Slack

Slack Actions

Overview

Use slack to react, manage pins, send/edit/delete messages, and fetch member info. The tool uses the bot token configured for Understudy.

Inputs to collect

• channelId and messageId (Slack message timestamp, e.g. 1712023032.1234).
• For reactions, an emoji (Unicode or :name:).
• For message sends, a to target (channel:<id> or user:<id>) and content.

Message context lines include slack message id and channel fields you can reuse directly.

Actions

Action groups

React to a message

{
  "action": "react",
  "channelId": "C123",
  "messageId": "1712023032.1234",
  "emoji": "✅"
}

List reactions

{
  "action": "reactions",
  "channelId": "C123",
  "messageId": "1712023032.1234"
}

Send a message

{
  "action": "sendMessage",
  "to": "channel:C123",
  "content": "Hello from Understudy"
}

Edit a message

{
  "action": "editMessage",
  "channelId": "C123",
  "messageId": "1712023032.1234",
  "content": "Updated text"
}

Delete a message

{
  "action": "deleteMessage",
  "channelId": "C123",
  "messageId": "1712023032.1234"
}

Read recent messages

{
  "action": "readMessages",
  "channelId": "C123",
  "limit": 20
}

Pin a message

{
  "action": "pinMessage",
  "channelId": "C123",
  "messageId": "1712023032.1234"
}

Unpin a message

{
  "action": "unpinMessage",
  "channelId": "C123",
  "messageId": "1712023032.1234"
}

List pinned items

{
  "action": "listPins",
  "channelId": "C123"
}

Member info

{
  "action": "memberInfo",
  "userId": "U123"
}

Emoji list

{
  "action": "emojiList"
}

Ideas to try

• React with ✅ to mark completed tasks.
• Pin key decisions or weekly status updates.