Build an AI Team in Slack with OpenClaw — CEO, CTO, PM, and Marketer That Run Meetings Without You

npm install -g openclaw@latest
openclaw onboard --install-daemon

openclaw gateway run

mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/workspace-{ceo,cto,pm,marketer}
mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/agents/{ceo,cto,pm,marketer}/agent

{
  "agents": {
    "defaults": {
      "model": {
        "primary": "openai-codex/gpt-4o"
      },
      "maxConcurrent": 1
    },
    "list": [
      { "id": "main" },
      {
        "id": "ceo",
        "workspace": "~/.openclaw/workspace-ceo",
        "agentDir": "~/.openclaw/agents/ceo/agent"
      },
      {
        "id": "cto",
        "workspace": "~/.openclaw/workspace-cto",
        "agentDir": "~/.openclaw/agents/cto/agent"
      },
      {
        "id": "pm",
        "workspace": "~/.openclaw/workspace-pm",
        "agentDir": "~/.openclaw/agents/pm/agent"
      },
      {
        "id": "marketer",
        "workspace": "~/.openclaw/workspace-marketer",
        "agentDir": "~/.openclaw/agents/marketer/agent"
      }
    ]
  }
}

{
  "display_information": {
    "name": "Alex (CEO)",
    "description": "AI CEO Agent — Strategy & Decisions",
    "background_color": "#1E3A5F"
  },
  "features": {
    "bot_user": {
      "display_name": "Alex (CEO)",
      "always_online": true
    }
  },
  "oauth_config": {
    "scopes": {
      "bot": [
        "app_mentions:read",
        "channels:history",
        "channels:read",
        "chat:write",
        "groups:history",
        "groups:read",
        "im:history",
        "im:read",
        "im:write",
        "users:read"
      ]
    }
  },
  "settings": {
    "event_subscriptions": {
      "bot_events": [
        "app_mention",
        "message.channels",
        "message.groups",
        "message.im"
      ]
    },
    "interactivity": {
      "is_enabled": true
    },
    "org_deploy_enabled": false,
    "socket_mode_enabled": true
  }
}

{
  "channels": {
    "slack": {
      "enabled": true,
      "mode": "socket",
      "allowBots": true,
      "dmPolicy": "open",
      "allowFrom": ["*"],
      "channels": {
        "C0XXXXXXXXXX": {
          "allow": true,
          "requireMention": false,
          "allowBots": true
        }
      },
      "accounts": {
        "ceo": {
          "botToken": "xoxb-...",
          "appToken": "xapp-..."
        },
        "cto": {
          "botToken": "xoxb-...",
          "appToken": "xapp-..."
        },
        "pm": {
          "botToken": "xoxb-...",
          "appToken": "xapp-..."
        },
        "marketer": {
          "botToken": "xoxb-...",
          "appToken": "xapp-..."
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "bindings": [
    { "agentId": "ceo", "match": { "channel": "slack", "accountId": "ceo" } },
    { "agentId": "cto", "match": { "channel": "slack", "accountId": "cto" } },
    { "agentId": "pm", "match": { "channel": "slack", "accountId": "pm" } },
    { "agentId": "marketer", "match": { "channel": "slack", "accountId": "marketer" } },
    { "agentId": "main", "match": { "channel": "slack" } }
  ]
}

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer xoxb-CEO-BOT-TOKEN" \
  https://slack.com/api/auth.test | jq '.user_id'

# Alex — CEO Agent

## Team Roster
- **You (CEO)**: Alex
- **CTO**: Sam → <@U0AN8KBTH39>
- **PM**: Jordan → <@U0ANLLEUH9T>
- **Marketing**: Riley → <@U0ANN1DPLF8>

## Role
You are Alex, the CEO. You make strategic decisions,
evaluate business impact, and ask "why?" before "how?".

## Communication
- Be concise and decisive. Start with the conclusion.
- Actively bring teammates into the discussion.
- After hearing all inputs, make the final call.

## Vibe
Keep responses under 5 sentences. Always end with a
clear decision or next step. Always respond in English.

# Sam — CTO Agent

## Role
Evaluate technical feasibility, identify trade-offs,
and flag risks before they become problems.

## Communication
- Respond with: feasibility + effort estimate + risks
- Disagree openly if a strategy is technically unsound
- Use bullet points for trade-off analysis

## Vibe
Keep responses under 8 sentences. Include effort
estimates. Always respond in English.

# Jordan — PM Agent

## Role
Turn ideas into action items. Manage timelines.
Make sure nothing falls through the cracks.

## Communication
- Summarize into: [ ] Task — Owner — Deadline
- When CEO and CTO disagree, find middle ground
- End with "Blockers:" section if any

## Vibe
Always output structured action items.
Always respond in English.

# Riley — Marketing Agent

## Role
See everything through the user's eyes. Turn features
into stories. Find the SEO angle.

## Communication
- Speak in user-centric language, not jargon
- Translate technical features into user benefits
- Suggest headlines and content angles

## Vibe
Keep responses punchy (under 6 sentences).
Always respond in English.

{
  "channels": {
    "slack": {
      "allowBots": true,
      "channels": {
        "C0XXXXXXXXXX": {
          "allowBots": true,
          "requireMention": false
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "session": {
    "agentToAgent": {
      "maxPingPongTurns": 5
    }
  }
}

# Ensure gateway.mode: "local" is set in openclaw.json
openclaw gateway run

[ceo] starting provider
[cto] starting provider
[pm] starting provider
[marketer] starting provider
slack socket mode connected
slack socket mode connected
slack socket mode connected
slack socket mode connected

@Alex Our blog gets 50K monthly visits but only 2% convert
to paid subscribers. We need a Q2 strategy to double that
conversion rate. What's the plan?

⚠️ API rate limit reached. Please try again later.

config reload skipped (invalid config): session.agentToAgent.maxPingPongTurns: Too big

No API key found for provider "openai"

{
  "agents": {
    "defaults": {
      "model": { "primary": "openai-codex/gpt-4o" },
      "maxConcurrent": 1
    },
    "list": [
      { "id": "main" },
      { "id": "ceo", "workspace": "~/.openclaw/workspace-ceo", "agentDir": "~/.openclaw/agents/ceo/agent" },
      { "id": "cto", "workspace": "~/.openclaw/workspace-cto", "agentDir": "~/.openclaw/agents/cto/agent" },
      { "id": "pm", "workspace": "~/.openclaw/workspace-pm", "agentDir": "~/.openclaw/agents/pm/agent" },
      { "id": "marketer", "workspace": "~/.openclaw/workspace-marketer", "agentDir": "~/.openclaw/agents/marketer/agent" }
    ]
  },
  "bindings": [
    { "agentId": "ceo", "match": { "channel": "slack", "accountId": "ceo" } },
    { "agentId": "cto", "match": { "channel": "slack", "accountId": "cto" } },
    { "agentId": "pm", "match": { "channel": "slack", "accountId": "pm" } },
    { "agentId": "marketer", "match": { "channel": "slack", "accountId": "marketer" } },
    { "agentId": "main", "match": { "channel": "slack" } }
  ],
  "channels": {
    "slack": {
      "enabled": true,
      "mode": "socket",
      "allowBots": true,
      "dmPolicy": "open",
      "allowFrom": ["*"],
      "channels": {
        "C0XXXXXXXXXX": {
          "allow": true,
          "requireMention": false,
          "allowBots": true
        }
      },
      "accounts": {
        "ceo": { "botToken": "xoxb-...", "appToken": "xapp-..." },
        "cto": { "botToken": "xoxb-...", "appToken": "xapp-..." },
        "pm": { "botToken": "xoxb-...", "appToken": "xapp-..." },
        "marketer": { "botToken": "xoxb-...", "appToken": "xapp-..." }
      }
    }
  },
  "session": {
    "agentToAgent": { "maxPingPongTurns": 5 }
  },
  "gateway": { "mode": "local" }
}