vercel__chat/packages/adapter-slack

@chat-adapter/slack

Slack adapter for the chat SDK.

Installation

npm install chat @chat-adapter/slack

Usage

import { Chat } from "chat";
import { createSlackAdapter } from "@chat-adapter/slack";

const chat = new Chat({
  userName: "mybot",
  adapters: {
    slack: createSlackAdapter({
      botToken: process.env.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN!,
      signingSecret: process.env.SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET!,
    }),
  },
});

// Handle @mentions
chat.onNewMention(async (thread, message) => {
  await thread.post("Hello from Slack!");
});

Configuration

Option	Required	Description
botToken	Yes	Slack bot token (starts with xoxb-)
signingSecret	Yes	Slack signing secret for webhook verification

Required Slack Scopes

Your Slack app needs these OAuth scopes:

Bot Token Scopes:

• chat:write - Send messages
• channels:history - Read channel messages
• groups:history - Read private channel messages
• im:history - Read DM messages
• mpim:history - Read group DM messages
• reactions:read - Read reactions
• reactions:write - Add reactions
• files:read - Read file attachments
• users:read - Read user info

Event Subscriptions:

• message.channels - Channel messages
• message.groups - Private channel messages
• message.im - Direct messages
• message.mpim - Group DMs
• app_mention - @mentions
• reaction_added - Reaction events
• reaction_removed - Reaction events

Features

• Message posting and editing
• Thread subscriptions
• Reaction handling (add/remove/events)
• File attachments
• Rich cards (Block Kit)
• Action callbacks (interactive components)
• Direct messages

License

MIT