Slackbot is an AI Agent Now

Slackbot AI agent debuts for Slack Business+ and Enterprise+, automating tasks across Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, and more.
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Slackbot is an AI Agent Now
Slackbot Is Now a Full-Fledged AI Agent—And It’s Built for Work Slack users just got a powerful new co-pilot. Slackbot—the familiar automated assistant inside the Salesforce-owned messaging platform—is no longer just a basic bot. As of January 13, 2026, it’s officially an AI agent capable of drafting emails, scheduling meetings, retrieving files from external apps like Google Drive and Microsoft Teams, and even reasoning through complex workflows—all without leaving Slack. Designed for Business+ and Enterprise+ customers, this next-gen Slackbot aims to streamline daily work while keeping employees inside their primary collaboration hub. Credit: Salesforce Why This Matters for Knowledge Workers For teams drowning in app-switching fatigue, the new Slackbot could be a game-changer. Instead of toggling between email, calendars, cloud storage, and chat, users can now ask Slackbot to handle cross-platform tasks in one place. Need a report from last quarter stored in Google Drive? Ask Slackbot. …