# rockymadden/slack-cli

:neckbeard: Powerful Slack CLI via pure bash. Rich messaging, uploads, posts, piping, oh my!

Repository: https://github.com/rockymadden/slack-cli
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/slack-cli
Language: Shell
License Family: other
Topics: slack, slack-api, bash, slack-client, slack-bot, slack-attachments, slack-post, slack-files, slack-upload, pomodoro
Last push: 2023-02-05T10:19:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3928, "days_push": 1305, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1149, forks 96 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:46.277781+00:00)

## What it is
A powerful Slack command-line client written in pure bash, supporting richly formatted messages, file uploads, Slack posts, and pipe chaining via jq integration. It enables scripting Slack interactions like sending, updating, and deleting messages directly from the terminal.

## Use cases
- send slack messages from the command line
- pipe slack chat send update delete in a shell script
- upload files to slack from terminal
- post richly formatted slack messages with attachments
- set slack status and reminders for a pomodoro workflow
- script slack notifications from ci or cron jobs

## When to choose
- you want a dependency-light bash tool for Slack automation
- you need pipe-friendly Slack commands for shell scripting
- you want to send rich messages or uploads from the terminal

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained tool with active development or a formal license
- you prefer official SDKs or a GUI Slack client
- you need features beyond the Slack Web API surface this wraps

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, http-client, developer-tools, workflow-automation
- domain: developer-tools, messaging-platforms
- platform: cli
- tags: slack, bash, pipe-friendly, chat, file-upload, pomodoro, command-line, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- rockymadden/slack-cli (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:46.277781+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 2026-08-30T06:33:46.776660+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rockymadden/slack-cli (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:46.277781+00:00, sha 4a1f2e6226f8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.