Slack connector

Search and use Slack from Multilo

Ask Multilo about your Slack — what a channel decided, what you missed in a thread, who said what — and get the answer in the same chat where you write, with the messages quoted. Multilo works as you, with your own Slack permissions: it sees only what you can see, and posts only when you ask.

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Questions your Slack can answer for your draft

Type these in any Multilo chat once Slack is connected. Each answer quotes the messages it came from, so you can check them.

“What did #product-planning decide about the launch date last week?”

Finds the decision, quotes the messages and tells you who agreed and when.

“Summarise what I missed in #lab-meeting since Monday.”

A short catch-up of a busy channel, with links back to the key threads.

“Pull the sample-size discussion into my methods section.”

Drops the agreed numbers into your document, with the date and the people involved.

“Who worked on the survey design, and in which channel?”

Finds the people and conversations behind a piece of work, so you know who to credit or ask.

“Turn this week’s #grant thread into meeting notes.”

Drafts minutes from the real discussion, ready for you to edit — or to publish as a canvas.

“Post a three-line summary of this draft to #team.”

Writes the summary, shows it to you first, and posts it only after you say so.

Connect Slack in three steps

No bot to invite and no set-up in Slack for most workspaces. You sign in with your own Slack account.

1

Download and sign in

Install Multilo for macOS or Windows and sign in. A free account works.

2

Add Slack

Open Settings → Customize → Connectors → Discover, find Slack and press +.

3

Approve in your browser

Slack asks you to allow Multilo. Approve, and you are connected — then ask “What did we decide about…?” in any chat.

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For Slack admins

Workspace only allows approved apps?

Members will see Request to install when they connect. Approve Multilo once in Slack’s app management, and everyone can connect with their own account. Multilo never gets more access than each person already has.

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It only sees what you can see

Connecting a work tool to an AI assistant should not mean handing over your workspace. Here is exactly what Multilo does with your Slack.

Only your access:

The assistant signs in as you, with your own Slack permissions. It can only see channels and messages you can already see.

Encrypted on your computer:

Your Slack sign-in is kept encrypted by your operating system’s keychain on your own computer.

Not stored on our servers:

Slack content is fetched only when the assistant needs it for your request, and is not copied to Multilo’s servers.

Never used for training:

Your Slack messages are never used to train AI models.

Nothing posted without you:

The assistant only posts, reacts or edits a canvas when you ask, and shows you the message first. Anything it posts is visible to everyone in that channel, just like a message you send yourself.

Disconnect any time:

Remove Slack in Settings → Customize, or revoke Multilo in Slack, and access ends at once.

Permissions Multilo asks for

Every permission is a user permission: Multilo acts as you and never as a bot, so Slack still applies your own access to each channel. This is the full list you approve when you connect.

What Multilo can do

Slack permissions

Why

Search messages and files

search:read.public, search:read.private, search:read.im, search:read.mpim, search:read.files

Find messages, threads and files you ask about, in channels and DMs you can see.

Find people

search:read.users, users:read, users:read.email

Show names instead of IDs, and find the person you mention.

Read conversations

channels:history, groups:history, im:history, mpim:history

Read a channel, thread or DM you point it at, to summarise or quote it.

List conversations

channels:read, groups:read, im:read, mpim:read

Find the right channel or DM by name.

Read files and canvases

files:read, canvases:read

Open a file or canvas you ask about.

Post and react

chat:write, reactions:write

Post a message or add a reaction — only when you ask.

See reactions

reactions:read

Tell what got approval when summarising a discussion.

Edit canvases

canvases:write

Create or update a canvas when you ask, for example meeting notes.

AI notice

Check what matters before it is shared

Multilo’s assistant uses AI models, which can make mistakes. Check important answers against the quoted messages, and review anything before it is posted to Slack.

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Slack works better next to everything else

A Slack search gives you messages. Inside Multilo, those messages meet your sources, your files and your draft.

Sources and Slack together

Ask one question across your project library and your team’s Slack, and see both answers side by side.

Decisions with a paper trail

Every fact pulled from Slack keeps the channel, the author and the date, so you can cite where it was agreed.

From thread to draft

Turn a long discussion into a first draft of minutes, a status update or a methods paragraph, ready to edit.

who is it for?

Built for people who write with a team

If your decisions happen in Slack and your work ends up in a document, Multilo connects the two.

For research groups

Pull what the lab agreed about methods, samples or deadlines straight into the paper or the grant.

For students and supervisors

Turn supervision threads and feedback into a clear list of changes for the next draft.

For project teams

Write status reports and meeting notes from the actual discussion, then post them back to the channel.

More connectors

Slack is one of 40+ tools Multilo connects to

Add them the same way, from Settings → Customize → Connectors, and ask across all of them in one chat.

GitHub

Issues, pull requests and repositories.

Notion

Pages and databases in your workspace.

Linear

Issues, projects and comments.

Atlassian

Jira issues and Confluence pages.

Figma and Canva

Designs and comments for your figures.

Hugging Face

Models, datasets and papers.

Frequently asked questions

How does the Slack integration work?

Multilo connects to Slack’s own connector service (MCP) after you sign in with your Slack account. When you ask a question that needs Slack, the assistant searches or reads the relevant channels and answers in your chat, quoting the messages it used.

Can Multilo see all of my workspace?

No. It works as you, with your own Slack permissions, so it can only see what you can already see in Slack.

Will it post to Slack on its own?

No. It only posts a message, adds a reaction or edits a canvas when you ask it to.

Where is my Slack data kept?

Your Slack sign-in is encrypted on your computer. Slack content is fetched when the assistant needs it, goes to the AI model you chose for that request, and stays in your chat history on your computer. It is not stored on Multilo’s servers and is never used to train AI models.

Do I need to be a Slack admin?

No set-up by an admin is needed to sign in. If your workspace only allows approved apps, your admin may need to approve Multilo first.

How do I disconnect?

Remove Slack in Settings → Customize → Connectors, or revoke Multilo in Slack’s app settings. Access ends at once.

Is it free?

Multilo is free to start, and connecting Slack is included on every plan.

Which AI models does it use?

The model you pick in Multilo — Claude, GPT or Gemini, or your own API key.

I don’t see Slack in Customize → Connectors.

Update Multilo to the latest version, then open Settings → Customize → Connectors → Discover and search for Slack.

Slack says “Request to install”.

Your workspace only allows approved apps. Send the request; once a Slack admin approves Multilo, connect again.

Can it read private channels and DMs?

Only the ones you are a member of. Slack applies your own access to every request.

Can I connect more than one workspace?

Connect the workspace you sign in to. To switch, disconnect and connect again with the other workspace.

The assistant says Slack needs me to sign in again.

Your Slack session ended or was revoked. Open Settings → Customize → Connectors and connect Slack again.

What happens to my data when I disconnect?

Disconnecting deletes your Slack sign-in from your computer at once, and Multilo can no longer reach Slack. Slack content already quoted in a chat stays in that chat on your computer until you delete the chat. Multilo’s servers hold no Slack content to delete.

Who can see what the assistant posts?

Everyone who can see that channel or DM — it is posted as you, like any message you send. Keep secrets out of anything you ask it to post.

Bring your team’s conversations into your next draft

Download Multilo, connect Slack in a minute, and ask what your team already decided.

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