ce-slack-research
Searches Slack and synthesizes discussions into actionable organizational research digests.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/ce-slack-research && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/14490" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/ce-slack-research && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/ce-slack-research
Activation
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Search Slack for interpreted organizational context -- decisions, constraints, and discussion arcs -- and produce a synthesized research digest with cross-cutting analysis. Use when the user says 'search slack for', 'what did we discuss about', 'slack context for', or 'what does the team think about'. Differs from slack:find-discussions, which returns raw message results without synthesis.Key capabilities
- →Search Slack for a given topic or question
- →Extract topic from natural language input
- →Formulate searches using Slack modifiers
- →Synthesize search results into a research digest
- →Organize findings by topic with source channels and dates
- →Provide cross-cutting analysis of patterns
How it works
The agent extracts the topic from the user's input, formulates Slack searches, and then processes the results to synthesize a research digest.
Inputs & outputs
When to use ce-slack-research
- →Researching past team discussions
- →Understanding organizational context for a feature
- →Summarizing recent debates
About this skill
/ce-slack-research
Search Slack for organizational context and receive an interpreted research digest.
Usage
/ce-slack-research [topic or question]
/ce-slack-research
Examples
/ce-slack-research free trial
/ce-slack-research What did we say about free trial recently?
/ce-slack-research free trial in #proj-reverse-trial
/ce-slack-research onboarding flow after:2026-03-01
The input can be a keyword, a natural language question, or include Slack search modifiers like channel hints (in:#channel) and date filters (after:YYYY-MM-DD). The agent extracts the topic and formulates searches from whatever form the input takes.
Execution
If no argument is provided, ask what topic to research. Use the platform's blocking question tool: AskUserQuestion in Claude Code (call ToolSearch with select:AskUserQuestion first if its schema isn't loaded), request_user_input in Codex, ask_user in Gemini, ask_user in Pi (requires the pi-ask-user extension). Fall back to asking in plain text only when no blocking tool exists in the harness or the call errors (e.g., Codex edit modes) — not because a schema load is required. Never silently skip the question.
Dispatch ce-slack-researcher with the user's topic as the task prompt. Omit the mode parameter so the user's configured permission settings apply.
The agent handles everything from here -- Slack MCP discovery, search execution, thread reads, and synthesis. It returns a digest with:
- Workspace identifier so the user can verify the correct Slack instance was searched
- Research-value assessment (high / moderate / low / none) with justification
- Findings organized by topic with source channels and dates
- Cross-cutting analysis surfacing patterns across findings
If the agent reports that Slack is unavailable (MCP not connected or auth expired), relay the message to the user. Do not attempt alternative research methods.
When not to use it
- →When the user needs raw message results without synthesis
- →When Slack is unavailable due to MCP not connected or auth expired
- →When alternative research methods are required outside of Slack
Limitations
- →The skill is limited to searching Slack for organizational context
- →The skill does not perform alternative research methods if Slack is unavailable
- →The skill relies on the user's configured Slack permission settings
How it compares
This skill provides an interpreted research digest with cross-cutting analysis, unlike a generic search that would return raw message results without synthesis.
Compared to similar skills
ce-slack-research side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ce-slack-research (this skill) | 0 | 2mo | No flags | Beginner |
| deep-reading-analyst | 1 | 9mo | No flags | Beginner |
| literature-review | 559 | 2mo | Review | Advanced |
| youtube-wisdom | 10 | 1mo | Review | Intermediate |
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