canonical: https://jentic.com/apis/slack.com/slack-ai-plugin

# Slack AI Plugin

A plugin that allows users to interact with Slack using ChatGPT. The API exposes 1 endpoints.

## For AI agents

Programmatically ai_alpha_search_messages. Covers 1 operations.

## Scope

Does not handle payments, crm, or developer tools - use for communications only.

## Capabilities

- ai_alpha_search_messages
- Manage communications data programmatically
- Integrate Slack AI Plugin into automated workflows
- Query and filter Slack AI Plugin records by parameters
- Monitor Slack AI Plugin operational status and events

## Use cases

### Communications Operations

Use the Slack AI Plugin to perform communications operations programmatically. The API provides 1 endpoints covering core functionality including ai_alpha_search_messages.

Example prompt: Call POST /ai.alpha.search.messages to ai_alpha_search_messages

### Data Retrieval and Monitoring

Query Slack AI Plugin resources on a schedule to track changes, generate alerts, or feed downstream dashboards. Agents poll relevant endpoints, compare against previous state, and trigger actions when thresholds are crossed.

Example prompt: Poll the primary Slack AI Plugin endpoint, compare response to last known state, and alert if changed

### AI Agent Integration via Jentic

AI agents discover and call Slack AI Plugin endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle none tokens manually.

Example prompt: Search Jentic for 'ai_alpha_search_messages', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials

## Key endpoints

| Method | Path | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| POST | /ai.alpha.search.messages | ai_alpha_search_messages |

## Key resources

- **Ai.Alpha.Search.Messages** — Operations for ai.alpha.search.messages

## Why Jentic

- **Setup:** Wiring the Slack AI Plugin by hand means calling the single ai.alpha.search.messages endpoint at slack.com/api and shaping the search request yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import the Slack AI Plugin from the API Directory, and your agent calls it.
- **Permission scoping:** This plugin exposes a single search operation with its query passed in the request body, so limit the agent to the search operation it needs. No other operations are exposed, and none run unless you include them in the allowed set.
- **Credential handling:** No standing credential is required for this operation, and any access this plugin depends on is held by your own Jentic One instance rather than the agent. Nothing sensitive enters the agent's prompt, logs, or context.
- **Discovery method:** Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'search Slack messages', and Jentic returns the matching Slack AI Plugin operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.

## Related APIs

- **Twilio** — Alternative communications API
- **Sendgrid** — Alternative communications API
- **Pusher** — Complementary communications API

## FAQ

### What authentication does the Slack AI Plugin use?

The Slack AI Plugin uses no authentication. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in your Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.

### Can I ai_alpha_search_messages with the Slack AI Plugin?

Yes. Use the POST /ai.alpha.search.messages endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.

### What are the rate limits for the Slack AI Plugin?

Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.

### How do I ai_alpha_search_messages through Jentic?

Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate through Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer, then search for 'ai_alpha_search_messages'. Jentic returns the matching Slack AI Plugin operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call - credentials are injected automatically.

### How many endpoints does the Slack AI Plugin have?

The Slack AI Plugin exposes 1 endpoints covering ai.alpha.search.messages operations.

### Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the Slack AI Plugin?

Yes. Because Jentic One is self-hosted, you set the rules for which operations and credentials your agent may use. This plugin exposes only a single search operation, POST /ai.alpha.search.messages, so you allow just that operation and your agent can do nothing else. No other operation runs unless you add it to the allowed set, and any access the plugin relies on stays with your own Jentic One instance rather than the agent.