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# Slackbot Agent CLI

> Command-line interface for Slack bot management

# Slackbot Agent CLI

Manage and run Slack bots from the command line.

## Commands

### Start Bot

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
# Start Slack bot with webhook mode
praisonai-ts slack start \
  --bot-token $SLACK_BOT_TOKEN \
  --signing-secret $SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET \
  --port 3000

# Start with Socket Mode
praisonai-ts slack start \
  --bot-token $SLACK_BOT_TOKEN \
  --app-token $SLACK_APP_TOKEN \
  --socket-mode
```

### Configure Bot

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
# Set bot instructions
praisonai-ts slack config \
  --instructions "You are a helpful assistant" \
  --model gpt-4o

# Add tools
praisonai-ts slack config \
  --tools search,calculator
```

### Test Bot

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
# Send test message
praisonai-ts slack test \
  --message "Hello, bot!" \
  --channel C1234567890
```

## Options

| Option             | Type    | Default  | Description               |
| ------------------ | ------- | -------- | ------------------------- |
| `--bot-token`      | string  | env      | Slack bot token           |
| `--signing-secret` | string  | env      | Signing secret            |
| `--app-token`      | string  | env      | App token for socket mode |
| `--socket-mode`    | boolean | `false`  | Enable socket mode        |
| `--port`           | number  | `3000`   | HTTP server port          |
| `--instructions`   | string  | -        | Agent instructions        |
| `--model`          | string  | `gpt-4o` | Model to use              |

## Environment Variables

| Variable               | Required | Description          |
| ---------------------- | -------- | -------------------- |
| `SLACK_BOT_TOKEN`      | Yes      | Bot token (xoxb-...) |
| `SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET` | Webhook  | Signing secret       |
| `SLACK_APP_TOKEN`      | Socket   | App token (xapp-...) |
| `OPENAI_API_KEY`       | Yes      | For the agent        |

## Examples

### Development Mode

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
# Run in socket mode for local development
SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=xoxb-... \
SLACK_APP_TOKEN=xapp-... \
praisonai-ts slack start --socket-mode
```

### Production Mode

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
# Run with webhook mode
praisonai-ts slack start \
  --port 3000 \
  --instructions "You are a helpful Slack assistant"
```

## Related Commands

* `praisonai-ts slack logs` - View bot logs
* `praisonai-ts slack stats` - View usage statistics