Slack

Vespin’s Slack bot does two things: it starts an agent when you mention @Vespin or DM it, and it sends your Inbox threads to you as Slack DMs.

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Connect the bot

An owner or admin connects it once per workspace: Settings › Workspace › Workspace connections, then Connect on the Slack row. A Vespin workspace connects to one Slack workspace. Under Slack settings on the same row:

• Default repository: where agents started from Slack work when nothing else says.
• Add channel: adds the bot to a public channel. For a private channel, run /invite @Vespin in it.
• Each channel can have its own repository, which overrides the default.

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Start an agent

Mention @Vespin in a channel the bot is in, or DM the bot. The bot reacts with 👀, replies with an Open in Vespin link, and starts an agent on a new task assigned to you. The agent reads the earlier messages in the thread and any images in it. The agent picks a repository in this order:

1. An owner/name written in your message.
2. The channel’s repository.
3. The workspace’s default repository.
4. The repository of your most recent agent.

When the agent finishes a turn, it posts its answer in the Slack thread. Reply in that thread to send it another message.

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Answer your Inbox in Slack

When an agent posts a thread to your Inbox, the bot DMs it to you. Decisions come with a button per option, to-dos with Mark done and Couldn’t do it, and every message with Open in Vespin. Press a button or reply in the DM’s thread to answer. To stop these DMs, turn off Slack notifications under the Slack row in Settings › Workspace. The setting is yours alone and applies in every workspace.

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How Vespin finds you

The bot matches your Slack account to Vespin by a Slack account you linked in Settings › Integrations, or else by your email. If it can’t match you, it starts nothing and asks you to link your Slack account.