slack-standup-digest

Productivity

Create an automation that generates an async standup digest from Slack. Searches selected channels for messages since the previous workday, groups updates by project, highlights blockers and decisions, and posts a summary to a target channel.

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Slack Standup Digest Automation

Set up a recurring automation that summarizes Slack activity into an async standup digest.

Prerequisites

Required integration

Slack MCP must be installed in Settings → MCP.

Information to collect

Ask the user for:

Source channels — which Slack channels to scan for updates (e.g. #engineering, #frontend, #backend)
Target channel — where the digest should be posted (e.g. #standup, #team-updates)
Schedule — when should the digest run? Default: weekday mornings at 9 AM
Timezone — user's timezone (e.g. America/New_York, Europe/London)
Auto-post or draft — should the digest post automatically, or be saved for the user to review and approve first?
Grouping — how should updates be organized? Default: by project/channel, with sections for shipped work, active work, blockers, and decisions

Setup Workflow

Step 1 — Verify Slack MCP access

Confirm the Slack MCP integration is working:

Use the Slack MCP to search for recent messages in one of the source channels.

If it fails, tell the user to install the Slack MCP integration first.

Step 2 — Configure the schedule

Build a cron schedule from the user's preferences:

Weekday mornings at 9 AM ET: 0 9 * * 1-5 with timezone America/New_York
Daily at 8 AM UTC: 0 8 * * *

Step 3 — Build the digest prompt

Construct a prompt that includes:

Source channels to scan
Target channel for posting
Lookback window (typically "since previous workday" — Friday→Monday for Monday digests)
Grouping structure (by project, by channel, etc.)
Whether to auto-post or draft
What to highlight: blockers, decisions, shipped items, unanswered questions

Step 4 — Create the automation

Read the Automation backend URL and auth from <RUNTIME_SERVICES>:

Use the Automation backend url_from_agent as OPENHANDS_HOST
Auth: X-Session-API-Key: $OPENHANDS_AUTOMATION_API_KEY

Use the prompt preset endpoint:

curl -s -X POST "${OPENHANDS_HOST}/api/automation/v1/preset/prompt" \
  -H "X-Session-API-Key: $OPENHANDS_AUTOMATION_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Slack Standup Digest",
    "prompt": "<constructed digest prompt>",
    "trigger": {"type": "cron", "schedule": "<schedule>", "timezone": "<tz>"}
  }'

PowerShell note: use curl.exe for this exact flag syntax, and replace ${OPENHANDS_HOST} / $OPENHANDS_AUTOMATION_API_KEY with $env:OPENHANDS_HOST / $env:OPENHANDS_AUTOMATION_API_KEY if running it natively.

Step 5 — Confirm

Tell the user:

✅ Slack Standup Digest is running!

Automation ID: {id}

Source channels: {channel list}

Target channel: {target}

Schedule: {cron description}

Mode: {auto-post or draft}