Research decisions, discussions, and context often live in Slack or Teams — not in formal documents. Connecting these tools to Anara means you can search your team's conversations alongside your papers and files, all from the same AI chat.
How to connect Slack
Go to Settings > Connectors.
Find Slack and click Connect.
A Slack authorization window will open. Sign in and choose the workspace you want to connect.
Grant Anara permission to search your channels and messages, then confirm.
Slack will appear as connected in your Connectors settings.
How to connect Microsoft Teams
Go to Settings > Connectors.
Find Microsoft Teams and click Connect.
A Microsoft authorization window will open. Sign in with your organizational account.
Grant Anara permission to search your channels and messages, then confirm.
Teams will appear as connected.
Searching in chat
Once connected, type @ in the chat input and select Slack or Teams from the Sources list. Anara searches the accessible channels and messages in that workspace when generating its response.
For example: "What did the team decide about the primary outcome measure in October?" — Anara surfaces the relevant conversation, with citations to the specific messages.
Tip: Combine @Slack with @Library to ask questions that draw on both your team conversations and your research documents in one query.
If Slack or Teams isn't working
Connection shows as disconnected? OAuth tokens can expire. Disconnect and reconnect from Settings > Connectors.
Not appearing as a source in chat? Confirm the connector is showing as connected in Settings > Connectors, then refresh the page.
Teams connection issues? Organizational Microsoft accounts may be subject to admin policies that restrict third-party app access. Check with your IT administrator if the connection keeps failing.