Agent skill

Remote From Slack

by codeaholicguy in codeaholicguy/ai-devkit

AI DevKit · Connect the current agent session to an available Slack channel bridge.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passed

Install Remote From Slack

skills CLI
$ npx skills add codeaholicguy/ai-devkit --skill remote-from-slack -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install codeaholicguy/ai-devkit remote-from-slack --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/codeaholicguy/ai-devkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/remote-from-slack .claude/skills/remote-from-slack && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
remote-from-slack
GitHub stars
1.6k
Token cost
~474 tokens
SKILL.md length
226 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
28
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

AI DevKit · Connect the current agent session to an available Slack channel bridge.

  • Works in 8 steps: Check readiness → Inspect channels and agents → Identify the current agent by matching… → …
  • SKILL.md covers Workflow and Boundaries
  • Calls npx

What it does

Remote From Slack is an agent skill from codeaholicguy/ai-devkit. AI DevKit · Connect the current agent session to an available Slack channel bridge.

Its SKILL.md is about 470 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`).

It works with Slack. The repository describes itself as: The control plane for AI coding agents. The licence is Apache-2.0.

Example prompts

  • “/remote-from-slack”

Requirements

  • Node.js

Workflow steps

8 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Check readiness
  2. Inspect channels and agents
  3. Identify the current agent by matching this session to an agent list --json entry. If unclear, ask for the agent name.
  4. Find configured Slack channels. If none exist, tell the user to run
  5. Choose a channel. Use the requested channel or the only available Slack channel. If multiple Slack channels are available, ask the user…
  6. If no Slack channel is available because bridges are already running, ask before stopping one. After confirmation
  7. Start the bridge in the background
  8. Report the connected channel, agent name, and how to stop it: ai-devkit channel stop .

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7ef0cd5. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • npx

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Remote From Slack loads about 474 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 25 tokens; SKILL.md has 226 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~25
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~474

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from codeaholicguy/ai-devkit at commit 7ef0cd5, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© codeaholicguy). 226 words, ~474 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/remote-from-slack/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
remote-from-slack
description
AI DevKit · Connect the current agent session to an available Slack channel bridge.

Remote From Slack

Use this skill when the user wants to control or chat with the current session from Slack.

Prefer the installed ai-devkit binary; if unavailable, use npx ai-devkit@latest. Run AI DevKit commands outside filesystem sandboxes because they inspect host-level agent and channel state.

Workflow

  1. Check readiness:

    bash
    ai-devkit status --json

    If AI DevKit is not ready, use ai-devkit-setup skill first. Stop if setup leaves manual actions.

  2. Inspect channels and agents:

    bash
    ai-devkit channel list
    ai-devkit agent list --json
  3. Identify the current agent by matching this session to an agent list --json entry. If unclear, ask for the agent name.

  4. Find configured Slack channels. If none exist, tell the user to run:

    bash
    ai-devkit channel connect slack

    Stop after giving that action.

  5. Choose a channel. Use the requested channel or the only available Slack channel. If multiple Slack channels are available, ask the user which one to use. Available means Slack, enabled, credentials present, and not already running.

  6. If no Slack channel is available because bridges are already running, ask before stopping one. After confirmation:

    bash
    ai-devkit channel stop <channel>
  7. Start the bridge in the background:

    bash
    ai-devkit channel start <channel> --agent <agent-name> --daemon
  8. Report the connected channel, agent name, and how to stop it: ai-devkit channel stop <channel>.

Boundaries

  • Do not create or connect a Slack channel for the user; only point them to channel connect.
  • Do not stop a running bridge without explicit confirmation.
  • Do not guess when both agent or channel selection are ambiguous.

© codeaholicguy, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/remote-from-slack of codeaholicguy/ai-devkit.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7ef0cd5

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Works with

Questions about Remote From Slack

What does Remote From Slack do?

AI DevKit · Connect the current agent session to an available Slack channel bridge. Remote From Slack is an agent skill from codeaholicguy/ai-devkit. AI DevKit · Connect the current agent session to an available Slack channel bridge.

How do I install Remote From Slack in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add codeaholicguy/ai-devkit --skill remote-from-slack -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/remote-from-slack in codeaholicguy/ai-devkit) into .claude/skills/remote-from-slack in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Remote From Slack in Codex?

Run `npx skills add codeaholicguy/ai-devkit --skill remote-from-slack -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/remote-from-slack in codeaholicguy/ai-devkit) into .agents/skills/remote-from-slack in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Remote From Slack in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add codeaholicguy/ai-devkit --skill remote-from-slack -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/remote-from-slack, .gemini/skills/remote-from-slack, .github/skills/remote-from-slack and .opencode/skills/remote-from-slack in your project.

What does Remote From Slack need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Remote From Slack needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx). Our summary lists: Node.js.

Does Remote From Slack access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Remote From Slack safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Remote From Slack use?

Remote From Slack is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Remote From Slack use?

About 474 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Remote From Slack?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Remote From Slack: Agent Browser CLI (vercel-labs/agent-browser, 44k stars), Slack GIF Creator (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), Code Design Rationale Investigator (cursor/plugins, 10k stars) and Electron App Automation (vercel-labs/agent-browser, 44k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Remote From Slack?

codeaholicguy (a GitHub user) maintains it in codeaholicguy/ai-devkit, which has 1,642 GitHub stars. The repository holds 28 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: codeaholicguy/ai-devkit on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.