# bcicen/slackcat

CLI utility to post files and command output to slack

Repository: https://github.com/bcicen/slackcat
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/slackcat
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: slack, slackapi, commandline, cli
Last push: 2024-07-23T09:19:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3899, "days_push": 771, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1221, forks 56 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:02.102230+00:00)

## What it is
slackcat is a Go command-line utility for posting files, command output, and streamed input to Slack channels. It works like cat, piping stdin or files as snippets or continuous message streams.

## Use cases
- pipe command output to a slack channel
- upload a file to slack from the terminal
- stream log files to slack continuously
- share code snippets from the command line
- post tail output to a slack thread

## When to choose
- you want to share terminal output or files to Slack without leaving the shell
- you need to stream logs or long-running command output into a Slack channel
- you script Slack notifications from shell pipelines

## When to avoid
- you need rich Slack app features like interactive messages or slash commands
- you want a GUI Slack client
- you need integrations with chat platforms other than Slack

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, developer-tools, file-upload, chatbot
- domain: developer-tools, messaging-platforms
- platform: cli, windows, go, cross-platform
- tags: slack, snippets, pipe, log-streaming, file-upload, command-line, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- bcicen/slackcat (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:02.102230+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 2026-08-30T06:15:40.544218+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bcicen/slackcat (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:02.102230+00:00, sha 639c281a2fab)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.