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Transform your Slack workspace into a cloud operations command center. Interact with CloudThinker agents, receive alerts, and run operations without leaving Slack.

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Setup

1

Install App

Open the workspace selector in the sidebar, click Workspace Settings, then navigate to Integrations and click Add to Slack
2

Authorize

Select your Slack workspace and authorize CloudThinker
3

Configure Channel

Add the CloudThinker app to your desired channels
4

Test

Try @CloudThinker alex show AWS costs to verify

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Syntax

In Slack, prefix all commands with @CloudThinker: 
@CloudThinker alex analyze EC2 spending trends
@CloudThinker oliver audit security groups for public access
@CloudThinker tony check database performance
@CloudThinker kai review EKS cluster health
All CloudThinker Language syntax works in Slack—just add the @CloudThinker prefix.

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Examples

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Quick Queries

@CloudThinker alex what's our AWS spending this week?
@CloudThinker oliver any critical security findings?
@CloudThinker tony why are queries slow on production?
@CloudThinker kai check pod status in payment namespace

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With Tools

@CloudThinker alex #dashboard cost trends by service
@CloudThinker oliver #report weekly security summary
@CloudThinker tony #recommend index optimizations
@CloudThinker kai #alert on pod OOMKilled events

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Multi-Agent

@CloudThinker anna coordinate investigation of latency spike
@CloudThinker alex and tony analyze database infrastructure costs

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Alerts

Configure agents to send alerts to Slack channels: 
@CloudThinker alex #alert daily spend exceeds $5,000 → #cloud-ops
@CloudThinker oliver #alert security group changes → #security
@CloudThinker kai #alert pod failures in production → #k8s-alerts

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Channel Patterns

ChannelUse Case
#cloud-opsGeneral infrastructure operations and cost alerts
#securitySecurity findings and compliance updates
#incidentsActive incident investigation and coordination
#reportsScheduled reports and summaries

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Troubleshooting

  • Check if CloudThinker app is added to the channel
  • Verify you’re using @CloudThinker agent syntax (not just agent)
  • Confirm agents are configured in CloudThinker console
  • Try /cloudthinker status to check connection
  • Check alert configuration in CloudThinker Settings
  • Verify Slack channel notification settings
  • Test with /cloudthinker alerts test
  • Re-install CloudThinker Slack app
  • Check workspace admin permissions
  • Remove and re-add app to channels

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Permissions

CloudThinker in Slack uses your workspace’s CloudThinker permissions. Users can only access agents and connections their CloudThinker account permits.

CloudThinker Language

Complete syntax reference for all commands

Operations Hub

Pre-built operations you can run from Slack