Localized reading guide
slack-searchPurpose, usage and source
Guidance for effectively searching Slack to find messages, files, channels, and people
Source retrieved:
- Source repository
- anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins
- SKILL.md
partner-built/slack/skills/slack-search/SKILL.md- Repository stars
- 34,049
- Repository updated
- 2026-10-30
- Categories
- research
- Last collected
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Workflow excerpts are reading aids, not executable instructions from Codez. No third-party Skill was run to produce this page.
The purpose and workflow passages below are upstream material, organized and translated for reading. They are distinct from the separately labeled Codez editorial analysis.
What this Skill does
Guidance for effectively searching Slack to find messages, files, channels, and people
How the upstream workflow works
When to Use
Apply this skill whenever you need to find information in Slack — including when a user asks you to locate messages, conversations, files, or people, or when you need to gather context before answering a question about what's happening in Slack.
Upstream passage · L10 ↗Slack Search
This skill provides guidance for effectively searching Slack to find messages, files, and information.
Upstream passage · L6 ↗Start Broad, Then Narrow
Begin with a simple keyword or natural language question. If too many results, add filters (in:, from:, date ranges).
Requirements and setup
No short requirements passage was selected from this file. This does not mean the Skill has no dependencies. Check the repository setup instructions and referenced files.
Limits and quality checks
Common Pitfalls
Boolean operators don't work. AND, OR, NOT are not supported. Use spaces (implicit AND) and - for exclusion. Parentheses don't work. Don't try to group search terms with ().
Start with a safe trial
- Check the supported host and the repository installation instructions. Keep the Skill directory and its referenced scripts, assets and documentation together; SKILL.md alone may omit dependencies.
- Give the agent your real input, desired output and acceptance criteria. Invocation syntax and available tools depend on the host; this site does not assume a universal install command.
- Try the source workflow in a disposable project or on a copy. Review operations that change files, remote services or billable resources before allowing them.
- Validate the output against the source quality checks and your own requirements. A successful trigger or a high repository Star count does not establish a correct result.
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Related Skills
Translation and scope
This reading guide selects passages from the pinned upstream SKILL.md. Translation is assisted. It is not a complete manual or a claim of tested compatibility. Read the original and its referenced files before use.
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