Slack

Create and manage tasks from Slack with slash commands, and receive task notifications in channels.

The Slack integration connects two ways: outbound (Workestra posts task events to Slack channels) and inbound (your team runs slash commands to create, list, and update tasks without leaving Slack).

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Connecting Slack

Go to Settings → Integrations → Slack
Click Connect Slack
Authorize the Workestra Slack app in your Slack workspace
Pick default channels for different event categories

See the general Slack integration for workspace-wide setup.

Slash Commands

Once connected, your team can use these commands in any channel the bot is in:

`/wx task create`

Create a task without leaving Slack.

/wx task create "Fix login bug" @alice #web-app p1

Supported modifiers:

Modifier	Example	Sets
`@user`	`@alice`	Assignee
`#project`	`#web-app`	Project
`p1` – `p4`	`p1`	Priority (p1 = Urgent, p4 = Low)

The title goes in quotes; anything after is flexible-order modifiers.

`/wx task list mine`

Show your open tasks in the channel (or privately, if you prefer).

`/wx task complete <id>`

Mark a task as Done by its task ID.

/wx task complete PROJ-142

`/wx project status <name>`

Get a status summary of a named project — task counts, cycle status, top risks.

Inbound Notifications

Configure what Projects events post to Slack at Project → Settings → Integrations → Slack:

Event	Default Target
Task assigned to a user	DM to assignee
Task mentioned a user	DM to mentioned user
Status change	Project channel
SLA warning / breach	Project channel
Cycle started / completed	Project channel
Automation `notify_slack` action	Wherever the rule routes

You can route different event types to different channels — for example, status changes go to #engineering while SLA alerts go to #on-call.

Mentions Round-Trip

If someone @mentions you in a Workestra comment, you get a Slack DM (if your account is linked). Replying to that DM posts back to the Workestra comment thread.

Removing the Integration

Go to Settings → Integrations → Slack and click Disconnect. Notifications stop immediately; no task data is changed.

Next Steps

Automations — use the notify_slack action
Collaboration — mentions that route to Slack
Slack integration overview — cross-module Slack setup

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