# slack-ruby/slack-ruby-client

A ruby client for the Slack Web and Event APIs.

Repository: https://github.com/slack-ruby/slack-ruby-client
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/slack-ruby-client
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: slackbot, slack, slackapi, slack-api, slack-bot-server, slack-bot, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-25T02:37:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4058, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1260, forks 222 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:10.040041+00:00)

## What it is
A Ruby client library for the Slack Web and Events APIs, with support for OAuth, message formatting/parsing, pagination, and a bundled command-line client. It is part of the slack-ruby ecosystem for building Slack bots and integrations.

## Use cases
- send Slack messages from a Ruby app
- build a Slack bot in Ruby
- list Slack channels and users via API
- upload files to Slack
- verify Slack Events API request signatures
- explore Slack API from the command line

## When to choose
- you are building a Slack bot or integration in Ruby
- you need a maintained wrapper over Slack Web and Events APIs
- you want message formatting/escaping helpers for Slack

## When to avoid
- you use a language other than Ruby
- you need Real Time Messaging (RTM) websocket support
- you want a full bot framework rather than an API client

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: http-client, webhook, sdk
- domain: developer-tools, apis, messaging-platforms
- platform: ruby
- tags: slack, slack-api, slack-bot, chat-ops, events-api, web-api, automation

## Member repositories
- slack-ruby/slack-ruby-client (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:10.040041+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 2026-08-30T05:04:25.093108+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/slack-ruby/slack-ruby-client (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:10.040041+00:00, sha e90d38501ff1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.