HowsThisGoing

Automatically connects to Slack workspace via OAuth and continuously indexes message history from specified channels, storing conversation threads with metadata (timestamps, authors, reaction data) in a queryable vector database. Uses Slack's Web API to fetch paginated message history and maintains incremental sync to capture new messages without reprocessing entire channels.

Applies NLP and LLM-based analysis to indexed Slack messages to identify and classify blockers, dependencies, and project impediments mentioned in natural conversation. Uses semantic pattern matching (e.g., 'waiting on', 'blocked by', 'can't proceed until') combined with LLM inference to extract structured blocker objects with context, severity, and affected team members.

Analyzes the emotional tone, urgency indicators, and momentum signals in Slack conversations using sentiment analysis and linguistic markers (exclamation points, capitalization, urgency words like 'ASAP', 'critical'). Aggregates sentiment across channels and time periods to produce team morale and project momentum scores, identifying conversations with high stress or low engagement.

Delivers AI-generated insights (blockers, sentiment, momentum) directly into Slack via bot messages, threaded replies, and scheduled summaries. Uses Slack's message formatting API to create rich, interactive summaries with action buttons for acknowledging blockers or drilling into details; supports both real-time notifications and scheduled digest delivery (daily/weekly summaries).

Identifies and maps project names, team member mentions, and organizational structure from Slack conversations using entity recognition and co-occurrence analysis. Builds a dynamic knowledge graph of which team members are involved in which projects, who is blocked on what, and which projects are mentioned most frequently, without requiring manual configuration.

Synthesizes AI-generated status reports from indexed Slack conversations, extracting accomplishments, in-progress work, blockers, and next steps without requiring manual input from team members. Uses LLM-based summarization to produce narrative status updates grouped by project or team, with citations back to original Slack messages for verification.

Implements granular access controls at the channel level, allowing workspace admins to specify which channels the bot can index and analyze. Stores conversation data with encryption at rest and implements audit logging for all data access. Provides data retention policies and deletion capabilities to comply with privacy requirements.

Offers a free tier supporting small teams (up to 5 team members, 2 channels, 30-day message history) with limited insight generation (weekly summaries only), scaling to paid tiers with higher channel limits, longer history retention, real-time notifications, and advanced analytics. Implements usage metering at the message-indexing and LLM-inference level to track consumption.