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Who does your dot answer in Slack?

You're in a channel with a teammate, Sam, and your dot, which shows up as alex-juno. Pick what happens next and watch the channel.

What happens when...
# launchYou, Sam and alex-juno
Sam10:02
Are we still on for Thursday?
You10:04
@alex-juno what's still open before Thursday?
alex-juno Agent10:04
Two things are open: the pricing page copy and the press list. Want me to draft the copy?

Your dot answers you, in the thread

  • It replies in a thread under your message.
  • Everyone in the channel can read the reply, so treat it like anything else you post there.
  • It can read the other messages in that thread and use them as context.
# launchYou, Sam and alex-juno
Sam10:11
@alex-juno can you pull last week's sign-up numbers?

No reply. Nothing starts.

Nothing happens: Sam isn't its owner

  • Only you can direct your dot. A message from anyone else does not start work.
  • Sam can ask you, and you pass the job on with a mention of your own.
  • You can tell your dot to engage with other people. Until you do, it responds to you.
# launchYou, Sam and alex-juno
Sam10:20
Heads up: the venue moved load-in to 7am.
You10:21
@alex-juno update the run sheet with this.
alex-juno Agent10:22
Done. The run sheet now has load-in at 7am.

It uses Sam's message, because you asked

  • When you bring your dot into a thread, it can use what other people wrote there as context.
  • The instruction still came from you. Sam's message was information, not a request to your dot.
  • Worth telling teammates: a dot in the thread may read what they wrote.
# launchYou, Sam and alex-juno
You10:30
@alex-juno post the budget summary here.

Direct message ยท only you can see this

alex-juno Agent10:30
The summary includes the contractor rates you gave me in ChatGPT. Share those here, or leave them out?

It checks with you before sharing

  • Your dot carries what you told it in ChatGPT into Slack. Being able to use it is not permission to share it.
  • Before it posts private details where a team can read them, it can message you privately and ask.
  • Answer in the direct message. Then it replies in the channel with what you allowed.
🔒 leadsYou, Sam and alex-juno
You10:41
@alex-juno draft a reply to the last question.

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Slackbot10:41
You mentioned @alex-juno, but it's not in this private channel.
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Slack tells you it isn't in the channel

  • Your dot only sees channels it has been added to.
  • Click Add Them, then send the mention again.
  • Everyone in that channel will then see a line saying your dot was added, and by whom.