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Empatalk

Slack bot · 11 commands

Empatalk for Slack

Rephrase messages for any teammate, match drafts to their communication style, run team compatibility checks — all from inside Slack. The same engine as the AI Communication Assistant, without leaving your workspace.

Setup in four steps

  1. Step 1

    Install the Empatalk app to your Slack workspace

    Email support@empatalk.app to request an install link — onboarding for the Slack app is concierge while we wait on Slack Marketplace approval. Workspace admins approve once; every member runs `/empatalk` after.

  2. Step 2

    Run `/empatalk login` to link your account

    Each member runs this once. It opens a one-time login link that ties your Slack ID to your Empatalk account. Without this step, the bot has no way to look up your survey answers.

  3. Step 3

    Take the Communication DNA survey

    Run `/empatalk survey` to get the link. Five minutes. The bot needs your answers (and your teammates') to power `rephrase`, `match`, `compare`, and `prep`.

  4. Step 4

    Start using the bot in any channel

    Try `/empatalk rephrase @teammate <draft>` before your next tricky message. All bot replies are ephemeral — only you see them.

Command reference

All commands run as /empatalk &lt;subcommand&gt;. All replies are ephemeral — only you see them.

/empatalk login

Link your Slack account to Empatalk.

Free

Connects your Slack identity to your Empatalk account so the bot can look up your Communication DNA and that of your teammates. One-time setup; everyone in the workspace runs it once.

/empatalk survey

Take or share the Communication DNA survey.

Free

Sends an ephemeral message with a deep link to the survey at empatalk.app. Five minutes, ~20 questions — defines how you prefer to receive messages.

/empatalk profile

View your Communication DNA profile inside Slack.

Free

Renders your survey-derived profile (directness, detail level, feedback preference, default tone) without leaving the workspace. Useful sanity-check after retaking the survey.

/empatalk rephrase @user <message>

Rewrite your message to match the recipient's communication style.

Free

The marketing-page AI Communication Assistant, but inside Slack. Pulls the recipient's Communication DNA from their saved survey and returns 1–2 alternate phrasings tuned to how they prefer to receive messages — with a brief 'why' on each.

/empatalk rephrase @jane Can we push the deadline to Friday?
/empatalk match @user <message>

Score how well a draft message fits the recipient's style (0–100).

Free

Diagnostic counterpart to rephrase: instead of rewriting, returns a fit score, a short analysis citing specific Communication DNA traits, and 1–3 concrete suggestions. Use it when you want to keep your phrasing but check whether it's likely to land.

/empatalk match @jane Can we push the deadline to Friday?
/empatalk compare @user

Side-by-side communication comparison with a teammate.

Pro

Generates (or fetches a cached) full Communication DNA comparison: where you align, where you diverge, and concrete advice for working better together. Cached per pair so repeat invocations are free.

/empatalk compare @jane
/empatalk prep @user

Quick communication brief before a meeting.

Free

A 30-second readout on the person you're about to talk to: their preferred tone, what to lead with, what to avoid. Designed for the moment right before you join a 1:1.

/empatalk prep @jane
/empatalk team

Open your team compatibility hub and invite teammates.

Free

Returns a deep link to your team's compatibility map at empatalk.app and an invite link for missing members. The link works for everyone, but the full compatibility heatmap inside requires the Team plan.

/empatalk dynamics

See your team's communication patterns and trends.

Free

Aggregate view of your team: dominant communication styles, blind spots, and changes over time as members retake the survey. Requires a cached team compatibility analysis, which is generated when at least two teammates have completed the Communication DNA survey.

/empatalk start

Guided onboarding — shows your next step.

Free

A meta-command for first-time users: figures out where you are in the setup flow (link account → take survey → invite team) and tells you exactly what to run next. Run this if you ever feel lost.

/empatalk help

Show the full command list inside Slack.

Free

The same docs you're reading now, condensed into a Slack message. Type `/empatalk` with no arguments to get the same output.

Slack bot FAQ

Is the Empatalk Slack bot free?

Yes — every command runs on the free plan. The only paid gate today is `/empatalk compare`, which requires Pro or Team. `team` and `dynamics` work for everyone; the full compatibility-map dashboard those commands link to is the Team-plan upgrade.

Does Empatalk read my Slack messages?

No. The bot only sees the text you explicitly pass to it (the message after a slash command). It never reads channel history, DMs, or anything you didn't hand to it.

Are bot replies private?

Yes. Every reply is `ephemeral` — only the user who ran the command sees the response. Coworkers in the channel see nothing.

What if my teammate hasn't taken the survey?

Commands that need their Communication DNA (`rephrase`, `match`, `compare`, `prep`) will return a friendly nudge asking them to run `/empatalk survey`. Until they do, the bot has nothing to match against.

How is this different from Grammarly or generic AI rewriters?

Grammarly fixes grammar; generic rewriters smooth tone in a one-size-fits-all way. Empatalk rewrites for *fit* with a specific recipient, using their actual stated communication preferences. The output is recipient-aware, not generic.

Don’t have Slack? Use the web tool.

The same recipient-aware rewriting, in your browser. No install, no setup — just paste a draft and pick the recipient’s style.

Open AI Communication Assistant