--- title: "Connect Slack and Willo - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Channel\" fires in Slack, your agent runs \"Add department\" in Willo, or \"List Users\" in Willo to \"Send Direct Message\" in Slack." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-willo" --- # Connect Slack and Willo When **New Channel** fires in [Slack](https://apiant.ai/connections/slack), your agent runs **Add department** in [Willo](https://apiant.ai/connections/willo), or **List Users** in Willo to **Send Direct Message** in Slack. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Slack **15** triggers Slack **60** actions Willo **1** trigger Willo **19** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Slack and Willo 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 Slack and Willo can do together ### From Slack to Willo - When **New Channel** in Slack then **Add department** in Willo - When **New Channel Member** in Slack then **Add interview from template** in Willo ### From Willo to Slack - When **List Users** in Willo then **Send Direct Message** in Slack - When **List Users** in Willo then **Send Ephemeral Message** in Slack 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 Slack and Willo ## Triggers and actions 16 triggers · 79 actions - 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. - Trigger **List Users** Triggers when a new user is added to your Willo account. - Action **Accept Candidate** Marks a participant in a Willo interview as Accepted and returns the updated participant. Can also update the participant's name, phone number and custom ID in the same step. - Action **Add department** Creates a new department in your Willo organisation and returns the department, including its key and branding. - Action **Add interview from template** Creates a new interview in Willo from one of your interview templates and returns the new interview. - Action **Create Company** Creates a new company as a child organisation under your Willo organisation, with the owner you name. - Action **Create Interview** Creates a new video interview in Willo with its questions, department, message templates and settings. - Action **Delete interview** Deletes an interview from your Willo account. - Action **Delete participant** Deletes a participant from Willo. Returns whether the deletion was confirmed. - Action **Get interview** Returns a Willo interview by its key, including its questions, owner, department, reviewers, message templates and settings. An error occurs if the interview is not found. - Action **Get participant** Returns a Willo participant (candidate) with their contact details, status, interview, department, scores and answers. - Action **Get user** Returns a Willo user's details, including email, full name, phone, role and status. - Action **Invite Someone** Invites a person to a Willo interview as a participant and returns the new participant with their invite link. - Action **List departments** Returns the departments in your Willo organisation, optionally filtered by name, owner email or owner. - Action **List interviews** Returns the interviews in your Willo account, optionally narrowed by department, owner or a search term, and sorted the way you choose. - Action **List message templates** Returns the message templates (email and SMS) in your Willo account, optionally filtered by title, type or trigger. - Action **List participants** Returns the participants in your Willo account, optionally narrowed to an interview, department or owner, or by a text search. - Action **List users** Returns the users in your Willo account with their key, email and full name. - Action **Reject Candidate** Rejects a candidate by setting the participant's status to Rejected, optionally updating their name, phone or custom ID. - Action **Update interview** Updates an existing interview's details, questions, reviewers, message templates and settings, changing only the values you provide. Returns the updated interview. - Action **Update participant** Updates a participant's name, phone, status (Accepted or Rejected) or your own reference ID. ## Each app on its own - [ **Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connections/slack) - [ **Willo** Willo helps you get answers to your questions faster with video interviewing.](https://apiant.ai/connections/willo) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Slack - [ **Slack to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-hubspot) - [ **Slack to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-google-sheets) - [ **Slack to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-gmail) - [ **Slack to Google Drive** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-google-drive) - [ **Slack to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Slack to Pipedrive** Pipedrive is a sales CRM and pipeline management tool.](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-pipedrive) ## More into Willo - [ **HubSpot to Willo** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-willo) - [ **Salesforce to Willo** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-willo) - [ **Google Sheets to Willo** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-willo) - [ **Gmail to Willo** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-willo) - [ **Google Calendar to Willo** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-willo) - [ **Google Drive to Willo** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-willo) Questions ## Slack and Willo, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Slack? Any of Slack's 15 triggers in the catalog, including New Channel, New Channel (instant), New Channel Member and New File (instant). Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Willo when something happens in Slack? Any of Willo's 19 actions, including Create Company, Create Interview, Update interview and Update participant. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Willo to Slack? Yes. When something happens in Willo, your agent can act in Slack too. This page covers both directions: Willo's triggers and Slack's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Slack or Willo? 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 Slack and Willo 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.