fix(slack): rename /status to /agentstatus for Slack slash commands by maloqab · Pull Request #29032 · openclaw/openclaw

maloqab · 2026-02-27T18:10:26Z

Problem

Slack reserves /status as a built-in command name. When users enable native Slack slash commands (commands.native: true) and try to register /status in their Slack app manifest, Slack returns an "invalid name" error that invalidates the entire slash_commands array — meaning no commands can be registered at all.

This makes /status (one of the most commonly used OpenClaw commands) unusable as a native Slack slash command.

Fix

Add a Slack entry to NATIVE_NAME_OVERRIDES that maps status → agentstatus. This uses the same override system that Discord already uses to rename tts → voice.

When the Slack driver calls listNativeCommandSpecsForConfig() with provider: "slack", the returned command name is agentstatus instead of status. The Bolt handler then registers as /agentstatus, which matches the manifest entry users can safely create.

Changes

src/auto-reply/commands-registry.ts — add slack: { status: "agentstatus" } to NATIVE_NAME_OVERRIDES
src/auto-reply/commands-registry.test.ts — add test following the existing Discord override test pattern

Context

Slack reserves several command names (/help, /status, /send, /kill, /debug, /commands, etc.) that cannot be registered as custom slash commands. This PR addresses the most impactful one — /status. Other reserved names can be added to the override map as needed in the future.

Users need to register /agentstatus (instead of /status) in their Slack app manifest for this to work.

greptile-apps · 2026-02-27T18:12:52Z

Greptile Summary

This PR fixes a critical Slack integration issue by renaming the status command to agentstatus for native Slack slash commands. The implementation correctly uses the existing NATIVE_NAME_OVERRIDES pattern (already used for Discord's tts → voice mapping) and includes comprehensive test coverage following the established test pattern.

Added Slack entry to NATIVE_NAME_OVERRIDES mapping status → agentstatus in src/auto-reply/commands-registry.ts:126-130
Added test case verifying the override behavior in src/auto-reply/commands-registry.test.ts:112-120
Clear inline comment explains why this override is necessary (Slack reserves /status as a built-in command)

The fix enables users to register /agentstatus in their Slack app manifest (instead of the reserved /status), making the status command usable with Slack's native slash commands. This is not a breaking change since users were previously unable to register /status at all.

Confidence Score: 5/5

This PR is safe to merge with no identified risks
The implementation follows an established pattern (Discord's native name override), includes proper test coverage, solves a real Slack API limitation, and has no breaking changes. The fix is minimal, well-documented with inline comments, and the test comprehensively validates the expected behavior.
No files require special attention

_{Last reviewed commit: 52d86d8}

Slack reserves /status as a built-in command. Registering it in a Slack app manifest returns "invalid name" and invalidates the entire slash_commands array. This adds a Slack provider override using the existing NATIVE_NAME_OVERRIDES system (same pattern as Discord's tts → voice rename) so the handler registers as /agentstatus instead.

vincentkoc

Reviewed locally after rebasing onto current main.

Validation run:

pnpm vitest run src/auto-reply/commands-registry.test.ts src/slack/monitor/slash.test.ts

No functional regressions found in this patch. The Slack-specific native override (status -> agentstatus) is correctly wired through both registration and native-name lookup paths.

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chatgpt-codex-connector · 2026-02-27T18:59:11Z

src/auto-reply/commands-registry.ts

+  slack: {
+    // Slack reserves /status — registering it returns "invalid name"
+    // and invalidates the entire slash_commands manifest array.
+    status: "agentstatus",


Avoid Slack native name collision with skill commands

Renaming the built-in status command to agentstatus for Slack introduces a new native name that is not reserved when skill commands are generated, because listReservedChatSlashCommandNames only collects each command’s nativeName/text aliases (see src/auto-reply/skill-commands.ts), not provider-specific overrides. In Slack environments with both commands.native and commands.nativeSkills enabled, a user skill named agentstatus can now coexist with the built-in status override, producing duplicate /agentstatus entries and making one command impossible to register/route correctly.

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Land contributor PR #29032 by @maloqab with Slack native alias docs, integration tests, and changelog entry. Co-authored-by: maloqab <[email protected]>

steipete · 2026-02-27T19:10:02Z

Landed on main via commit 8bc80fad4.

What we did:

Rebased the PR changes onto latest main on a temp landing branch.
Kept the Slack native alias fix (status -> agentstatus) and docs updates.
Added extra tests:
- registry assertion that Slack native lookup no longer resolves status directly
- Slack slash monitor integration coverage for /agentstatus registration + dispatch mapping to /status
Added changelog entry for the Slack native command fix.
Ran full gate before landing: pnpm lint && pnpm build && pnpm test (all passing).

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Thanks @maloqab for PR #29032.

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Land contributor PR openclaw#29032 by @maloqab with Slack native alias docs, integration tests, and changelog entry. Co-authored-by: maloqab <[email protected]>

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Land contributor PR openclaw#29032 by @maloqab with Slack native alias docs, integration tests, and changelog entry. Co-authored-by: maloqab <[email protected]> (cherry picked from commit 7c7c6b6)

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Land contributor PR openclaw#29032 by @maloqab with Slack native alias docs, integration tests, and changelog entry. Co-authored-by: maloqab <[email protected]> (cherry picked from commit 7c7c6b6)

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Land contributor PR openclaw#29032 by @maloqab with Slack native alias docs, integration tests, and changelog entry. Co-authored-by: maloqab <[email protected]>

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