Hey everyone, I’m having trouble with my Vertex AI chatbot in Slack. The bot works fine and responds to messages, but it’s not showing the final answer or suggestion. I’ve tried a few things:
- Adding the output manually in my example conversations
- Telling the bot directly to show the result
- Removing and reinstalling the Slack app multiple times
Nothing seems to work. The bot understands and processes everything, but the end result just doesn’t appear in the channel. Am I missing a setting or step somewhere? Any ideas on how to fix this?
Thanks for your help!
I’ve faced similar challenges integrating Vertex AI with Slack. One solution that worked for me was implementing a middleware server. This acts as a bridge between Slack and Vertex AI, handling the message flow.
I used Node.js to set up a simple Express server that listens for Slack events. When a message comes in, it forwards it to Vertex AI for processing, then sends the response back to Slack. The key is ensuring your server has the right permissions and is properly configured to handle Slack’s event subscriptions.
Don’t forget to add the ‘chat:write’ scope to your Slack app’s OAuth permissions. This was a stumbling block for me initially. Also, double-check your event subscriptions in the Slack app settings. You need to subscribe to ‘message.channels’ and ‘message.im’ at minimum.
Logging helped me tremendously in debugging. I’d recommend adding detailed logs at each step of the process to pinpoint where things might be breaking down. Good luck with your integration!
hey, have u checked ur webhook setup? sometimes the issue’s there. make sure ur webhook URL is correct and active. also, double-check ur Slack app’s OAuth scopes - u need ‘chat:write’ for sure. if that don’t work, try implementing a simple middleware to debug the flow. good luck!