Slack AI Assistant by Retoolify 🤖

   

A powerful, modular Slack AI assistant with customizable LLM backend support

🚧 Work in Progress

This project is actively under development. New features and improvements are being added regularly.

✨ Key Features

• 🔌 Pluggable LLM Backend: Use any LLM service (OpenAI, Anthropic, or your own) by configuring the endpoint
• 🔐 Optional User Authentication: Built-in Prisma-based user management system
• 💾 Efficient Caching: Optimized response times with built-in caching
• 🎯 Modular Design: Enable/disable features based on your needs
• 🔄 Real-time Updates: Socket mode for instant message handling
• 📝 Conversation Context: Maintains chat history for better responses

🌟 Why Choose This Package?

The standout feature of this package is its ability to connect to any LLM backend service. This flexibility means you can:

• 🏢 Use your company's private LLM deployment
• 🔄 Switch between different LLM providers
• 🛠️ Implement custom preprocessing/postprocessing
• 💰 Control costs by managing requests
• 🔒 Maintain data privacy by keeping sensitive information in-house

📸 Screenshot

Here's a glimpse of the Slack AI Assistant in action:

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

1. Create a Slack App in your workspace with assistant .

For More reference : https://tools.slack.dev/bolt-js/getting-started

2. Enable Socket Mode in your Slack App settings

Installation

npm install slack-ai-app-retoolify

Configuration

1. Create a .env file in your project root:

# Required: Slack Configuration
SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=xoxb-your-bot-token        # Found in OAuth & Permissions
SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET=your-signing-secret    # Found in Basic Information
SLACK_APP_TOKEN=xapp-your-app-token        # Generated when enabling Socket Mode

# Optional: LLM Configuration
LLM_API_URL=your-llm-endpoint              # Your LLM service endpoint

2. Initialize and start the app:

require('dotenv').config();
const SlackAIApp = require('slack-ai-app-retoolify');

const app = new SlackAIApp({
  SLACK_BOT_TOKEN: process.env.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN,
  SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET: process.env.SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET,
  SLACK_APP_TOKEN: process.env.SLACK_APP_TOKEN,
  LLM_API_URL: process.env.LLM_API_URL,     // Optional
  enableUserIdentification: false           // Optional: Enable user auth
});

app.start();

📚 Advanced: User Authentication

If you want to enable user authentication:

1. Install Prisma:

npm install @prisma/client
npx prisma init

2. Add this schema to prisma/schema.prisma:

model Users {
  id        Int      @id @default(autoincrement())
  name      String
  email     String   @unique
  createdAt DateTime @default(now())
  updatedAt DateTime @updatedAt
  isDeleted Boolean  @default(false)
  isActive  Boolean  @default(true)
  slackUser String?  @unique
}

3. Set up your database:

npx prisma migrate dev

4. Update your configuration:

DATABASE_URL="your-database-url"
ENABLE_USER_IDENTIFICATION=true

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to:

• 🐛 Report bugs
• 💡 Suggest features
• 🔧 Submit pull requests

📞 Contact

If you like this app and want to build similar features for your custom use case, feel free to connect with me:

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Made with ❤️ by Vijay Singh