---
id: daily-slack-search
name: "slack-search"
url: https://skills.yangsir.net/skill/daily-slack-search
author: anthropics
domain: ai-agent-memory-knowledge
tags: ["slack", "communication", "knowledge-management", "search", "collaboration"]
install_count: 3200
rating: 4.40 (20 reviews)
github: https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins
---

# slack-search

> 高效搜索Slack消息、文件和对话信息，支持关键词过滤和上下文关联查询

**Stats**: 3,200 installs · 4.4/5 (20 reviews)

## Before / After 对比

### 信息查找效率

**Before**:

手动翻看历史消息、在不同频道间切换、模糊搜索关键词，找到一条信息需要10-15分钟

**After**:

精准搜索语法快速定位目标消息、文件或联系人，30秒获取所需信息

| Metric | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 查找时间 | 800s | 30s | -96.3% |

## Readme

# slack-search

# Slack Search

This skill provides guidance for effectively searching Slack to find messages, files, and information.

## When to Use

Apply this skill whenever you need to find information in Slack — including when a user asks you to locate messages, conversations, files, or people, or when you need to gather context before answering a question about what's happening in Slack.

## Search Tools Overview

Tool
Use When

`slack_search_public`
Searching public channels only. Does not require user consent.

`slack_search_public_and_private`
Searching all channels including private, DMs, and group DMs. Requires user consent.

`slack_search_channels`
Finding channels by name or description.

`slack_search_users`
Finding people by name, email, or role.

## Search Strategy

### Start Broad, Then Narrow

- Begin with a simple keyword or natural language question.

- If too many results, add filters (`in:`, `from:`, date ranges).

- If too few results, remove filters and try synonyms or related terms.

### Choose the Right Search Mode

- **Natural language questions** (e.g., "What is the deadline for project X?") — Best for fuzzy, conceptual searches where you don't know exact keywords.

- **Keyword search** (e.g., `project X deadline`) — Best for finding specific, exact content.

### Use Multiple Searches

Don't rely on a single search. Break complex questions into smaller searches:

- Search for the topic first

- Then search for specific people's contributions

- Then search in specific channels

## Search Modifiers Reference

### Location Filters

- `in:channel-name` — Search within a specific channel

- `in:<#C123456>` — Search in channel by ID

- `-in:channel-name` — Exclude a channel

- `in:<@U123456>` — Search in DMs with a user

### User Filters

- `from:<@U123456>` — Messages from a specific user (by ID)

- `from:username` — Messages from a user (by Slack username)

- `to:me` — Messages sent directly to you

### Content Filters

- `is:thread` — Only threaded messages

- `has:pin` — Pinned messages

- `has:link` — Messages containing links

- `has:file` — Messages with file attachments

- `has::emoji:` — Messages with a specific reaction

### Date Filters

- `before:YYYY-MM-DD` — Messages before a date

- `after:YYYY-MM-DD` — Messages after a date

- `on:YYYY-MM-DD` — Messages on a specific date

- `during:month` — Messages during a specific month (e.g., `during:january`)

### Text Matching

- `"exact phrase"` — Match an exact phrase

- `-word` — Exclude messages containing a word

- `wild*` — Wildcard matching (minimum 3 characters before `*`)

## File Search

To search for files, use the `content_types="files"` parameter with type filters:

- `type:images` — Image files

- `type:documents` — Document files

- `type:pdfs` — PDF files

- `type:spreadsheets` — Spreadsheet files

- `type:canvases` — Slack Canvases

Example: `content_types="files" type:pdfs budget after:2025-01-01`

## Following Up on Results

After finding relevant messages:

- Use `slack_read_thread` to get the full thread context for any threaded message.

- Use `slack_read_channel` with `oldest`/`latest` timestamps to read surrounding messages for context.

- Use `slack_read_user_profile` to identify who a user is when their ID appears in results.

## Common Pitfalls

- **Boolean operators don't work.** `AND`, `OR`, `NOT` are not supported. Use spaces (implicit AND) and `-` for exclusion.

- **Parentheses don't work.** Don't try to group search terms with `()`.

- **Search is not real-time.** Very recent messages (last few seconds) may not appear in search results. Use `slack_read_channel` for the most recent messages.

- **Private channel access.** Use `slack_search_public_and_private` when you need to include private channels, but note this requires user consent.

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