Summarize Slack Daily
Automate daily team summaries by analyzing Slack conversations and GitHub activity, ensuring your team stays aligned with concise updates delivered directly to Slack.
Last updated
October 1, 2025
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Key Takeaways
- Automated Slack digest - Reads messages from monitored Slack channels and generates a structured daily summary
- AI-powered filtering - Identifies key decisions, action items, announcements, and active discussions
- Formatted output - Produces a markdown summary under 400 words, posted to a designated Slack channel
- Scheduled daily run - Triggers every morning to capture the previous 24 hours of activity
What This Workflow Does
This workflow reads messages from your selected Slack channels, uses AI to identify what matters, and posts a structured daily digest to a designated summary channel.
Use cases:
- Distributed teams who need a daily catch-up without reading every message
- Managers who want to stay informed across multiple channels
- Teams with high-traffic Slack channels where important updates get buried
- Anyone who wants to reduce Slack fatigue while staying current
How It Works
| Step | What Happens |
|---|---|
| 1. Scheduled trigger | Runs every morning at your configured time |
| 2. Fetch messages | Retrieves all messages from monitored channels (last 24 hours) |
| 3. AI analysis | Extracts key decisions, action items, announcements, and active discussions |
| 4. Categorize content | Organizes messages into Announcements, Decisions, Action Items, and Hot Topics |
| 5. Generate summary | Creates a formatted markdown digest (under 400 words) |
| 6. Post to Slack | Sends the summary to your designated channel (e.g., #daily-digest) |
Summary Categories
| Category | What It Captures |
|---|---|
| Announcements | Company updates and news |
| Decisions | Conclusions reached in discussions |
| Action Items | Tasks assigned or volunteered |
| Hot Topics | Active ongoing discussions |
Setup Instructions
- Connect your Slack workspace to the workflow
- Select the channels to monitor (e.g., #general, #engineering, #marketing)
- Create or choose a dedicated summary channel (e.g., #daily-summary)
- Set the scheduled trigger time (e.g., 8 AM local time)
- Configure your time zone so the summary captures the correct 24-hour window
- Run a test to verify the summary format and delivery
Customization
| What You Can Change | How |
|---|---|
| Monitored channels | Add or remove Slack channels from the workflow input |
| Summary channel | Change the destination channel for the daily digest |
| Trigger time | Adjust the morning schedule to your preferred time |
| Time zone | Configure to match your team's working hours |
| Team member mentions | Enable or disable tagging specific people when action items are assigned to them |
FAQ
Q: Which Slack channels should I monitor? A: Focus on high-traffic channels where important updates happen, such as #general, #engineering, or #marketing.
Q: How long is the daily summary? A: The summary is formatted in markdown and kept under 400 words.
Q: Does it tag team members? A: Optionally, yes. It can mention specific team members if action items are assigned to them.
Q: What time period does the summary cover? A: It covers the last 24 hours of activity from monitored channels.
Q: Where is the summary posted? A: To a designated Slack channel of your choice, such as #daily-summary or #daily-digest.
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