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Slack

This Raycast extension is the perfect companion for Slack users. It allows you to:

• Quickly open Slack channels
• Search for messages
• See unread messages,
• Snooze notifications
• Set your presence status
• Set your status

Set your status from a deep link

The Set Status command accepts two optional arguments, statusText and emoji, so you can build a deep link (or a Quicklink) that sets your status in one step:

raycast://extensions/mommertf/slack/set-status?arguments=%7B%22statusText%22%3A%22Lunch%22%2C%22emoji%22%3A%22%3Ahamburger%3A%22%7D

The arguments query parameter is a URL-encoded JSON object, for example:

{ "statusText": "Lunch", "emoji": ":hamburger:" }

• Either argument may be omitted; only the one you provide is changed.
• emoji accepts a Slack emoji name with or without colons (hamburger or :hamburger:).

Statuses set this way don't auto-expire. To pick an expiration, open the command and use the Set New Status form.

How to get an access token?

If you don't want to log in through OAuth, you can use an access token instead. Here's how to get one:

1. Open https://api.slack.com/apps/

2. Click Button Create New App

3. Select From an app manifest

4. Select a workspace to which you want to grant the extension access.

5. Copy and paste the following manifest (Select YAML): Feel free to exclude permission scope groups - see comments - if you don't want to have the full experience of this extension.

   display_information:
   name: Raycast - Slack
   oauth_config:
   scopes:
    user:
    # Command: Search & Unread Messages & Set Presence
    - users:read
   
    # Command: Search & Unread Messages
    - channels:read
    - groups:read
    - im:read
    - mpim:read
   
    # Command: Search
    - search:read
   
    # Command: Unread Messages
    - channels:history
    - groups:history
    - im:history
    - mpim:history
   
    # Command: Unread Messages (optional - needed for marking conversations as read)
    - channels:write
    - groups:write
    - im:write
    - mpim:write
   
    # Command: Set Presence
    - users:write
   
    # Command: Set Snooze
    - dnd:read
    - dnd:write
   
    # Command: Send Message
    - chat:write
   
    # Command: Search Emojis
    - emoji:read
   
    # Command: Set Status
    - users.profile:write
    - users.profile:read
   

settings: org_deploy_enabled: false socket_mode_enabled: false token_rotation_enabled: false

6. Confirm creation of app
7. Press `Install to Workspace`
8. Get your personal access token from `Features -> OAuth & Permissions` (section `OAuth Tokens for Your Workspace`).
Your personal access token will start with `xoxp-`.

## Proxy Support

If you are behind a corporate proxy, you can configure the extension to route Slack API requests through it.

### Configuration

The proxy URL is resolved in the following order:

1. **Raycast preference** — set the "Proxy URL" field in the extension settings (e.g. `http://proxy.example.com:8080`)
2. **`HTTPS_PROXY` environment variable**
3. **`HTTP_PROXY` environment variable**

### Important Notes

- Proxy support applies to **Slack API calls only**. The OAuth login flow uses Raycast's built-in networking, which does not go through the configured proxy.
- If you are on a corporate network that blocks OAuth, use a **personal access token** instead (see above). Token-based authentication bypasses OAuth entirely and all subsequent API calls will use the proxy.