Slack Standup

What This Skill Does

The Slack Standup skill, developed by allanwei, serves as an automated asynchronous standup meeting facilitator for remote and hybrid teams. By integrating directly with Slack, the skill removes the friction of scheduling live video meetings for daily status updates. The bot systematically prompts team members at a set time, gathers their responses regarding tasks completed, current blockers, and future plans, and then aggregates this information into a cohesive, formatted summary report posted directly to the team channel.

Installation

To integrate this skill into your workflow, follow these steps:

1. Execute the installation command: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/allanwei/slack-standup.
2. In your OpenClaw environment settings, provide your Slack Bot API (xoxb-*) token with appropriate workspace permissions (specifically chat:write and im:history).
3. Set your preferred standup time via the configuration dashboard (the default is set to 9:00 AM local time).
4. Run the validation check by typing /standup test to ensure the bot can successfully reach your target channel and notify the team.

Use Cases

This skill is ideal for distributed engineering teams working across time zones where synchronous meetings are disruptive. It is also highly effective for project managers who need to maintain daily visibility on progress without burdening the team with excessive administrative tasks. Additionally, it helps document historical progress over time, allowing for easier sprint retrospectives and reporting.

Example Prompts

1. "@OpenClaw, please trigger a manual standup prompt for the engineering team in #dev-ops now."
2. "@OpenClaw, update my daily standup preference to remind me at 10:30 AM instead of 9:00 AM."
3. "@OpenClaw, generate a summary of today's standup responses and post it to #team-updates."

Tips & Limitations

To maximize the utility of this skill, ensure your team members understand the format expected by the bot. While the tool saves significant time, it relies on team participation; consider using Slack reminders if members frequently miss the daily prompt. Note that this skill requires an active internet connection to communicate with Slack’s servers and cannot function in air-gapped environments. Furthermore, if you exceed the Slack API rate limits, the aggregation summary may be delayed. Always ensure your workspace token is scoped correctly to avoid permission errors.