Slack Workflows

Automate Slack with intelligent workflows for notifications, standup collection, approval processes, and cross-platform integrations. Based on n8n automation patterns.

Overview

This skill covers:

• Automated notifications and alerts
• Daily standup collection
• Approval workflows
• Cross-platform integrations
• Channel management automation

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Core Workflows

1. Daily Standup Bot

workflow: "Async Standup"
schedule: "9:00 AM weekdays"

steps:
  1. send_prompt:
      channel: each team member (DM)
      message: |
        👋 Good morning! Time for standup.
        
        Please share:
        1️⃣ What did you complete yesterday?
        2️⃣ What are you working on today?
        3️⃣ Any blockers?
        
        Reply in this thread 👇
        
  2. collect_responses:
      timeout: 2_hours
      reminder: at_1_hour
      
  3. compile_summary:
      time: "11:00 AM"
      channel: "#team-standup"
      format: |
        📋 *Daily Standup - {date}*
        
        {for_each_member}
        *{name}*
        ✅ Yesterday: {yesterday}
        📌 Today: {today}
        🚧 Blockers: {blockers}
        
        ---
        {end_for}
        
        *Summary:*
        • {total} team members responded
        • {blockers_count} blockers flagged
        
  4. flag_blockers:
      if: blockers_count > 0
      notify: manager
      action: create_thread_for_discussion

2. Approval Workflow

workflow: "Expense Approval"
trigger: form_submission OR slash_command