How to Set Up a Slack Chatbot with Gemini Integration

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🚀 Let's Create a Slack and Gemini Integration Flow

Let's walk through how to set up a flow to get Gemini responses in Slack.

⏱️ Setup time: 10 minutes

🔧 What You’ll Need

• A free Yoom account
• Access to Gemini & Slack

If you don’t have a Yoom account yet, register now from this registration form!

Step 1: Connect Slack and Gemini to My Apps

After logging into Yoom, go to "My Apps" from the left side menu, and click the "+ Add" button.

Connect Slack

Search for "Slack" from the app list and select it. 

Select the Slack workspace and the channel where messages should be posted.
Click "Allow" to grant permissions and complete the integration.

📚 Reference: For more detailed steps on how to connect Slack, refer to this guide.

Connect Gemini

Similarly, go to "My Apps" from the left menu, and click the "+ Add" button.

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Search for "Gemini" and click on it to connect the app.

Enter the account name. Use a name that's easy to recognize, such as your company name or the person responsible for the account.

To get your access token, go to the Gemini API acquisition page.
Review the content and agree to the terms by checking the box. Click the "Continue" button at the bottom right.

Click on the "Get API key" button.

Click on "Create an API key".

Your new API key will appear. Copy it.
Return to Yoom, and paste the copied API key into the access token field.

Once all the required fields are filled in, click "Add" to complete registration.

Step 2: Copy the Template

Click the "Try It" button to copy the pre-built template into your project.

Click "Try this template".

Click "OK" and give the Flowbot a name to recognize.

This template will be copied to your “My Project”.

Step 3: Set Up Slack Trigger

We will set up a Flowbot that runs when a message is posted on Slack.

Click on the action labeled "When a new message is posted to the channel".

Give your trigger a name (optional).
Check that your account is selected, and click "Next".

Set your trigger interval (frequency of sync) to how frequently Yoom checks Slack for updates.
It can be set to 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or 60 minutes. We recommend setting the trigger to the shortest activation interval available for your plan.

⚠️ Note: The trigger interval varies depending on your Yoom plan. Be sure to check your current plan’s limit.

Then, select the Channel ID (where Yoom checks for updates) from the displayed options.

Once set up, send a test message in the specified Slack channel and click "Test".
If successful, you will see the retrieved value get updated as below.

Then click "Save".

Step 4: Create a Response with Gemini

Next, let's set up Gemini action to generate a response to the message posted on Slack.

Click "Generate Content".

Give your action a title (optional).

Check that your Gemini account is selected, then click "Next".

Next, we enter the required fields.

Model

• Select the Gemini model you want to use.

Prompt

• Fill this field out based on the provided example below.
• Include specific instructions on how you'd like Gemini to generate responses.
• Since you want to generate an answer based on the message posted on Slack, select "Message Text" from the previous action. This allows Gemini to automatically use the Slack message without needing to set it manually each time.

📚 Reference: For more details on retrieved values and how to set them up, see the guide here.

Check the annotation and enter the "System Instruction" based on the example input provided below. 

Once the setup is complete, click "Test".
If successful, Gemini will automatically generate a response to the test message you sent earlier on Slack.

Then click "Save".

Step 5: Send the Generated Response in Slack

Finally, let's set up an action to send the generated response in Slack.

Click "Send Message to Thread".

Give your action a title (optional).

Check that your account info is selected, and click "Next".

Then, we enter the required fields.

Destination Channel ID:

• Specify which channel you want to post your generated responses.
• You can select from the displayed options.

Timestamp:

• This is pre-configured. You can leave it as it is. 

Message:

• Select "Generated Content" from the Gemini action's retrieved value.
• By setting it up as shown below, you can automatically send the response created with Gemini to the specified Slack channel.

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Once the setup is complete, run a test.
If you receive the message in Slack, then the test is a success :)

Make sure to save your settings.

Step 6: Activate the Flowbot

Toggle the "Trigger On" button to activate your flow!

Check if the Flowbot you set up is working properly.

That’s it! 🎉

Your Flowbot is complete!

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💡 Other Automation Examples Using Slack and Gemini

By integrating Slack and Gemini, you can automate a variety of tasks beyond just handling inquiries and analyzing messages. Here are some more examples you can explore for your next automation!

Slack Automation Examples

When you integrate Yoom with Slack, you can connect with other SaaS applications to receive notifications in Slack. <span class="mark-yellow">This is perfect for staying up to date without switching between platforms</span> :) You can also build a Flowbot to start automatically when a message is sent to Slack.

Gemini Automation Examples

When you integrate Yoom with Gemini, you can automate content generation. For example, <span class="mark-yellow">you can create an AI-powered chatbot by integrating Gemini with chat tools, or automatically store the generated content by integrating Gemini with database tools</span>.

📖 Summary

Now you know how to create a chatbot by integrating Slack and Gemini. By setting up this integration, your company and teams can boost productivity with automated responses, <span class="mark-yellow">reducing the time and effort needed to handle inquiries</span>. Best of all, no special knowledge is needed, and anyone can easily set it up! Ready to simplify your workflows? Sign up for Yoom and try it today!

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