 request/second for most methods
Bot must be invited to channels to read/post messages

Resources

File	Description
`slack_api.py`	Slack Web API client