Slack CLI

A CLI for reading Slack content – messages, threads, channels, and users.

Installation

If slack-cli is not on PATH, install it:

brew install lox/tap/slack-cli

Or: go install github.com/lox/slack-cli@latest

See https://github.com/lox/slack-cli for setup instructions (Slack app creation and OAuth).

Available Commands

slack-cli view <url>          # View any Slack URL (message, thread, or channel)
slack-cli search <query>      # Search messages
slack-cli channel list        # List channels you're a member of
slack-cli channel read        # Read recent messages from a channel
slack-cli channel info        # Show channel information
slack-cli thread read         # Read a thread by URL or channel+timestamp
slack-cli user list           # List users in the workspace
slack-cli user info           # Show user information
slack-cli auth config         # Configure Slack app credentials
slack-cli auth login          # Authenticate with Slack via OAuth
slack-cli auth status         # Show authentication status

Common Patterns

View a Slack URL the user shared

slack-cli view "https://workspace.slack.com/archives/C123/p1234567890" --markdown

Search for messages

slack-cli search "from:@username keyword"
slack-cli search "in:#channel-name keyword"

Read a channel

slack-cli channel read #general --limit 50

Discovering Options

To see available subcommands and flags, run --help on any command:

slack-cli --help
slack-cli view --help
slack-cli search --help

Notes

• Use --markdown flag when you need to process or quote the output
• Thread URLs with thread_ts parameter are automatically detected
• Channel names can include or omit the # prefix
• User lookup accepts both user IDs (U123ABC) and email addresses