Slack

Slack

The robomotion slack CLI connects to Slack workspaces for messaging and channel management. It sends messages to channels, lists channels and users, uploads and deletes files, and receives messages via Socket Mode for real-time interaction.

When to use

• Send messages to Slack channels by name
• List channels, users, and workspace information
• Upload or delete files in channels
• Receive messages via Socket Mode

Prerequisites

• robomotion CLI installed
• Package installed: robomotion install slack
• Slack bot token configured via Robomotion vault

IMPORTANT: Session Mode Required for Multi-Step Operations

Each CLI command runs as a separate process — connection IDs from connect do NOT persist across calls. You MUST use --session on connect and pass --session-id to all subsequent commands.

Workflow

1. Install (once): robomotion install slack
2. Connect with session:

   robomotion slack connect --session --output json
   # → {"outClientId":"<client-id>","session_id":"<session-id>"}
   

3. Use the returned client-id and session-id in all subsequent commands:

   robomotion slack send_message --client-id "<client-id>" --channel-name <channel> --message <text> --session-id "<session-id>" --output json
   

4. Disconnect when done:

   robomotion slack disconnect --client-id "<client-id>" --session-id "<session-id>" --output json
   

Always append --output json to get structured JSON results.

Commands Reference

• robomotion slack connect --session --output json Connect to Slack using a bot token
• robomotion slack disconnect --client-id --session-id "<session-id>" --output json Disconnect from Slack and cleanup resources
• robomotion slack list_channels --client-id --session-id "<session-id>" --output json List all channels in the Slack workspace
• robomotion slack list_users --client-id --session-id "<session-id>" --output json List all users in the Slack workspace
• robomotion slack file_upload --client-id --channel-id --file-path --session-id "<session-id>" --output json Upload a file to a Slack channel
• robomotion slack delete_file --client-id --file-id --session-id "<session-id>" --output json Delete a file from Slack
• robomotion slack send_message --client-id --channel-name --message --session-id "<session-id>" --output json Send a message to a Slack channel
• robomotion slack receive_message [--channel-id] [--user-id] --output json Receive messages from Slack channels using Socket Mode

Environment

• ROBOMOTION_API_TOKEN (if vault credentials are needed)