Slack integration
Slack integration
Capture a task in seconds without leaving Slack — type /task, get a confirmation with a link, and the work lands in RyTask attributed to the right person.
Most interruptions arrive in Slack. The Slack integration lets anyone on your team turn one
into a tracked task right where it happened: type /task followed by a sentence, and a few
seconds later RyTask confirms the new item with its key and a link. Nobody has to switch
windows, and nothing gets lost between "can you look at this?" and the work actually being
tracked.
Three things make it trustworthy:
- It's fast and never blocks. A one-line
/taskmessage is enough — title only is fine. Missing fields get sensible defaults, and the same quick-add shorthand the web app uses (@assignee #label !priority ^date) works in Slack too. - It's attributed. When a Slack account is linked to a RyTask account, the task records who captured it. Linking happens automatically by email when an admin connects Slack, and can be adjusted by hand.
- It's auditable. Every item captured from Slack carries a visible "Slack" badge in the app, on the item itself and in its activity history, so you always know where work came from.
What you need
- A RyTask organization admin (Owner or Admin role) to connect the workspace — the connect, disconnect, and user-mapping controls are admin-only.
- A Slack app for your workspace with the
/taskslash command, an interactivity URL, and an OAuth redirect URL pointing at your RyTask server (the install guide walks through this). - A few environment variables on the RyTask server, including an encryption key for the Slack bot token, which is stored encrypted at rest.
In this section
| Page | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Install and connect | Creating the Slack app, setting the server environment, and connecting from Settings → Integrations. |
| Capturing tasks | The /task command, the shorthand it understands, the guided form, and how confirmation works. |
| User mapping | How Slack people are linked to RyTask people, and what that changes. |
| Troubleshooting | The real failure modes and what each one means. |