> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.userdesk.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.userdesk.io/product-guides/slack-integration.md).

# Slack integration

With Userdesk, you can integrate an AI Chatbot right into your Slack workspace.\
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This is particularly useful if you have a community, or your team members need to quickly find the answers to their questions.

By integrating Userdesk into Slack, all the members of the Slack workspace will get a special command \`/userdesk ask \[question]\` to get an answer to a question from your AI Chatbot

To install Userdesk for Slack go to [this page](https://www.userdesk.io/userdesk-for-slack) and click on the button **Add to Slack.**

Confirm the installation by clicking **Allow.**

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Slack will automatically open, and you'll be on the Home tab of Userdesk for Slack.

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Go to the Messages tab, you will receive a message like this

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Click on the **Click here** link, it will redirect you to Userdesk.\
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If you are not logged in, login into Userdesk, and click the "Click here" link again.

{% hint style="info" %}
You need to have at least one AI Chatbot created in Userdesk to use the Slack integration.
{% endhint %}

If everything was correct, you can close the browser tab and return to Slack.

Click on the **Select Active Chatbot** dropdown and select your Chatbot from the list.\
Finally, click on the **Submit** button.

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Your AI Chatbot is now linked and enabled on your Slack workspace!\
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Use the \`/userdesk ask \[question]\` command to ask anything to your AI Chatbot.

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You're ready to give extra power to your community or team!


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