How to Integrate Slack with Steve

Overview

Connect Steve to Slack to receive automated competitive intelligence updates, bot notifications, and daily summaries in your channels.

Caption: Connect Slack and choose where Steve posts competitive updates.

Prerequisites

• Completed organization setup
• Slack workspace admin permissions (or ability to request app installation)

Integration Steps

After creating your organization, you'll see the Slack integration page.

Features You'll Get

Bot Updates

• Automated competitive intelligence notifications
• Real-time alerts on competitor activity

Command Interaction

• Use slash commands to query Steve
• Get instant competitive insights

Daily Summaries

• Scheduled summaries delivered to your channel
• Customizable frequency and content

Connect Slack

Click Connect Slack. You'll be redirected to Slack's OAuth page.

Grant Permissions

Steve requests these permissions:

• Read channel history
• Join channels
• Post messages
• Read files
• Customize chat appearance

Click Allow to authorize Steve.

Confirmation

After authorization, you'll return to Steve with a success message.

You'll be redirected to /projects/new.

Skip Slack Integration

Not ready to connect Slack? Click Skip for now.

You can add Slack integration later from project settings.

Expected Outcome

✅ Slack workspace connected to Steve ✅ Steve bot added to your workspace ✅ Ready to configure channel notifications ✅ Redirected to project creation

Troubleshooting

Authorization failed?

• Ensure you have workspace admin permissions
• Check that your workspace allows third-party apps

Bot not appearing?

• Refresh Slack
• Check Apps section in Slack sidebar

Next Steps

• Create Your First Project - Start tracking competitors
• Configure Slack Summaries - Set up automated updates