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How it works

  • Indexes all public channels in your Slack workspace
  • ⚠️ Private channel support coming soon
    (via adding the Hymalaia Slack Bot to those channels)

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Setting up

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Authorization

⚠️ You must be an admin of the Slack workspace to proceed.

  1. Go to Slack API Apps
  2. Click Create New App (top right)
  3. Choose From an app manifest
  4. Select your Slack workspace and click Next
  5. In the YAML tab, paste the following manifest:
display_information:
  name: HymalaiaConnector
  description: ReadOnly Connector for indexing Hymalaia
features:
  bot_user:
    display_name: HymalaiaConnector
    always_online: false
oauth_config:
  scopes:
    bot:
      - channels:history
      - channels:read
      - groups:history
      - groups:read
      - channels:join
      - im:history
      - users:read
      - users:read.email
      - usergroups:read
settings:
  org_deploy_enabled: false
  socket_mode_enabled: false
  token_rotation_enabled: false
  1. Click Create
  2. In the app page, go to OAuth & Permissions (under Features)
  3. Copy the Bot User OAuth Token

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Indexing

  1. Go to the Connector Dashboard
  2. Select the Slack Connector
  3. Under Step 1: Provide Credentials, paste:
    • The Bot User OAuth Token
    • Your Workspace ID

📝 Your Workspace ID can be found in your Slack settings or URL.

  1. Click Connect

⏳ The initial indexing will pull all public messages
(may take longer than subsequent updates)

Once connected, Hymalaia will make your Slack workspace’s conversations easily searchable!