# Post to Slack

## Configuration 

### Account 

#### Dynamic (Ask at runtime)

This setting will ask a user to login to their Slack account when they run the app.

#### Connect a New Account

Follow the instructions on the pop-up window to directly connect MindStudio to your Slack account. 

### Message Type 

Select the message type you want to send to Slack. Options include:

* **Markdown Text**
* **Slack Block Kit Blocks**

### Channel

Select the Slack channel you want to send your message to. 

### Message Content 

Enter the message you want to send to Slack. This section can include variables. 

If you are using the **Slack Block Kit Blocks** message type, the content area will automatically fill with the correct JSON structure. 

**Example:** 

{% code overflow="wrap" fullWidth="false" %}

```json
[
	{
		"type": "section",
		"text": {
			"type": "mrkdwn",
			"text": "This is a mrkdwn section block :ghost: *this is bold*, and ~this is crossed out~, and <https://google.com|this is a link>"
		}
	}
]
```

{% endcode %}


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://university.mindstudio.ai/docs/building-ai-agents/blocks-reference/post-to-slack.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.