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

# Slack Agent

Create a file `slack_agent.py` with the following code:

```python slack_agent.py theme={null}
from phi.agent import Agent
from phi.tools.slack import SlackTools
from phi.model.openai import OpenAIChat

agent = Agent(model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-4o"), tools=[SlackTools()], show_tool_calls=True)

agent.print_response("Send a warm message to the #general channel", markdown=True)
```

## Usage

<Steps>
  <Snippet file="create-venv-step.mdx" />

  <Step title="Install libraries">
    ```bash theme={null}
    pip install openai slack-sdk phidata
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set environment variables">
    ```bash theme={null}
    export SLACK_TOKEN=****
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run the agent">
    ```bash theme={null}
    python slack-agent.py
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>