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The Slack app is available for Pro and Custom plans with access to the assistant.
The Slack app adds a bot to your workspace that supports your community with real-time answers. The bot uses the Mintlify assistant to search your docs and provide accurate, cited responses, so it is always up-to-date. The bot can only see messages in channels you specifically add it to. It does not have global read access to your workspace. The bot responds to @ mentions or to all messages in a specific channel that you configure. Each message sent by the bot counts toward your assistant message usage.

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Set up the Slack app

If your Slack Workspace Owner requires admin approval to install apps, ask them to approve the Mintlify Slack app before you add it.
  1. Navigate to the Integrations tab of the Assistant Configurations page in your dashboard.
  2. In the Slack card, click Connect. This opens Slack.
The Connect button in the Slack card in light mode.
  1. Follow the Slack prompts to add the app to your workspace.
  2. Mention the bot to add it to a channel. The bot’s default name is @mintlify-assistant.

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Create an #ask-ai channel

To help your users quickly get answers to their questions, the bot can reply to every message in a channel that you choose. By default, the bot replies to every message in channels named #ask-ai. Create an #ask-ai channel and let your users know that the bot replies to messages in that channel. See Create a channel in the Slack Help Center for more information. If you want the bot to reply to messages in a different channel, select a channel in the Slack bot configuration menu.
The Slack configuration panel in light mode.

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Manage the Slack app

After you add the app to your workspace, you can manage or remove the app from the Integrations tab. In the Slack bot configuration menu, customize the bot by changing its avatar or name, and choose which channel it automatically replies to all messages in.