What this skill does
Read, send, search, and manage Slack messages and DMs via the slk CLI. Use when the user asks to check Slack, read channels or DMs, send Slack messages, search Slack, check unreads, manage drafts, view saved items, or interact with Slack workspace. Also use for heartbeat Slack checks. Triggers on "check slack", "any slack messages", "send on slack", "slack unreads", "search slack", "slack threads", "draft on slack", "read slack dms", "message on slack".
Slk is part of the Research & Knowledge category — research and knowledge skills that gather, search, and summarize information. You can install it on its own or alongside other research & knowledge skills from the OpenClaw catalog.
How to install Slk
The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:
- Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
- Open the in-app Skills panel.
- Search for
slack-personaland click Install. - The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.
Install from the command line
If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add Slk with a single command:
openclaw skills add slack-personal
This pulls slack-personal from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/slack-personal/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use Slk
Once installed, Slk activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.
Turning social content into video
Slk works with social content. Getting from there to something postable is a separate job: ViralMint — an open-source video pipeline — renders a script or a set of clips into a finished vertical video with captions, ready to post.
It runs as an MCP server, so an OpenClaw agent can drive it from the same chat you already use: ask for a short, and the render comes back finished. See how to connect a video pipeline to your agent.
Manual install (advanced)
If you prefer manual installation:
- Click the Download .zip button above to grab
slack-personal-0.1.7.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/slack-personal/(create the directory if it does not exist). - Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Slk?
Install Slk in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for slack-personal, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add slack-personal. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/slack-personal/.
Is Slk free?
Yes. Slk is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.
What does Slk do?
Read, send, search, and manage Slack messages and DMs via the slk CLI.
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Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models