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Slack is the easiest way to use Proliferate. Mention the bot, describe what you need, and an agent gets to work in the cloud. Results come back to your thread.

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Getting started

  1. Install the Proliferate app to your Slack workspace (Settings > Integrations > Slack)
  2. Invite @proliferate to the channels where your team works
  3. Mention it with a request
That’s it. No CLI, no dashboard, no context switching.

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Start sessions from Slack

Mention @proliferate with a task description and the agent spins up immediately:
  • @proliferate add dark mode to the settings page
  • @proliferate the signup form isn't validating emails, fix it
  • @proliferate why is the API returning 500s on /users
The agent launches in a cloud environment with access to your repo, dependencies, and secrets. When it finishes, results are posted back to the same thread.
Be specific. Good requests include the outcome you want, not step-by-step instructions. “Fix the broken email validation on signup” beats “open the signup component and find the regex.”

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Notify

Agents post progress updates and results directly to the channel or thread where the request started. For any thread, click Notify me to subscribe. You will get a Slack notification when that session is done.
Slack thread showing the Notify me option and a completion notification.
For automations, you can configure run notifications at either level:
  • Team notifications: notify a shared channel when an automation starts and finishes
  • Individual notifications: notify specific people for run start/completion
In Integrations > Slack, you can also choose which repo configuration is used for Slack-started sessions and automation runs.
Slack integration settings showing team and individual automation notification configuration.

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Slack as integration vs client

Slack serves two roles in Proliferate:
  1. Client- what this page covers. Mention the bot, start sessions, collaborate in threads, review results.
  2. Integration- Slack events (mentions, messages, reactions) can trigger automations that run without manual interaction.
For the integration side- connecting Slack as a trigger source for automations, OAuth setup, and event configuration- see Integrations > Slack.