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The Parallel Slack app brings Monitor directly into your Slack workspace. Create monitors with slash commands and receive updates in dedicated threads.

Installation

  1. Go to platform.parallel.ai and navigate to the Integrations section
  2. Click Add to Slack to begin the OAuth flow
  3. Authorize the Parallel app in your workspace
  4. Invite the bot to any channel where you want to use monitoring: /invite @Parallel
Your Parallel API key is securely linked during the OAuth flow. All monitors created via Slack use your account’s quota and billing.

Commands

/monitor

Create a daily monitor:
/monitor latest AI research papers
The bot posts your query and replies in a thread when changes are detected.

/hourly

Create an hourly monitor for fast-moving topics:
/hourly breaking news about OpenAI

/help

View available commands:
/help

Cancel a Monitor

Reply to the monitoring thread with:
cancelmonitor
The bot will cancel the monitor and confirm in the thread.

Pricing

Monitors created via Slack use the same pricing as the Monitor API. See Pricing for details.