About slacrawl
slacrawl is a skill for querying local Slack archive data and refreshing it when needed. It covers freshness checks, bounded searches, message queries, and read-only SQL; syncing methods have different token requirements.
Key features
- 01Checks archive freshness and status
- 02Searches and lists messages
- 03Runs read-only SQL queries
- 04Syncs through wiretap, bot, or MCP
- 05Supports bounded queries and syncs
Use cases
- 01Answering questions from archived Slack data
- 02Checking whether recent data is available
- 03Counting or ranking messages with SQL
MCP support
A configured connector can be selected with `--source mcp` to sync Slack archive data. The skill otherwise queries the local archive.
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ openclaw/ openclaw --skill slacrawlAfter installing, type/slacrawlin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Bundled filesagents/openai.yaml
Details
From the project READMESlacrawl
Use local Slack archive data first. Check freshness for recent/current questions:
slacrawl doctor
slacrawl status --json
Refresh only when stale or asked:
slacrawl sync --source wiretap
slacrawl sync --source bot --latest-only
wiretap reads Slack Desktop cache; bot uses API tokens. The desktop/api
aliases remain valid. A configured connector can use --source mcp; select the
workspace explicitly when needed. Use --full only for deliberate backfills.
Query with bounded slices:
slacrawl search --limit 20 "query"
slacrawl messages --since 7d --limit 50
slacrawl sql "select count(*) from messages;"
Report workspace/channel names, absolute date spans, counts, and token/source limits. Use read-only SQL for exact counts/rankings. API sync and full thread/DM hydration require Slack tokens; do not assume they exist.