Slack
Search messages and files live. Slack content is never indexed.
Status: Available – live search only · Last verified: 31 July 2026
Slack does not work the way the other connectors do. Search messages and files live. Slack content is never indexed. Remly queries Slack at request time and shows you what comes back, and nothing from Slack is written to Remly's document store.
This is deliberate, not a gap. Slack's API terms prohibit creating persistent copies, archives, or indexes of another organisation's API data.
What live search means for you
| Indexed connectors | Slack | |
|---|---|---|
| Content stored in Remly | Yes, as derived chunks and embeddings | No |
| Searchable semantically | Yes | No – Slack's own search does the matching |
| Can ground an Ask answer | Yes | No |
| Reachable over MCP | Yes | No |
| Results reflect | Last sync | Right now |
| Sync schedule | Yes | Not applicable – nothing syncs |
So Slack results are always current, and Slack content never sits in Remly's index. The trade-off is that Slack does not participate in the parts of Remly that depend on indexed content: semantic matching, cited Ask answers, and MCP.
Personal scope
A Slack connection is personal to the account that authorises it. It searches with your Slack identity – you see what you can see in Slack, including your DMs and private channels you belong to – and it is not shared with anyone else.
Connecting
Open Connections, click Slack, and complete the Slack OAuth flow. Remly requests read scopes only. It never posts messages, reacts, or changes anything in Slack.
Credentials
The OAuth token is stored encrypted server-side. If it is revoked or expires, the card flips to an error state with a Reconnect action.
Disconnecting
Connections → Slack → Disconnect revokes the token with Slack and deletes the source row and credentials. Because Slack content is never indexed, there is no derived content to purge. Your account and every other connector are unaffected.
Plan requirement
Slack is a cloud connector and requires the Full tier. See Plans and billing.