⚡ Summarize & reply to Slack channel messages with Claude AI assistant

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Description

✨ 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

1. 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:
     • Bot Token Scopes: commands, chat:write, channels:history, users:read
     • User Token Scopes: channels:history, chat:write
   • Enable Interactivity, and point the Request URL to your n8n webhook (e.g. /slash-summarize)

2. Add Claude API

   • Get an API key from Claude (Anthropic)
   • In n8n, set up the Claude API credential (or switch to OpenAI)

3. 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

4. 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

🔗 Nodes Used

HTTP Request, Webhook, Basic LLM Chain, Anthropic Chat Model

📥 Import

Download workflow.json and import into n8n: Workflow menu → Import from File

📖 Importing guide · 🔑 Credential setup