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Connect Gmail to Slackbot
Automate Gmail and Slackbot with AI
Mail that needs a fast team read should surface in Slack without manual forwarding. Operator.io watches Gmail labels or senders, posts a tight summary through Slackbot into the channel you pick, and opens a thread when someone @ mentions the OpenClaw agent for the full context. Reply in Slack asking to answer the sender and it composes the Gmail draft for approval.
It reaches both apps directly or through connectors like Composio MCP and Pipedream MCP, which handle the sign in and token refresh, so there is no Zap to build and no API keys to paste.
What your agent can do with Gmail and Slackbot
What your agent does in Gmail
Modify email labels
Adds and/or removes specified Gmail labels for a message; ensure `message_id` and all `label_ids` are valid (use 'listLabels' for custom label IDs).
Batch delete Gmail messages
Tool to permanently delete multiple Gmail messages in bulk, bypassing Trash with no recovery possible. Use when you need to efficiently remove large numbers of emails (e.g., retention enforcement, mailbox hygiene). Use GMAIL_MOVE_TO_TRAS...
Batch modify Gmail messages
Modify labels on multiple Gmail messages in one efficient API call. Supports up to 1,000 messages per request for bulk operations like archiving, marking as read/unread, or applying custom labels. High-volume calls may return 429 rateLim...
Create email draft
Creates a Gmail email draft. While all fields are optional per the Gmail API, practical validation requires at least one of recipient_email, cc, or bcc and at least one of subject or body. Supports To/Cc/Bcc recipients, subject, plain/HT...
Create Gmail filter
Tool to create a new Gmail filter with specified criteria and actions. Use when the user wants to automatically organize incoming messages based on sender, subject, size, or other criteria. Note: you can only create a maximum of 1,000 fi...
Create label
Creates a new label with a unique name in the specified user's Gmail account. Returns a labelId (e.g., 'Label_123') required for downstream tools like GMAIL_ADD_LABEL_TO_EMAIL, GMAIL_BATCH_MODIFY_MESSAGES, and GMAIL_MODIFY_THREAD_LABELS...
What your agent does in Slackbot
Add call participants
Registers new participants added to a Slack call.
Add reaction to message
Adds a specified emoji reaction to an existing message in a Slack channel, identified by its timestamp; does not remove or retrieve reactions.
Add a remote file
Adds a reference to an external file (e.g., Google Drive, Dropbox) to Slack for discovery and sharing, requiring a unique `external_id` and an `external_url` accessible by Slack.
Archive a Slack conversation
Archives a Slack conversation by its ID, rendering it read-only and hidden while retaining history, ideal for cleaning up inactive channels; be aware that some channels (like #general or certain DMs) cannot be archived and this may impac...
Close conversation channel
Closes a Slack direct message (DM) or multi-person direct message (MPDM) channel, removing it from the user's sidebar without deleting history; this action affects only the calling user's view.
Create a reminder
Creates a Slack reminder with specified text and time; time accepts Unix timestamps, seconds from now, or natural language (e.g., 'in 15 minutes', 'every Thursday at 2pm').
How it works
Tell the agent what you want to happen between Gmail and Slackbot, for example to watch one and act in the other, or to keep the two in step. It reads what it needs from Gmail, works out what to do, and runs the matching action in Slackbot without you mapping a single field.
You can have it run once, on a schedule, or whenever something changes. Ask it for a status any time and it reads the latest from both apps back to you in the same chat.
Common questions about Gmail and Slackbot
- How do I connect Gmail and Slackbot to Operator?
- You authorize Gmail and Slackbot once each from your Operator dashboard. Operator holds both connections and refreshes the access tokens for you, so your agent keeps working across them without you signing in again.
- What can my agent do across Gmail and Slackbot?
- Tell it the job and it moves between Gmail and Slackbot as one task, choosing which actions to run on each side. There is nothing to map and no trigger to configure; you give instructions the way you would to a person.
- Can my agent keep Gmail and Slackbot in sync?
- Yes. It can watch Gmail and act in Slackbot, or keep both in step, reading from one and running the matching update in the other. This runs on demand when you ask or on a schedule you set.
- Do I need to build a workflow or write code?
- No. There is no workflow to build, no fields to map, and no API keys to paste. Operator manages both connections, and you give the agent instructions in plain language.
Gmail and Slackbot integrations
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