Show HN: Zest – AI Agents for Slack
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Jul 23, 2025 23:51
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Summary
A developer has created Zest, a suite of AI agents integrated into Slack that automate complex workflows such as lead enrichment, task management, customer info retrieval, and collaborative content creation. These proactive bots streamline daily operations by interacting directly within Slack conversations, enhancing team productivity. This project highlights the growing trend of embedding AI agents into workplace communication tools to handle real-world tasks and improve workflow efficiency.
Hi HN, A few months ago, I started experimenting with building AI agents as Slack bots. What began as a fun weekend project has now evolved into a core part of how our team works every day. These bots live in Slack and handle real, non-trivial workflows such as: - When a new signup comes in, one of them enriches the lead via Apollo, drafts a personalized email, and drops it into my mailbox. - If someone mentions a new task in any channel, the bot jumps in, asks a few clarifying questions, and files a Linear ticket. - Collecting customer info from Stripe for transaction failures and bringing it into the slack thread automatically. - Scouring the web and drafting blog posts - sure you can do this with ChatGPT. But doing it collaboratively on Slack gives a different overall experience. - We even made them proactive. For example, if someone talks about sprint planning, the bot jumps into the thread and asks if it should help break things down into tasks. At first, this felt like "just auto