AI-Powered Slack Chatbot Agent with OpenAI

Unlock Instant AI Assistance in Slack with this AI Agent

This AI Agent turns your Slack workspace into an interactive environment. By simply typing a slash command like /ask, any team member can query OpenAI's powerful language models. The agent receives the question, sends it to OpenAI for a contextual answer, and posts the response back into the original channel. It's a seamless way to integrate AI-driven Q&A, content generation, and summarization directly into your team's daily conversations, boosting productivity and providing instant knowledge access.

Key Features & Benefits

• Slash Command Integration: Trigger the AI agent on-demand from any Slack channel using a simple /ask command.
• Conversational AI: Leverages OpenAI's gpt-4o-mini via LangChain to provide intelligent, human-like answers to user queries.
• In-Channel Responses: The agent replies directly in the thread or channel where it was summoned, keeping conversations organized and contextual.
• Fully Customizable: Easily change the AI model, adjust the system prompt to define the bot's personality and purpose, and modify the trigger command.
• Scalable Framework: The built-in Switch node allows you to easily add more slash commands and corresponding actions, expanding the agent's abilities.

• An n8n instance (Cloud or self-hosted).
• OpenAI API Key with access to a model like gpt-4o-mini.
• A Slack workspace where you have permissions to create and install an app.
• n8n credentials for Slack (OAuth2 recommended).

1. Import the workflow into your n8n instance.
2. Configure the 'OpenAI Chat Model' node by selecting or creating your OpenAI credentials.
3. Create a new App in your Slack workspace from api.slack.com/apps.
4. In your new Slack App, navigate to 'Slash Commands' and create a new command (e.g., /ask).
5. Copy the Webhook URL from the n8n 'Webhook' node (use the Production URL) and paste it into the 'Request URL' field for your new Slack command. Save it.
6. Configure the 'Send a Message' node in n8n with your Slack credentials.
7. In your Slack App, go to 'OAuth & Permissions' and add the chat:write and commands scopes. Then, install or re-install the app to your workspace.
8. Activate the n8n workflow. You can now use your slash command in any Slack channel.