AI & RAG

Slack On-Call Ask Bot with Runbook Citations

Lets on-call engineers ask 'how do I fix X' in Slack and replies in-thread with the precise runbook step and a link to the exact Confluence version.

CategoryAI & RAG
Enginepaperclip
Difficultybeginner
Triggerchat
Steps5
Setup~5 min

How it runs

The automated pipeline, trigger to output.

  • TriggerEngineer asks a fix-it question in SlackSlack
  • ActionSemantic search across Confluence runbooksConfluenceConfluence
  • LogicGate on retrieval confidence threshold
  • ActionCompose grounded answer quoting exact step
  • OutputReply in Slack thread with step + versioned linkSlack

What it does

Gives your on-call channel a question-answering bot that only speaks from your ops docs. An engineer asks a fix-it question in Slack; the agent searches Confluence runbooks, returns the matching step verbatim with its number, and links the exact page version. If nothing relevant is found, it says so rather than hallucinating a procedure.

When to use it

Use it when engineers DM senior staff or dig through wikis for answers that already exist in runbooks. Ideal for reducing tribal-knowledge bottlenecks while guaranteeing every answer is traceable to a source.

How it works

  1. 1An engineer mentions the bot or posts in the designated Slack channel with a question.
  2. 2The agent runs a semantic search across Confluence ops runbooks.
  3. 3A logic gate checks retrieval confidence — answers only when a grounded match clears the threshold.
  4. 4On a hit, it composes a reply quoting the exact step, step number, and versioned doc link.
  5. 5It posts the answer in-thread; on a miss it replies that no runbook covers the question.

Set it up

What you configure once, before turning it on.

  1. 1
    Connect SlackChannels, DMs, threads, mentions.
  2. 2
    Connect ConfluenceSpaces, pages, blueprints.
  3. 3
    Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
  4. 4
    Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
  5. 5
    Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.

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