✨ What It Does
Mello is a Claude-powered Slack assistant that helps you stay on top of unread messages across all your channels.
It:
- Summarizes conversations contextually using Claude AI.
- Generates reply suggestions and sends them as private (ephemeral) Slack messages.
- Lets you respond instantly with one-click AI-suggested replies.
Perfect for busy teams, founders, and anyone looking to reduce Slack noise and save hours each week.
🔧 Setup Instructions
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Create a Slack App
- Go to Slack API → Your Apps
- Click Create New App and set it up for your workspace
- Under OAuth & Permissions, add:
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Bot Token Scopes:
commands, chat:write, channels:history, users:read
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User Token Scopes:
channels:history, chat:write
- Enable Interactivity, and point the Request URL to your n8n webhook (e.g.
/slash-summarize)
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Add Claude API
- Get an API key from Claude (Anthropic)
- In n8n, set up the Claude API credential (or switch to OpenAI)
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Import This Workflow
- Go to your n8n instance, click Import, and paste this template
- Update any placeholders (Slack app, Claude key, webhook URLs)
- Follow the inline sticky notes for guidance
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Test It
- Type
/summarize in any Slack channel
- Mello will fetch unread messages, summarize them, and show reply buttons in a private message
⏱ Setup time: ~10 minutes
🛠 Workflow Highlights
- Slash command trigger (
/summarize)
- Slack API integration to fetch messages
- Claude AI for contextual summaries
- Reply suggestions with smart buttons
- Private Slack delivery (ephemeral messages)
- Designed to be easily extended (e.g. add support for OpenAI, custom storage)
🔒 Note
This is a lite preview of the full Mello workflow.
✅ The full version includes:
- Slack reply buttons with thread context
- Full OAuth flow with token storage
- MongoDB integration
- Custom Claude/OpenAI configuration
- Hosted version with onboarding, branding & support
💡 Want access to the complete version?
📩 Email nina@baloon.dev
