--- title: "Connect Overloop.ai and Slack - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"List Created\" fires in Overloop.ai, your agent runs \"Send Direct Message\" in Slack, or \"New Channel\" in Slack to \"Add list\" in Overloop.ai." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/overloop-ai-to-slack" --- # Connect Overloop.ai and Slack When **List Created** fires in [Overloop.ai](https://apiant.ai/connections/overloop-ai), your agent runs **Send Direct Message** in [Slack](https://apiant.ai/connections/slack), or **New Channel** in Slack to **Add list** in Overloop.ai. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Overloop.ai **2** triggers Overloop.ai **17** actions Slack **15** triggers Slack **60** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Overloop.ai and Slack to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Overloop.ai and Slack can do together ### From Overloop.ai to Slack - When **List Created** in Overloop.ai then **Send Direct Message** in Slack - When **New Exclusion List Item** in Overloop.ai then **Send Ephemeral Message** in Slack ### From Slack to Overloop.ai - When **New Channel** in Slack then **Add list** in Overloop.ai - When **New Channel Member** in Slack then **Add Prospect to Campaign** in Overloop.ai Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Overloop.ai and Slack ## Triggers and actions 17 triggers · 77 actions - Trigger **List Created** Triggers when a new list is created in Overloop.ai. - Trigger **New Exclusion List Item** Triggers when a new email address or domain is added to your Overloop exclusion list. - Action **Add list** Creates a new prospect or organization list in Overloop. - Action **Add Prospect to Campaign** Adds a prospect to an Overloop campaign by enrolling them in it, optionally at a specific step or start time. Returns the new enrollment. - Action **Create Organization** Creates a new organization in Overloop.ai with its name, contact details, address, lists and any custom fields. - Action **Create Prospect** Creates a new prospect in Overloop.ai with contact details, lists, owner, organization and any custom fields, and returns the created prospect. - Action **Delete list** Permanently deletes a list in Overloop. Prospects that were in the list are kept. - Action **Delete organization** Permanently deletes an organization in Overloop.ai. This cannot be undone. - Action **Delete prospect** Permanently deletes a prospect from Overloop.ai, along with all of its history (messages, replies). This cannot be undone. - Action **Enroll Prospect** Enrolls a prospect into an Overloop campaign or prospect-based workflow, optionally at a specific step or start time. - Action **Exclude Prospect** Excludes a prospect from all future outreach by adding their email address (or their whole domain) to the Overloop exclusion list. - Action **Get organization** Returns a single Overloop organization by its ID, including its standard details, lists and any custom field values. - Action **Get prospect** Returns a prospect by ID, including its contact details, engagement status, lists and custom field values. An error occurs if the prospect is not found. - Action **List automations** Returns the automations (outbound campaigns and productivity workflows) in your Overloop account, optionally filtered by type, record type or status. - Action **List users** Returns the users on your Overloop.ai account, with their name, email, role and status, optionally filtered to active or disabled users. - Action **Search List** Returns the Overloop lists whose name contains the text you give, optionally limited to prospect or organization lists. - Action **Search Organization** Returns the organizations in Overloop.ai that match the name, website, email or other details you specify. - Action **Search Prospect** Returns the prospects that match the email, name, job title, location or engagement status you specify. - Action **Update list** Renames an existing Overloop list and returns the updated list. - Trigger **New Channel** Triggers when a new channel is created in the workspace. - Trigger **New Channel (instant)** Triggers when a new channel is created (Slack event channel_created). - Trigger **New Channel Member** Triggers when a member joins a chosen channel (Slack event member_joined_channel). - Trigger **New File (instant)** Triggers when a new file is uploaded to the workspace (Slack event file_created). - Trigger **New Mention (instant)** Triggers when a username or keyword is mentioned in a channel. Events API message events with keyword filter. - Trigger **New Message Posted to Channel** Triggers when a message is posted to a chosen channel (Slack event message.channels). - Trigger **New Message Posted to Private Channel** Triggers when a message is posted to a chosen private channel or group DM (Slack events message.groups, message.mpim). - Trigger **New Pinned Item** Triggers when an item is pinned in a channel. - Trigger **New Public Message Posted Anywhere** Triggers when a message is posted to any public channel (Slack event message.channels). - Trigger **New Reaction Added** Triggers when an emoji reaction is added to a message (Slack event reaction_added). - Trigger **New Saved Message** Triggers when a message or file is saved (starred) (Slack event star_added). - Trigger **New Team Custom Emoji** Triggers when a custom emoji is added to the workspace (Slack event emoji_changed). - Trigger **New Thread Reply** Triggers when a new reply is added to a message thread. - Trigger **New User** Triggers when a new user joins the workspace. Polling; deduped by user id. - Trigger **New User (instant)** Triggers when a new user joins the workspace (Slack event team_join). - Action **Add Bookmark** Add a bookmark to a channel. - Action **Add Reaction** Add an emoji reaction to a message. - Action **Add Star** Save a message or file by starring it. - Action **Archive Channel** Archive a channel. - Action **Complete Reminder** Mark a reminder as complete. - Action **Create Canvas** Create a standalone canvas document. - Action **Create Channel** Create a new public or private channel. - Action **Create Channel Canvas** Create a canvas attached to a channel. - Action **Create Reminder** Create a reminder for a user at a specified time. - Action **Delete Canvas** Delete a canvas. - Action **Delete File** Delete a file from the workspace. - Action **Delete Message** Delete a message from a channel by timestamp. - Action **Delete Reminder** Delete a reminder. - Action **Delete Scheduled Message** Cancel a scheduled message before it is sent. - Action **Edit Bookmark** Edit an existing channel bookmark. - Action **Edit Canvas** Edit the content of a canvas. - Action **Find Channel by Name** List channels filtered to locate a channel by name (client filters the returned list). - Action **Find User by Email** Look up a Slack user by their email address. - Action **Get Channel Messages** Fetch the message history of a channel. - Action **Get File Info** Get information about a file. - Action **Get Message Permalink** Get a permanent link to a specific message. - Action **Get Message Reactions** Get the emoji reactions on a message. - Action **Get Team Info** Get information about the workspace. - Action **Get Thread Replies** Get the replies in a message thread. - Action **Get User Info** Get profile information for a Slack user by ID. - Action **Get User Presence** Get a user's current presence status. - Action **Get User Profile** Get a user's profile fields. - Action **Invite User to Channel** Invite one or more users to a channel (comma-separated user IDs). - Action **Join Channel** Join a public channel. - Action **Leave Channel** Leave a channel. - Action **List Bookmarks** List the bookmarks in a channel. - Action **List Channel Members** List the members of a channel. - Action **List Channels** List channels in the workspace (public and private). - Action **List Custom Emojis** List the workspace's custom emojis. - Action **List Files** List files in the workspace, optionally filtered by channel or user. - Action **List Pinned Items** List the items pinned in a channel. - Action **List Scheduled Messages** List messages scheduled to be sent later. - Action **List User Groups** List the workspace's user groups. - Action **List Users** List all users in the workspace. - Action **List User's Channels** List the channels a user is a member of. - Action **Mark Channel Read** Set the read cursor position in a channel. - Action **Pin Message** Pin a message to a channel. - Action **Remove Bookmark** Remove a bookmark from a channel. - Action **Remove Reaction** Remove an emoji reaction from a message. - Action **Remove Star** Remove a star from a message or file. - Action **Remove User from Channel** Remove a member from a channel. - Action **Rename Channel** Rename a channel. - Action **Schedule Message** Schedule a message to be sent to a channel at a future Unix time. - Action **Search Files** Search files across the workspace. - Action **Search Messages** Search messages across the workspace. - Action **Send Direct Message** Open a DM with a user and post a message to it. - Action **Send Ephemeral Message** Send a message in a channel that is visible only to one user. - Action **Send Message** Post a message to a channel, private group, or DM. - Action **Set Channel Purpose** Set the purpose (description) for a channel. - Action **Set Channel Topic** Set the topic for a channel. - Action **Set User Presence** Set the authenticated user's presence status. - Action **Unarchive Channel** Restore an archived channel. - Action **Unpin Message** Remove a pinned message from a channel. - Action **Update Message** Update an existing message in a channel by timestamp. - Action **Upload File** Upload a file and share it to one or more channels. ## Each app on its own - [ **Overloop.ai** Overloop.ai is an AI-powered Sales Automation Platform that runs all your outbound campaigns 100%...](https://apiant.ai/connections/overloop-ai) - [ **Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connections/slack) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Overloop.ai - [ **Overloop.ai to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/overloop-ai-to-salesforce) - [ **Overloop.ai to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/overloop-ai-to-stripe) - [ **Overloop.ai to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/overloop-ai-to-shopify) - [ **Overloop.ai to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/overloop-ai-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Overloop.ai to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/overloop-ai-to-pipedrive) - [ **Overloop.ai to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/overloop-ai-to-trello) ## More into Slack - [ **Salesforce to Slack** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-slack) - [ **Google Calendar to Slack** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-slack) - [ **Mailchimp to Slack** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-slack) - [ **Stripe to Slack** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/stripe-to-slack) - [ **Shopify to Slack** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/shopify-to-slack) - [ **Notion to Slack** A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team.](https://apiant.ai/connect/notion-to-slack) Questions ## Overloop.ai and Slack, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Overloop.ai? Any of Overloop.ai's 2 triggers in the catalog, including List Created and New Exclusion List Item. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Slack when something happens in Overloop.ai? Any of Slack's 60 actions, including Create Canvas, Create Channel, Create Channel Canvas and Create Reminder. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Slack to Overloop.ai? Yes. When something happens in Slack, your agent can act in Overloop.ai too. This page covers both directions: Slack's triggers and Overloop.ai's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Overloop.ai or Slack? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Overloop.ai and Slack without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.