Using Slack with Choreze

A parent connects Slack from Family Settings, then opens the Slack tab and chooses Add to Slack. Slack will ask which workspace to install Choreze into and which permissions to approve.

After approval, Choreze stores the workspace installation for your family. The parent who installed it is linked immediately so Slack requests can be matched back to the right Choreze family member.

Other family members are linked by their Slack email address the first time they use Choreze from Slack. If their Slack email does not match their Choreze account email, they can use the link flow Choreze provides in Slack.

The fastest way to talk to Choreze is the /choreze slash command. Use it from a Slack channel or message box where the command is available, followed by what you want Choreze to do.

Examples: /choreze show my open chores, /choreze who has chores due today?, /choreze create a chore for Ava to take out the trash, or /choreze what is waiting for approval?

Slack expects slash commands to respond quickly, so Choreze acknowledges the command first and then posts the real answer after it finishes checking your family data.

You can also mention Choreze in a channel where the app is present. Invite Choreze to the channel, then ask a question with @choreze.

Examples: @choreze who has chores due today?, @choreze create a chore for Ben to unload the dishwasher, or @choreze what is overdue?

Channel mentions are useful when the answer should be visible to the household planning conversation. Choreze responds in Slack with the same family and role checks it uses everywhere else.

Choreze can send proactive Slack DMs to linked family members for chore notifications that are relevant to them.

These messages are outbound notifications from Choreze. They can help with assignments, reminders, submissions, approvals, and other chore updates without requiring someone to open the web app first.

A family member must be linked to the Slack workspace before Choreze can reliably send them Slack notifications.

Direct-message conversations are not turned on yet. If you open a DM with Choreze, Slack may show that the app cannot receive replies there.

Use /choreze or mention @choreze in a channel for interactive requests. Choreze can still send proactive DMs, but it does not currently listen for free-form messages typed into the app DM.

Slack does not bypass Choreze permissions. Parents, children, and viewers can only do the actions their Choreze role allows, even when the request starts in Slack.