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Slack Crew Commands

Run your AI growth team directly from Slack. The /hornethive slash command lets you execute crews, launch pipelines, and get results — all without leaving your workspace.

🚀 Quick Start

Type in any Slack channel where the HornetHive app is installed:

/hornethive analyze my market

The bot acknowledges immediately, runs the crew in the background, and posts results back to the channel when done.


💬 Running Crews

Use natural language after /hornethive to run any crew:

CommandCrew
/hornethive analyze my marketAnalyst Crew
/hornethive growth experimentsGrowth Hacker Crew
/hornethive sales outreachSales Machine Crew
/hornethive brand contentBrand Builder Crew
/hornethive seo strategySEO Syndication Crew
/hornethive customer healthCS Health Crew
/hornethive churn preventionChurn Guard Crew
/hornethive lifecycle emailsLifecycle Crew
/hornethive community engagementCommunity Crew
/hornethive support triageSupport Triage Crew
/hornethive customer advocacyAdvocacy Crew
/hornethive revenue operationsRevenue Ops Crew
/hornethive pricing experimentsExperimentation Crew
/hornethive system automationSystem Builder Crew
/hornethive reliability monitoringSRE Reliability Crew
/hornethive compliance auditTrust Compliance Crew
tip

You don't need to memorize exact commands. The bot uses keyword matching — "analyze competitors", "market research", or "competitive analysis" all trigger the Analyst Crew.


🔗 Running Pipelines

Chain multiple crews together with pipeline commands:

CommandPipelineCrews
/hornethive launch pipelineGTM LaunchAnalyst → Growth Hacker → Sales Machine → Brand Builder
/hornethive content pipelineContent SprintAnalyst → Brand Builder → SEO Syndication
/hornethive customer pipelineCustomer Deep DiveAnalyst → Lifecycle → CS Health → Churn Guard

Pipeline results are posted to the channel as each step completes.


📤 Results Format

Single Crew Results

When a crew completes, the bot posts:

  • Title of the generated outcome
  • Summary (first 600 characters)
  • Link to view the full result in your dashboard

Pipeline Results

Pipeline results show:

  • Overall status (e.g., "3/4 crews completed successfully")
  • Per-crew status — which crews succeeded and which (if any) failed
  • Link to view all outcomes

⚙️ Other Commands

CommandAction
/hornethive helpShow available commands and examples
/hornethive (no text)Opens the full crew selection modal

If the bot can't match your text to a crew or pipeline, it falls back to the interactive modal where you can select a crew and provide a detailed brief.


⏱️ Timing

  • Acknowledgment: Immediate (< 3 seconds)
  • Crew execution: 30-120 seconds depending on the crew
  • Pipeline execution: 2-8 minutes depending on the template

Results are posted to the channel as an in-channel message visible to everyone in the channel.


🔒 Permissions

  • The /hornethive command uses your linked HornetHive account
  • Crew execution respects your workspace quota and plan entitlements
  • Results are posted publicly in the channel — choose your channel accordingly

🚨 Troubleshooting

"Command not found"?

  • Ensure the HornetHive Slack app is installed in your workspace
  • Check that the app has been added to the channel you're using

No results posted?

  • Check your quota — the crew may have been blocked by quota limits
  • Look for error messages in the bot's initial acknowledgment
  • Try running the same crew from the web app to verify it works

Wrong crew matched?

  • Be more specific in your command (e.g., "analyze competitors in my market" instead of just "analyze")
  • Use /hornethive help to see example commands
  • Use /hornethive with no text to open the interactive modal for precise crew selection

Need help? Type /hornethive help or contact support@hornethive.ai.