Source: https://atomicwork.docs.pageloop.ai/product/ai-knowledge/learning-sources/learning-from-slack-channels

# Learning from Slack channels

Atom can answer employee questions with knowledge learned from configured public Slack channels where Atom is a member. Admins choose the Slack channel and the trusted users or user segments whose messages Atom should learn from. After a Slack channel is configured, Atom ingests messages from the selected users going back 12 months from the configuration date. After that, Atom re-syncs every 24 hours from the last successful sync point.

**Note:** Atom learns from text-based Slack messages and threaded conversations only. It **does not learn from attachments, files, or other media** shared in Slack messages.

- Atom cites answers back to the corresponding Slack message.

- Messages from users who are not included in the configuration are ignored.

- Private Slack channels and DMs are not supported.

- Bot messages and system messages, like about people joining or leaving, are filtered out.

## Setting up learning from Slack

Go to **Settings > Enterprise AI > Configuration > Learn from Slack channels (Intelligence)**.

1. **Select a channel:** Choose a public Slack channel where Atom has been added. If a channel does not appear in the list, add Atom to that channel first.

2. **Select users to learn from:** Choose the specific users or user segments whose messages Atom should learn from. The available user list is scoped to members of the selected Slack channel.

3. **Select the audience:** Choose the employee segment that can receive answers sourced from the selected Slack channel, if an audience restriction is needed.

Segmentation controls which employee segments can receive answers learned from a configured Slack channel. **Users in the selected segment can receive those answers even if they are not members of the original Slack channel.**

### Review sync status

The settings page displays the sync status for each configured Slack channel:

- **Pending / In Progress:** A sync is currently running.

- **Success:** The last sync completed successfully.

- **Partial:** Some messages synced, but there were issues.

- **Failed:** The sync failed. A user-facing error is shown when available, such as Atom not being a member of the selected channel.

#### Points to note

- **No access control on learned answers:** Atom doesn't currently restrict answers by channel membership, so any employee can receive content sourced from a learned channel even if they're not a member of it.

- **No manual review of learned content:** Admins currently can't review or remove individual pieces of content Atom has learned from a channel.