Slack

Connect Slack to Waymaker

Slack is the hub for team communication, bringing all your conversations, files, and tools together in one place. Connect Slack to Waymaker to turn messages into tasks and get project updates in your channels.

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Why Connect Slack to Waymaker?

Create tasks from messages

Turn Slack messages into Waymaker tasks with one click.

AI message search

Let AI search Slack history for relevant context.

Project notifications

Get Waymaker updates in your Slack channels.

How to Connect

Direct Incoming Webhook

Recommended: Connect Slack directly to Waymaker's incoming webhook endpoint.

  1. 1Create a Waymaker Table to receive your Slack data
  2. 2Set up an incoming webhook endpoint (Tables → Webhooks)
  3. 3Copy your unique webhook URL from Waymaker
  4. 4Add the webhook URL in Slack's settings

Includes webhook logs for debugging and monitoring

Alternative: Via Zapier or Make

If Slack doesn't support outgoing webhooks natively, use Zapier or Make as a bridge to send data to Waymaker's incoming webhook.

Via MCP (AI Context)

MCP (Model Context Protocol) lets Waymaker AI access Slack data on-demand for contextual assistance.

  1. 1Go to Commander → Settings → MCP Servers
  2. 2Add the Slack MCP server
  3. 3Authenticate with your Slack credentials
  4. 4Waymaker AI can now access your Slack data in conversations

Available Capabilities

read_messagessearch_messagesread_channelsread_users

Available Triggers & Actions

Triggers

  • New Message
  • New Channel Message
  • Reaction Added
  • File Shared

Actions

  • Send Message
  • Send Channel Message
  • Create Channel
  • Add Reaction

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