Slack Bot

The Infinity Slack Bot connects Infinity Code to a Slack workspace, letting you interact with the agent from any Slack channel or thread. Each Slack thread maps to an Infinity session — start a conversation in a channel and the agent maintains context across replies.

Creating the Slack App

Go to api.slack.com/apps and click Create New App → From a manifest.
Select your workspace, then paste this manifest (YAML):

display_information:
  name: Infinity
  description: Infinity Code AI agent
  background_color: "#1a1a2e"

features:
  bot_user:
    display_name: Infinity
    always_online: true

oauth_config:
  scopes:
    bot:
      - channels:history
      - groups:history
      - im:history
      - mpim:history
      - chat:write
      - chat:write.public
      - assistant:write

settings:
  event_subscriptions:
    bot_events:
      - message.channels
      - message.groups
      - message.im
      - message.mpim
  interactivity:
    is_enabled: true
  org_deploy_enabled: false
  socket_mode_enabled: true
  token_rotation_enabled: false

Click Create.

Generating Tokens

You need two tokens:

Bot Token (`xoxb-...`)

In your app settings, go to OAuth & Permissions.
Click Install to Workspace and authorize.
Copy the Bot User OAuth Token (starts with xoxb-).

App-Level Token (`xapp-...`)

Go to Basic Information → App-Level Tokens.
Click Generate Token and Scopes.
Name it (e.g. socket-mode), add the connections:write scope.
Click Generate and copy the token (starts with xapp-).

Configuration

Create ~/.infinity/slack.json:

{
  "bot_token": "xoxb-your-bot-token",
  "app_token": "xapp-your-app-level-token",
  "default_cwd": "/home/you/your-repo",
  "allowed_users": ["U01ABCDEF"]
}

Field	Description
`bot_token`	Bot User OAuth Token (`xoxb-...`)
`app_token`	App-Level Token for Socket Mode (`xapp-...`)
`default_cwd`	Working directory for new agent sessions
`allowed_users`	Slack user IDs permitted to use the bot (empty = allow all)

To find your Slack user ID: click your profile in Slack → ⋮ → Copy member ID.

Running

Start the Infinity daemon first (if not already running), then start the Slack bot:

# Start the daemon (if not running)
infinity --daemon

# Start the Slack bot
infinity-slack-bot

The bot connects via Socket Mode (WebSocket) — no public URL or ngrok required.

Usage

Invite the bot to a channel: /invite @Infinity
Send a message in the channel — the bot picks it up and starts a session.
Reply in the thread to continue the conversation.

Each Slack thread is a separate Infinity session. The mapping persists across bot restarts in ~/.infinity/slack_sessions.json.

Troubleshooting

Symptom	Fix
Bot doesn't respond	Check that the user's ID is in `allowed_users` (or leave the list empty)
"Cannot connect to daemon"	Start the daemon with `infinity --daemon` first
"apps.connections.open failed"	Verify `app_token` is correct and Socket Mode is enabled in app settings
"auth.test failed"	Verify `bot_token` is correct and the app is installed to the workspace
Bot responds but no streaming	The `assistant:write` scope is required for `chat.startStream`

Creating the Slack App​

Generating Tokens​

Bot Token (xoxb-...)​

App-Level Token (xapp-...)​

Configuration​

Running​

Usage​

Troubleshooting​