Slack

An Alfred Workflow


Short Description

Interact with slack through Alfred

Last Updated

17 Mar 2021

Compatibility

Yosemite
(10.10)
Mavericks
(10.9)
Mountain Lion
(10.8)
Lion
(10.7)
Snow Leopard
(10.6)
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 

Version

4.2.2
 

Bundle ID

com.yannickglt.alfred2.slack
 

Open conversation with a contact in Slack

To start

  1. Download and install Slack.alfredworkflow
  2. Create a custom app for your team following these steps.
  3. Once you have your client ID and Secret, visit the address http://yannickglt.github.io/alfred-slack/ to generate a unique code for authentication in the Workflow:
  4. Launch the slack workflow with the parameter --add-client followed by the concatenation of the generated unique code and client Secret separated by semi-colons (e.g.: UNIQUE_CODE:CLIENT_SECRET). You can add several clients if you want to collaborate with several teams. You just need to repeat the two last steps. Example:

    slack --add-client 1234567890.123456789012|1234567890.123456789012.abcdef1234:1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef

  5. Launch the cache refresh by taping the command --refresh. Example:

    slack --refresh

    The cache refresh may take up to several minutes depending on your organization size.

  6. Enjoy! Note: install the Packal Updater workflow if you want automatic updates.

How to use List channels or groups to open in the Slack app: slack <channel/group>

List users to open in the Slack app: slack <user>

Open a channel, group or user in the Slack app: slack <channel/group/user>

List messages from a specific channel, group or user: slack <channel/group/user>

Send a message to a channel, group or user: slack <channel/group/user> <message>

Mark all channels as read slack --mark

List the files within the team slack --files <search>

List the items starred slack --stars <search>

Search both messages and files slack --search <query>

Set the user presence (either active or away) slack --presence <active|away>

Create an app for your team

  1. Go to the URL https://api.slack.com/apps/new and click on the button Create a Slack app.
  2. Give it an app name e.g.: "Alfred Workflow", select your team in the list and click on the button Create App.
  3. Note the client ID and Secret!

⚠️ Never share the client secret on the web or on public repository

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