Rytr for Slack

Rytr for Slack turns your Slack DMs and mentions into memory and follow-ups for the people you work with. It also helps you reply in your own voice, and you approve every message before it goes out.

To get started, follow the steps in Install Rytr for Slack. To learn how Rytr handles your Slack data, read the Privacy Policy.

Overview

Rytr is an AI relationship manager for professionals. Its Engage capability keeps track of the people you work with: what you discussed, what you promised, and what needs a follow-up.

A lot of this work happens in Slack. Promises and context get lost in DMs and busy threads. Rytr for Slack connects your Slack account to Rytr, so these conversations become memory and follow-ups that you can act on.

What Rytr does in Slack

After you connect Slack, Rytr reads your direct messages, group direct messages, and channel threads where you are mentioned, including replies within those threads. Then Rytr:

Adds what you discussed to the memory for each contact.
Finds promises and open questions, and makes them follow-ups.
Shows Slack conversations as topics in your Rytr Inbox.
Puts messages from new people in the Screener, so you decide who Rytr remembers.
Drafts replies in your voice. Rytr sends a reply from your account only after you approve it.

Rytr does not post in channels and does not read channel messages outside the threads where you are mentioned.

Using the Rytr Engage bot

The Rytr Engage bot brings Rytr into Slack. Use these commands in any channel or DM. Only you see the reply.

/rytr overview shows your Home brief.
/rytr today shows tasks and follow-ups that are due today, overdue, or have no due date.
/rytr help shows the commands and examples.

You can also send the bot a DM to ask the Rytr Engage agent a question. For example, ask “What follow-ups need my attention?” or “Draft a reply to Alex about the contract.” The agent can draft and change replies, and mark follow-ups and meeting tasks as done or snoozed.

The bot never sends a message without your approval. It shows you the full message with Send and Cancel buttons. When you select Send, the message goes out from your own account.

The bot also sends you your Rytr briefs as DMs. The morning brief is on all plans. The end-of-day brief needs the Pro plan. To stop brief DMs, go to Settings → Integrations in Rytr.

The bot does not answer @mentions in channels. If you mention it, it sends you a DM that tells you to use /rytr.

Before you start

You need a Rytr account. You can create one for free when you install.
Slack uses 1 of your plan's connected sources. The Free plan includes 1 connected source.
Some workspaces need an admin to approve new apps. If yours does, Rytr connects after an admin approves it.

Install Rytr for Slack

Create a Rytr account or sign in.
In onboarding, choose Slack. If you already use Rytr, go to Settings → Integrations and select Connect Slack.
Slack shows the permissions that Rytr asks for. Review them and select Allow.
Choose the people you want Rytr to remember.
To use the bot, select Turn on the bot. Slack asks you to approve the bot for your workspace.

After you install

Rytr starts to import your recent DMs and mention threads for the people you chose.
Open your Rytr Inbox to see Slack topics, and the Screener to review new people.
If you turned on the bot, it sends you a welcome DM. Try /rytr today to see what is due.
Need help? Email support@rytr.me.

Permissions and why we ask

Rytr asks only for the permissions it uses now. This table shows each Slack scope and its purpose.

Purpose	Slack scopes	How Rytr uses it
Read your direct messages	`im:historyim:readmpim:historympim:read`	Rytr reads your DMs and group DMs to build memory about the people you talk to and to find promises you made.
Read threads where you are mentioned	`channels:readchannels:historygroups:readgroups:history`	Rytr reads a public or private channel thread after someone @mentions you in it, including the replies in that thread. Rytr does not scan channels.
Know who people are	`users:readusers:read.emailusers.profile:readteam:read`	Rytr matches a Slack sender to a contact by name and email, and adds profile details such as pronouns or a birthday to that contact.
Send messages as you	`chat:writeim:write`	Rytr sends a reply or starts a DM from your account, only after you review the message and approve it.
Run the Rytr Engage bot	`commandsim:historyim:readim:writechat:write`	The bot answers /rytr commands, reads the DMs you send to it, and sends you briefs and draft reviews.
Respond to mentions of the bot	`app_mentions:readreactions:write`	If someone @mentions the bot, it sends a short usage hint. It adds an emoji reaction to show that it is working on your request.

Rytr does not search your workspace, read files, or read channel threads where you are not mentioned.

What data Rytr reads and keeps

Rytr does not keep the full text of your Slack messages. It encrypts the text of new messages and deletes it within 24 hours.
Rytr keeps message IDs and times, and what it learns from them: summaries, topics, contact memory, and follow-ups.
Rytr keeps the profile details it uses for your contacts, such as name, email, and pronouns.
Rytr encrypts the temporary processing copy of each bot request and deletes that copy within 60 minutes. Your bot conversation history remains in your Rytr account until you disconnect Slack or delete your account, so the agent can follow a topic.
Rytr encrypts your Slack access tokens and does not show them to anyone.
Rytr sends the context for a request to its AI service providers only to complete that request.
Rytr does not use your Slack data to train AI models. Rytr does not sell your Slack data or use it for advertising.

Disconnect, uninstall, and data deletion

Disconnect: go to Settings → Integrations in Rytr and select Disconnect on Slack. Rytr stops importing messages and can no longer send replies through Slack. Rytr permanently deletes imported Slack conversations, contacts that came only from Slack, tasks, follow-ups, and memories that depend only on Slack.

Uninstall: if you or an admin removes Rytr from the workspace, Rytr stops its access to Slack. Rytr deletes your Slack data 14 days later, unless you connect Slack again before then.

Requests: to access, export, or delete your data, email support@rytr.me. Read the Privacy Policy for your full rights.

AI accuracy

Rytr uses generative AI. Summaries, memory, follow-ups, and drafts can be incomplete or inaccurate. Review what Rytr shows you before you rely on it, and review each draft before you send it.

Pricing

Rytr has free and paid plans. Each plan includes a number of connected sources, and Slack uses 1 of them. The end-of-day brief needs the Pro plan. See Pricing for the current plans.