Adding the CalypsoAI Chatbot to Slack
The CalypsoAI chatbot can easily be added to your team’s Slack Workspace directly from the CalypsoAI platform.
To add the chatbot from CalypsoAI, navigate to the Chatbots screen from Settings at the bottom of the navigation panel (Settings → ChatBots).
From the Chatbots screen, click Add Bot.
From the New Chat Bot screen, select Slack as the bot type, and click Add to Slack. You will then be redirected to Slack’s website.
From the Slack Permissions screen, click Allow to add the chatbot to your workspace.
Once the chatbot has been added, it will be available under the Apps tab in Slack.
In order to use the chatbot, you must configure the chatbot using an API Token.
Generating an API Token to Configure the Chatbot
Once you have added the chatbot to your Slack workspace, you must configure it in order to utilize the CalypsoAI functionality.
Navigating to the CalypsoAI platform, generate an API token by selecting Configuration: API Tokens → Generate API Token and following the steps to generate an API token:
Copy this API token to configure the chatbot.
Using your API Token to configure the Slack Chatbot.
Once the API token has been generated, navigate back to Slack. From the Calypsoai chat window, input the command /configure to access API Token pop-up window.
From this screen, input your API Token and click Submit to successfully configure the chatbot app. Once this has been completed, you can begin chatting with available models via CalypsoAI directly from Slack.
CalypsoAI Slack Bot Required Permissions
What will CalypsoAl be able to do?
chat:write
Send messages as @CalypsoAl
chat:write.customize
Send messages as @CalypsoAl with a customized username and avatar
files:write
Upload, edit and delete files as CalypsoAl
app_mentions:read
View messages that directly mention @CalypsoAl in conversations that the app is in
commands
Add shortcuts and/or slash commands that people can use
What will CalypsoAl be able to view?
channels:history
View messages and other content in public and private channels that CalypsoAl has been added to
groups:history
View messages and other content in public and private channels that CalypsoAl has been added to
files:read
View files shared in channels and conversations that CalypsoAl has been added to
im:history
View messages and other content in direct messages that CalypsoAl has been added to
users.profile:read
View profile details about people in a workspace