Before you can use Slack Overload, you need to give it access to your Slack account by clicking the button below, if you haven’t already done so:

Now that you have the app enabled on one of your teams, open up your Slack client and follow along!

Define a status trigger

Triggers let you save a status change so you can quickly change your status later.

Let’s define a trigger named “lunch” that will set your status to “brb omnomnom” with the burrito 🌯 emoji for one hour.

/create-trigger lunch = brb omnomnom (🌯) for 1h

List your saved triggers

Remind yourself which triggers you have set up:

/list-triggers

Trigger the status change

Ok, time for lunch!

/trigger lunch

Clear your status

Sadly, you got back from lunch early and want the world to know.

/clear-status

Next steps

Hopefully you think this is useful and are ready to install the app on your other Slack teams. Run the following command to get a magic link that will associate your teams together so that when you execute a trigger, it is run on all of your teams.

/link-slack

Use the drop down at the top right of the page to select which Slack team you are linking to Slack Overload.