Save Slack messages to Inbox

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A Slack message is saved to Trello and summarized with AI using the Trello app for Slack.

Use the Trello app for Slack’s quick capture options to save important messages from Slack to your Inbox so you can read, process, and prioritize them later.

  • Save for later: Use Slack’s Save for later feature to save a copy of a message to your Trello Inbox.

  • Emoji reaction: React to a message with the :inbox_tray: emoji to save a copy of the message to your Trello Inbox.

  • Create card from message: Use the Create card from message shortcut in any Slack message’s More actions menu () to save a copy to your Trello Inbox.

You’ll need the Trello app for Slack to use these features. If your Slack Workspace already has the Trello app, you can link your Trello and Slack accounts to get started. How to link your Trello and Slack accounts

Once your Trello and Slack accounts are linked, open the Trello app’s Home tab in Slack to configure your quick capture settings. Open the Trello app in Slack

If you don’t have the Trello app for Slack, your Trello Workspace admin can install it by linking your Trello Workspace with a Slack Workspace. How to add the Trello app to Slack

Summarize saved messages with AI

Summarize with AI setting is turned off in the Trello app for Slack.

AI summary uses Atlassian Intelligence to automatically summarize a Slack message, extract due dates, create a relevant title, and put action items in a checklist. It will also attach the original Slack message to the card, allowing you to compare the AI-generated card to the original message.

AI summary is on by default, and works independently of Workspace AI settings.

To enable or disable AI summary for Slack messages you send to your Inbox:

  1. Open Slack then go to the Trello app

  2. Open the Trello app’s Home tab

  3. Turn the AI card builder on or off

The AI summary feature is available in all paid plans. If your account is managed by an Enterprise that has AI disabled you won’t be able to use or enable AI summary features for your Inbox.

Tips for using AI summarization features

  • Attachments to Slack messages, such as images, will not be summarized by Atlassian Intelligence.
    They’ll be added as attachments to the card.

  • Shorter messages give AI less context, making summary less useful. One-sentence and short two sentence messages won’t be noticeably summarized.

  • Replies to a Slack message will not be summarized by Atlassian Intelligence.

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