My first slack bot!

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A small Slack bot for the Hack Club workspace: /aarav-ping replies with Pong, /aarav-help lists its functions, and mentions get a threaded Pong reply. It uses Node.js, Slack Bolt and Socket Mode. The source and 11 offline tests are ready, with an instruction page and connection-aware health check. Nest deployment still needs the app-level token, so live replies and 24/7 operation are not yet verified.

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@Aaravkatiyar on My first slack bot! · about 2 months ago

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Today I got my Slack bot’s basic features working. /aarav-ping replies with “Pong”, and I also added a reply when the bot is mentioned. I set up the Slack app, added the required permissions, and pushed the code to GitHub.
I tested the code locally and fixed a few setup issues along the way. The bot is not live yet — my next step is to deploy it on Nest, then test the command and mentions in Slack for real.