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I’ve been digging into AI agents to automate a lot of Lunch Pail Labs. A key decision when implementing agentic tools is choosing the interface to interact with them. For me, Slack made the most sense. Here’s why:
Why Slack?
My agent swarm is hosted on Fly.io, and Slack apps make it easy to connect directly to that code. The real magic lies in Slack’s app_mention event triggers, which let me run workflows directly from Slack.
With Slack, my agents can:
- Respond to @pailswarm mentions and execute tasks.
- Update threads with links to created docs, tasks, and more.
- Post real-time updates, keeping everything clear and connected.
Slack also handles one-time and recurring workflows, webhooks, and automations. It’s flexible enough to grow with my needs and avoids rigid, predefined processes.
How It Works
Here’s the flow:
- I (or a workflow) tag @pailswarm in Slack to start a task.
- The Assist Agent in the swarm picks up the request.
- It routes the task to the right agent (like the Content Agent or Task Agent).
- The agent processes the task and posts updates back to the Slack thread.
I’m excited to see where else this goes!
Are you implementing or curious about AI agent swarms?Let’s chat
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