skills/ce-slack-research/SKILL.md
Search Slack for interpreted organizational context -- decisions, constraints, and discussion arcs that shape the current task. Produces a research digest with cross-cutting analysis and research-value assessment, not raw message lists. Use when searching Slack for context during planning, brainstorming, or any task where organizational knowledge matters. Trigger phrases: 'search slack for', 'what did we discuss about', 'slack context for', 'organizational context about', 'what does the team think about', 'any slack discussions on'. Differs from slack:find-discussions which returns individual message results without synthesis.
npx skillsauth add xbpk3t/ce-codex ce-slack-researchInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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Search Slack for organizational context and receive an interpreted research digest.
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The input can be a keyword, a natural language question, or include Slack search modifiers like channel hints (in:#channel) and date filters (after:YYYY-MM-DD). The agent extracts the topic and formulates searches from whatever form the input takes.
If no argument is provided, ask what topic to research. Use the platform's blocking question tool (AskUserQuestion in Claude Code, request_user_input in Codex, ask_user in Gemini). If no question tool is available, ask in plain text and wait for a reply.
Dispatch compound-engineering:research:slack-researcher with the user's topic as the task prompt. Omit the mode parameter so the user's configured permission settings apply.
The agent handles everything from here -- Slack MCP discovery, search execution, thread reads, and synthesis. It returns a digest with:
If the agent reports that Slack is unavailable (MCP not connected or auth expired), relay the message to the user. Do not attempt alternative research methods.
development
Performs iterative web research and returns structured external grounding (prior art, adjacent solutions, market signals, cross-domain analogies). Use when ideating outside the codebase, validating prior art, scanning competitor patterns, finding cross-domain analogies, or any task that benefits from current external context. Prefer over manual web searches when the orchestrator needs structured external grounding.
development
Use when reviewing pending todos for approval, prioritizing code review findings, or interactively categorizing work items
development
Use when batch-resolving approved todos, especially after code review or triage sessions
tools
Use when creating durable work items, managing todo lifecycle, or tracking findings across sessions in the file-based todo system