> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://octolens.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Connect Slack

> Connect your Slack workspace once, then send any feed to the channels you choose.

Connecting Slack is a one-time setup per workspace. Once it's done, every [feed](/docs/quickstart/feeds) you set up can send mentions to one or more Slack channels via the [destination sheet](/docs/quickstart/destinations).

This page covers the **workspace connection** only. You pick which channels receive a given feed, and how often, when you set up the destination on the feed itself.

## Connect your Slack workspace

<Steps>
  <Step title="Go to Settings">
    Open **Settings** in your Octolens workspace.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the Integration for Slack tab">
    Click the **Integration for Slack** tab at the top of the Settings page.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Authorize Octolens in Slack">
    Click **Connect** and authorize the Octolens app for your Slack workspace. You'll be redirected to Slack to approve the permissions, then bounced back to Octolens.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Frame caption="Settings → Integration for Slack, showing an active connection.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/octolens/u5hz4aNB63CYZ29V/images/settings-integration-slack.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=u5hz4aNB63CYZ29V&q=85&s=4009a99c83ce6219d024a35308b0ebe6" alt="Integration for Slack tab showing Connected Workspace with workspace name, Active status, and a Remove integration button" width="2400" height="1600" data-path="images/settings-integration-slack.png" />
</Frame>

## Confirm you're connected

After authorizing, the Integration for Slack page shows:

* **Workspace:** the name of your connected Slack workspace
* **Status:** `Active` when the connection is healthy

If you see this, you're done. Slack will now appear as a destination option in the **Set up alert destination** sheet on every feed.

## What you can send to Slack

Any feed can be sent to Slack, which means you control exactly which mentions reach your team. Some common patterns:

* Send **Brand mentions** to a dedicated `#brand-watch` channel
* Send **Buy Intent** posts to your sales team's channel
* Send **Negative brand mentions** to a leadership or comms channel
* Send a custom feed (e.g. "negative mentions of our pricing") to the product team

See [Feeds](/docs/quickstart/feeds) for the default feeds and how to build custom ones.

## Pick channels and frequency

Channel selection and delivery frequency are configured **per feed**, not on this page:

* **Slack channels:** multi-select; a feed can post to more than one channel
* **Frequency:** Instantly, Hourly, Daily, or Weekly (batched)

See [Destinations](/docs/quickstart/destinations) for the full destination setup flow.

## Disconnect or switch workspaces

To disconnect Slack, click **Remove integration for Slack** on the Integration for Slack tab.

To switch to a different Slack workspace, remove the existing integration and then connect again. You'll be able to pick a new workspace during authorization.

<Note>
  Removing the integration stops all Slack deliveries immediately. Feeds configured to send to Slack will pause until a new workspace is connected.
</Note>

## Next steps

* [Destinations](/docs/quickstart/destinations): set up Slack channels + delivery frequency on a feed
* [Feeds](/docs/quickstart/feeds): the saved filters that drive your destinations
* [Webhooks](/docs/quickstart/webhooks): another way to pipe mentions into your tools