slack-reply-drafting

name	slack-reply-drafting
description	Find Slack messages that need a response from the user and draft replies for them. Use for 'draft replies to my Slack', 'what am I behind on and write responses', or drafting a reply to a specific thread/DM.
emoji	✍️

Slack reply drafting

Surface what genuinely needs a reply, then draft each one — grounded only in the real thread context.

Steps

1. Resolve the user (identity/profile) so "from me" vs "to me" is right.
2. Scope. Default: unanswered DMs, direct mentions, and threads the user participated in that have newer replies. Honor an explicit scope (a channel, a person, a keyword, a thread) or timeframe if given.
3. Search/read for candidates (search/read buckets; back off on 429).
4. Filter to items where the latest unresolved request is from someone else (drop resolved threads and ones where the user already replied last).
5. Gather just enough context per item to answer accurately — read the thread / the referenced message. Don't over-fetch.
6. Draft each reply in the user's voice and Slack mrkdwn. Ground every claim in the thread. Do not invent facts, commitments, approvals, or decisions — if context is insufficient to answer confidently, draft a short clarifying reply instead of guessing.

Output format

• One block per item: #channel / DM — who + the ask (≤1 line), then the drafted reply, then where it goes (thread ts).
• Keep headers minimal; make each draft copy-paste ready.

Handoff

Present drafts for approval by default (respect message-consent settings). When the user approves "send them" / "send #N", hand off to slack-outgoing-message to post to the source thread. Capture any commitments in the drafts with todo_add.