slakie
- 4 Devlogs
- 8 Total hours
This bot isn't slacking off, it replies to messages 24/7!
Ship #1
Pending review
What did you make?
I built Slackie—a multi-purpose Slack bot packed with 10 fully functional slash commands! I wanted to make something that wasn’t just a simple text responder, so I integrated multiple APIs to make it genuinely useful and fun. It features a Gemini 3.8 Flash AI assistant that can browse the web, a currency converter, a math expression evaluator, a QR code generator, and even a command that fetches the exact countdown and details for the next Formula 1 race.
What was challenging?
Trying to get the currency converter to accept flexible inputs (like “1299 USD to INR” vs just “USD to INR”) without completely breaking the code took a lot of trial and error.
What am I proud of?
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The F1 Command: As a massive Formula 1 fan, building a custom /my-slakie-f1 command that tracks the next Grand Prix weekend using the Jolpica API was super satisfying.
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I am really proud that I figured out the Linux service file stuff. Slackie is now running flawlessly 24/7 on my own hardware.
What should you know before testing?
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To talk to the AI, use /my-slakie-gemini [your question]. It has Google Search grounding enabled, so you can ask it about current events or tech news!
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Try /my-slakie-currency 100 USD to INR to test the live exchange rates.
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Type /my-slakie-help to see the full list of all 10 commands you can play with.
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Make sure you use the exact /my-slakie-… prefix so it doesn’t collide with other bots in the workspace!
Example
- Here in the image attached shows the working of the /my-slakie-gemini [Question] command the model intellingently uses web search to get the latest information if its system instrutction is outdated
17m 47s logged
at last i finished the README document and also edited some code(tiny changes to make it better)
1h 4m 46s logged
#final - devlog3 I have finally fixed the gemini ai integration and i have 10 fully working commands, here i have attached. It took me a lot of time to debug the Gemini AI errors. i even used AI to debug but failed unfortunately. Anyways it is now fixed and everything works. Signing off on this project
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#devlog2 , today i completed all the commands which i wanted to integrate in my slackbot.Moreover I am trying to fix the gemini ai which i have intergrated in my slakie it keeps giving me outdated information it is unable to do a web search. I hope to fix it by the end of today
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#devlog1, today I started working on my project Slack bot—my-slakie. At first I followed the guide and went along with the flow. After a while, I had some ideas pop up into my head, and I tried to integrate Gemini AI in the slash command, but unfortunately I was unable to get the desired result—the bot is giving outdated data; the rest of the functions are fine. I will work on debugging the problem with Gemini tomorrow. Also, I am hosting my Slack bot on my Raspberry Pi instead of using the Hack Club Nest. So yeah, that’s it for today!!
