AUTOMATION

Build an AI Agent for Slack with Chat SDK and AI SDK

Create autonomous Slack bots using Vercel's Chat SDK and AI SDK for real-time messaging workflows

Updated: 6/7/2026
Difficulty
medium
Time
30m
Use Case
Deploy autonomous AI agents that respond to Slack messages, handle multi-turn conversations, and integrate with Slack workflows
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About this automation

Use Vercel's Chat SDK and AI SDK to build Slack-integrated AI agents that process messages, maintain conversation context, and execute actions within Slack. Enables autonomous bot behavior for customer support, internal automation, or team collaboration.

How to implement

1

Set up a Slack app and obtain bot token and signing secret

2

Initialize Vercel AI SDK with your chosen LLM provider

3

Create a Chat SDK instance configured for Slack message handling

4

Define agent behavior and tool bindings for Slack-specific actions

5

Implement event listeners for Slack message events (app_mention, message)

6

Route incoming messages through the AI agent for processing

7

Send agent responses back to Slack channels or threads

8

Deploy to a serverless platform (Vercel, AWS Lambda, etc.)