# rtCamp/action-slack-notify

GitHub Action for sending a notification to a Slack channel

Repository: https://github.com/rtCamp/action-slack-notify
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/action-slack-notify
Homepage: https://github.com/rtCamp/github-actions-library
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: github-actions, slack, research-development, hacktoberfest, tier-2
Last push: 2026-08-13T09:39:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 63, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2738, "days_push": 20, "days_rel": 89, "gap_med": 168, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1185, forks 259 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:54.853407+00:00)

## What it is
A GitHub Action written in Go that sends notification messages to a Slack channel via an incoming webhook. It is configured through environment variables and commonly used in CI/CD workflows to report build and deployment status.

## Use cases
- send slack notification from github actions
- notify slack channel when a workflow fails
- post deployment status to slack in ci pipeline
- configure slack webhook notifications in a github workflow
- alert team on slack after github actions job completes

## When to choose
- you want a simple, minimal-config Slack notification step in GitHub Actions
- you need customizable message fields like channel, username, or color via env vars
- you want a mature, MIT-licensed action with active maintenance

## When to avoid
- you need notifications to services other than Slack
- you are not using GitHub Actions as your CI system
- you need rich interactive Slack messages like modals or block-kit forms

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: webhook, workflow-automation, ci-cd, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cloud, go
- tags: github-actions, slack, notifications, slack-webhook, devops, automation, docker

## Member repositories
- rtCamp/action-slack-notify (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:54.853407+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:24:08.650343+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rtCamp/action-slack-notify (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:54.853407+00:00, sha 8a6a6beb94b5)
  - homepage: https://github.com/rtCamp/github-actions-library (fetched 2026-08-29T12:31:03.731626+00:00, sha 3470731302d3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.