Interfaces
Slack
Slack interface guide
Slack
Use Overseer inside Slack if your team already works there every day.
Slack is a good fit when you want:
- quick questions from a team channel
- private direct-message conversations
- simple operational help without opening the web dashboard
What Slack supports
- team chat through Slack messages
- one Slack app per enabled Overseer interface
- per-owner configuration in the admin dashboard
- allowed-user filtering
- the same core agent, tools, skills, and MCP features as the main app
What you need
In the Overseer dashboard, go to Settings → Interfaces and add a Slack interface.
Slack supports these main settings:
- Bot Token
- App Token for Socket Mode
- Signing Secret
- optional Allowed Users
Setup Flow
Create a Slack app
Open the Slack API dashboard, create a new app, and connect it to your workspace.
Enable bot features
Add the bot user, then generate the bot token and app token you want Overseer to use.
Add the values in Overseer
In Settings → Interfaces, choose Slack and fill in the token fields.
Enable the interface
Save the interface, make sure it is enabled, and then start or restart the Slack runner.
Good to know
- Slack uses the same underlying agent as the web chat.
- Access can still be limited with allowed users and normal Overseer permissions.
- Files and deeper system management are usually easier in the web dashboard, but Slack is great for quick conversations.