Slack Workspace Agentic Workflow

Browser: Read Channel — Slack Workspace Automation Workflow

Navigate to a Slack channel and snapshot recent messages

Available free v1.0.0 Browser

$ sidebutton install Slack Workspace

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slack_browser_read_channel.yaml

Inputs

channel: string

Allowed Domains

Unrestricted — no domain lock enforced.

Step Summary

3 steps using step types: browser.navigatebrowser.snapshotbrowser.wait .

Workflow Definition

YAML source for the slack_browser_read_channel.yaml workflow. This is the complete definition executed by the SideButton MCP server when Slack Workspace agents run this automation.

schema_version: 1
version: "1.0.0"
last_verified: "2026-02-09"
id: slack_browser_read_channel
title: "Browser: Read Channel"
description: "Navigate to a Slack channel and snapshot recent messages"
category:
  level: task
  domain: ops
  reusable: true
params:
  channel: string
steps:
  - type: browser.navigate
    url: "{{env.SLACK_BROWSER_URL}}/{{channel}}"

  - type: browser.wait
    ms: 3000

  - type: browser.snapshot
    as: channel_messages
    includeContent: true

How To Run

Install the Slack Workspace knowledge pack into your SideButton agent, then dispatch this workflow by its ID slack_browser_read_channel.yaml. Agents invoke it directly via the MCP protocol or through the portal.

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