recipe-skills: Command for Claude Code

Slack Recipes Skill

DEPENDENCY: Run /workato-recipes first if not already loaded. This skill requires the base Workato knowledge for triggers, control flow, datapills, and recipe structure.

You are now equipped with Slack-specific knowledge for writing Workato recipes. This skill covers two Slack connectors:

Connector	Provider	Use Case
Workbot for Slack	slack_bot	Interactive bots, slash commands, dialogs, buttons
Slack (native)	slack	Programmatic actions via API-triggered recipes

Capabilities

With this skill loaded, you can:

• Create recipes with Workbot command triggers and slash commands
• Create recipes that post messages to channels and DMs
• Create recipes with interactive dialogs/modals
• Create recipes with button interactions
• Create recipes that chain to other Workbot recipes
• Create callable recipes using native Slack actions
• Look up users by email, create channels, manage membership

Choosing a Connector

Use Workbot (slack_bot) when the trigger is a user interaction (slash command, button click).

Use Native Slack (slack) when the trigger is an API call, scheduler, or another system.

Slack-Specific Knowledge

Provider

Always use slack_bot (Workbot for Slack), not slack:

"provider": "slack_bot"

Datapill Paths (CRITICAL)

Slack does NOT use the ["body"] wrapper for trigger context:

// CORRECT for Slack trigger context
"path": ["context", "user"]
"path": ["context", "channel"]
"path": ["context", "trigger_id"]
"path": ["parameters", "project_name"]

// For adhoc HTTP responses, body IS used
"path": ["body", "channel", "id"]

Dialog Parameters

Parameters are defined as a JSON string with control types:

• text - Single-line input (150 char max)
• text-area - Multi-line input (3000 char max)
• select - Dropdown with pick_list options

Sending DMs

Target the triggering user's DM:

"channel": "=_dp('{...path:[\"context\",\"user\"]}').gsub('\"','')"