> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://skillsail.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Use Skillsail in Slack

> Connect your Slack account to Skillsail and work with your AI course assistant where your team already talks: turn discussions into modules, make quick edits, and share files.

You can talk to your Skillsail assistant directly in Slack — the same assistant that builds and edits your training modules in the web app. Message it privately, or invite it into a channel and mention it when you need it. It can even join a conversation late: mention it in a thread and it reads what your team discussed before answering.

This is useful when you want to:

* Turn a team discussion into training — mention the assistant in a thread and say "turn this into a short module for new hires".
* Make quick edits — "shorten slide 3", "translate the safety module into Spanish" — without leaving Slack.
* Share an image or PDF and have the assistant work it into your content.

## Set up Slack

Setup happens in two quick steps, both from **Settings → Agent channels** in Skillsail:

1. **Add Skillsail to your workspace** (once per workspace): click **Add to Slack workspace** and approve on Slack's install screen. Anyone in your Skillsail organization can do this — Slack asks for workspace permission if your Slack admin requires it.
2. **Connect your account** (each person): click **Connect Slack** and approve on Slack's consent screen. You land back in Settings with your account linked — ready to chat.

Each teammate who wants to use the assistant connects their own Slack account the same way; the workspace only needs to be added once.

## What you can ask

Anything you would ask in the Skillsail web chat works in Slack too. For example:

* **Create something new** — "Build a 5-slide onboarding module for new warehouse staff with a short quiz."
* **Edit existing content** — "Rewrite the intro slide of the fire safety module to be more concise."
* **Translate** — "Translate the customer service module into German and Spanish."
* **Send files** — attach an image or PDF and ask the assistant to use it: "Turn this checklist into a module."

The assistant only works with content in your own Skillsail organization — the one your Slack account is connected to.

## Using Skillsail in channels and threads

Invite the app to any channel with `/invite @Skillsail`. In channels, the assistant stays quiet unless you mention it — plain messages don't trigger it.

The best part is threads: when you mention **@Skillsail** in a thread, it reads that thread's earlier replies so it can catch up before answering. Your team can discuss a process, a policy change, or a piece of feedback, and you can pull the assistant in at the end — "@Skillsail, summarize this discussion into a training module" — without repeating anything. If you mention it again later in the same thread, it only reads what's new since its last reply.

Keep in mind: mentioning the assistant in a thread shares that thread's earlier messages with it — that's how it catches up. It never sees other threads, other channels, or conversations where it isn't mentioned.

## Disconnect or switch accounts

* **Disconnect**: open **Settings → Agent channels** and remove the Slack connection. The assistant stops responding to your messages until you connect again.
* **Switch to a different Skillsail account**: a Slack account can only be connected to one Skillsail account at a time. Disconnect it from the current account first, then connect from the other account with a fresh command.

## Troubleshooting

* **"This Slack account is already connected to a different Skillsail account"** — disconnect it in that account's **Settings → Agent channels** first, then connect again from the right account.
* **The assistant doesn't answer in a channel** — make sure the app has been invited to the channel and that you mention **@Skillsail** in your message. Also, each person needs to have connected their own Slack account.
* **The assistant says your account isn't connected** — open **Settings → Agent channels** and click **Connect Slack**. If your workspace doesn't have the Skillsail app yet, click **Add to Slack workspace** first.

## What's next

Slack and [Telegram](/channels/telegram) are available today — support for Microsoft Teams is on the way.