> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.melius.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Slack

> Use Mel, the Melius Slack bot, to generate from any channel.

Connect your Slack workspace to Melius to bring **Mel**, the Melius Slack bot, into your team's channels. Mention Mel in any channel to start generating images, video, audio, and text — the results land on a Melius canvas you can open from the thread.

## Install the bot

To install Mel in your Slack workspace, you need to be:

* A **team owner or admin** on Melius, and
* A **Slack workspace admin** (or have permission from your Slack admin to install apps).

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Settings in Melius">
    In Melius, go to **Settings** and find the **Slack** integration.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect your workspace">
    Click **Connect Slack**. You'll be redirected to Slack's authorization screen.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Authorize Mel">
    Review the requested permissions and click **Allow**. You'll be returned to Melius with the workspace connected.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Each Melius team can be connected to one Slack workspace. Anyone in that Slack workspace who also has a Melius account on the connected team can use Mel.
</Note>

## Use Mel in Slack

### Start a new thread

Mention `@Mel` in any channel where the bot is present, along with your prompt:

```
@Mel make me a product shot of our new sneaker on a marble background
```

Mel replies in a thread under your message and begins generating. When the result is ready, Mel posts it in the thread along with an **Open canvas** button that takes you straight to the Melius canvas where the work lives.

<Note>
  Mel needs a prompt with the mention. A bare `@Mel` with no instruction will be rejected.
</Note>

### Continue mid-thread

You can pull Mel into any existing Slack thread by `@Mel`-mentioning it. Mel will pick up the conversation from there — replies, follow-ups, and new instructions all stay scoped to that thread.

Within a thread you can:

* Ask follow-ups in plain language ("make it warmer", "try a vertical version").
* Drop in images or files as references — Mel ingests attachments.
* Answer Mel's clarification prompts using the inline buttons it posts.

## How threads map to canvases

Each Slack thread corresponds to exactly **one Melius canvas**.

* A new `@Mel` mention always starts a **new Slack thread**. The thread can be tied to a new canvas or to an existing project or canvas.
* **Follow-up** mentions in the same thread keep adding to the same canvas, so iteration stays in one place.

Mel posts an **Open canvas** link in the thread so anyone with access can jump from Slack to the full canvas view in Melius, where they can keep editing, branching, or sharing the result.

<Note>
  To use Mel from Slack, you need a Melius account on the connected team with edit access to the canvas. Viewers can browse generated results in Slack but can't trigger new generations.
</Note>