# slackapi/slack-github-action

Send data into Slack using this GitHub Action!

Repository: https://github.com/slackapi/slack-github-action
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/slack-github-action
Homepage: https://docs.slack.dev/tools/slack-github-action/
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: slack, github-actions, bot
Last push: 2026-08-12T17:22:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 93, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2141, "days_push": 21, "days_rel": 49, "gap_med": 24.0, "n_releases_24m": 11}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1343, forks 199 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:26.452284+00:00)

## What it is
An official GitHub Action from Slack for sending data to Slack and running Slack CLI commands within GitHub Actions workflows. It supports Workflow Builder webhooks, Slack API methods with tokens, incoming webhooks, and Slack CLI commands.

## Use cases
- notify a Slack channel when a CI build fails
- send deployment status messages to Slack from GitHub Actions
- trigger a Slack Workflow Builder workflow from a GitHub workflow
- post release announcements to Slack automatically
- run Slack CLI commands in CI pipelines

## When to choose
- you want to send Slack notifications from GitHub Actions workflows
- you need to trigger Slack Workflow Builder workflows from CI events
- you want an official, maintained integration with Slack API methods or incoming webhooks

## When to avoid
- you need to send Slack notifications from CI systems other than GitHub Actions
- you need a full Slack bot or app runtime rather than workflow-triggered messaging
- your pipeline runs outside GitHub's Actions environment

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: webhook, workflow-automation, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, messaging-platforms
- platform: cloud, cli
- tags: slack, github-actions, ci-cd, notifications, chatops, devops, automation

## Member repositories
- slackapi/slack-github-action (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:26.452284+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 2026-08-30T04:43:02.185222+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/slackapi/slack-github-action (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:26.452284+00:00, sha a90f79274b20)
  - homepage: https://docs.slack.dev/tools/slack-github-action/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:02:50.041023+00:00, sha a737017c618c)
  - site_page: https://docs.slack.dev/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T12:02:50.051453+00:00, sha dc66c91fe84d)
  - site_page: https://docs.slack.dev/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:02:50.057607+00:00, sha 448bfef56054)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.