Integrations / Team Chat
Slack on WhatsApp: manage messages, users and items with an AI agent
Flann turns Slack into something you can message. Ask on WhatsApp, by text or voice note, and Flann does the work in Slack for you. Team chat moves fast and the important line gets buried. Flann reads the channels in Slack with you, pulls out what needs a decision and drafts your answer. Ask what you missed while you were with a customer, and Flann gives you the decisions, the questions aimed at you and anything that sounds urgent, instead of an endless scroll.
159 actions in Slack. 70 only look things up, and 89 create, update, send or delete. You connect with a one-click sign-in.
What you can ask Flann to do in Slack
You do not need the exact wording. These are the kinds of messages Flann turns into Slack actions.
“Find channels in Slack.”
“Find messages in Slack.”
“Get the file from Slack.”
“Create an item in Slack.”
“Send a message from Slack.”
“Create a reminder in Slack.”
What Flann can work with in Slack
Slack gives Flann 159 actions across 56 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Users | look upsearchinvitedelete | 9 |
| Items | createdeletelook upupdate | 6 |
| Remote files | addlook updeleteshareupdate | 6 |
| Messages | deleteschedulesearchsendupdate | 5 |
| Channels | createsearchlook upupdate | 4 |
| Conversations | archivelook uprename | 4 |
| Reminders | createdeletelook up | 4 |
| Files | deletedownloadlook up | 3 |
Here is what changes when Slack goes through Flann instead of its own screens.
| Compare | Opening SlackLog in, find it, do it | Slack through FlannAsk and get it done |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started on a job | Open the app and find the right page | A WhatsApp message, typed or spoken |
| Finding answers about messages | Filters and searches you run yourself | 70 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Making changes | Typed in by hand | 89 changes, made from a message |
| Slack records | All of them, one screen at a time | 56 kinds, from one chat |
| Getting connected | Nothing new to set up | One sign-in to Slack |
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Step by step: Slack jobs you can hand to Flann
How a request turns into real Slack actions, one step at a time.
Find a message and send it
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Find the message we talked about in Slack and send it.”
- Flann runs
Search messagesin Slack and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Send messagein Slack. - It confirms in the chat once it is sent.
Create a user from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create a user in Slack with these details.”
- Flann runs
List all usersin Slack and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Invite users to channelin Slack. - Flann creates it in Slack and confirms in the chat.
Fix an item without opening Slack
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the item in Slack: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
List Slack List itemsin Slack and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Update Slack List itemin Slack. - Flann makes the change in Slack and confirms in the chat.
Where Flann saves you time in Slack
Small jobs, repeated often, are where the time goes. Here is how they change once Slack is connected.
Catching up on team chat
Today
Step away for a morning and the team channel in Slack has moved on. Scrolling back to find what concerns you takes far longer than it should.
With Flann
“Anything in the team chat I need to answer?”
Scanning the channels in Slack since you last looked, Flann pulls out the questions aimed at you, the decisions waiting on you and anything marked urgent. You get the short version.
What you stop doing: Scrolling back through a busy channel to find your name stops being necessary.
Replying in the customer's language
Today
A message arrives in a language you do not read well. You paste it into a translator, write a reply, translate that back and hope it sounds right.
With Flann
“Tell the French customer her order ships Monday”
Side by side, Flann gives you the gist of the message from Slack in your own language and a drafted reply in hers, in your usual tone.
What you stop doing: Copying messages in and out of a translator is no longer part of support.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Slack
- In Flann, go to Connectors and find Slack.
- Sign in to your Slack account on the secure page that opens and allow access. There is no developer account or API key to set up.
- From then on, message Flann on WhatsApp. It works in Slack whenever a request needs it.
Of the 159 Slack actions, 70 only read. The other 89 create, update, send or delete. Disconnect Slack in Connectors whenever you like.
Ways to use Slack with Flann
Hand off to the right person
Ask Flann to pass a complaint to your manager. It prepares the message in Slack for you to confirm.
One place to ask from
Instead of opening Slack, ask Flann on WhatsApp. It reads the thread and gives you the short version.
Close the loop
Tell Flann a problem is solved. It prepares the update in Slack so nobody chases it twice.
Everything Flann can do in Slack
Every Slack action Flann can run, split into what it reads and what it changes.
Looks up 70
- Download Slack file
- Fetch conversation history
- Find channels
- Find users
- Get Slack List item
- Get unread messages from user
- List all channels
- List all users
- List available workspaces
- List Enterprise teams
- List Restricted Apps
- List Slack List items
- List unread channel messages
- Lookup Canvas Sections
- Read Audit Logs
- Real-time search
- Search all content
- Search for channels in Enterprise organization
- Search messages
- Test authentication
- Who Am I
- Check search capabilities
- Fetch bot user information
- Fetch item reactions
- Fetch team info
- Fetch workspace settings information
- Get Audit Action Types
- Get Audit Schemas
- Get channel conversation preferences
- Get conversation members
and 40 more
Changes 89
- Add reaction to message
- Create a reminder
- Create Slack Canvas
- Create Slack List
- Create Slack List item
- Delete multiple Slack List items
- Delete Slack Canvas
- Delete Slack List access
- Delete Slack List item
- Edit Slack Canvas
- Remove reaction from item
- Schedule message
- Send message
- Set Slack List access
- Update a Slack message
- Update Slack List
- Update Slack List item
- Add a remote file
- Add a star to an item
- Add an emoji alias
- Add call participants
- Add emoji
- Add Enterprise user to workspace
- Archive a Slack conversation
- Close conversation channel
- Convert public channel to private
- Create a channel-based conversation
- Create a Slack user group
- Create channel
- Create Enterprise team
and 59 more
More Team Chat apps Flann works with
Common questions
What can Flann do with users in Slack?
Flann can look up, search, invite and delete users in Slack, using 9 actions (Lookup users by email, Find users, Invite users to a Slack channel, Invite users to channel and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change users in Slack.
What can Flann do with items in Slack?
Flann can create, delete, look up and update items in Slack, using 6 actions (Create Slack List item, Delete multiple Slack List items, Delete Slack List item, Get Slack List item and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change items in Slack.
How does Flann connect to Slack?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Slack and sign in to your Slack account on a secure page. There is no developer account or API key to set up. Once it is connected, Flann can use 159 actions in Slack.
Do I need to open Slack to use it with Flann?
No. Once Slack is connected, you ask Flann on WhatsApp or in the Flann app, by text or voice note, and it does the work in Slack.
Which Flann plan do I need for Slack?
Any of them. Every Flann plan includes Slack and every other app.