Slack

Polls explicit Slack channels and discovered DMs for messages, exact user-ID mentions, and thread replies visible in channel history.

Pollen Types

Type	Description
slack_dm	A new message in a discovered DM
slack_mention	A configured channel message contains <@user_id>
slack_thread_reply	A thread reply is visible in channel history

Setup

Create a Slack app and bot token with the history/read scopes needed for the channel types you monitor (commonly channels:history, im:history, and im:read), invite it to watched channels, and export the token:

export SLACK_TOKEN="xoxb-..."
/hive hire slack

Configuration

{
  "slack": {
    "enabled": true,
    "token_env": "SLACK_TOKEN",
    "watch_channels": ["C0123456789"],
    "watch_dms": true,
    "user_id": "U0123456789",
    "max_messages": 15,
    "history_requests_per_poll": 1,
    "allow_high_tier_rate_limits": false,
    "dm_discovery_max_pages": 10
  }
}

Field	Default	Description
token_env	SLACK_TOKEN	Bot-token environment variable
watch_channels	[]	Up to 200 unique channel IDs, not names
watch_dms	true	Discover and include DM conversations
user_id	""	Exact Slack member ID used for mentions and self-message filtering
max_messages	15	History page size, from 1 to 15
history_requests_per_poll	1	Channel-history requests per poll, from 1 to 50
allow_high_tier_rate_limits	false	Permit more than one history request per poll only when your app tier supports it
dm_discovery_max_pages	10	DM discovery page cap, from 1 to 100

Slack currently applies a 1 request/minute, 15-object limit to some commercially distributed non-Marketplace apps. The conservative defaults match that tier; only opt into higher throughput when your app's actual tier allows it.