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Connect Slack and Google Gemini AI integrations

Explore ready-made Slack and Google Gemini AI templates and start automating in minutes.

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Create a custom workflow

Transform your Slack conversations into instant AI-powered intelligence by automatically triggering Google Gemini AI responses through Make. Every message, mention, or command becomes an opportunity to generate insights, summaries, and content delivered directly to your team—no manual work required. Empower your workspace with automation that puts AI-driven assistance exactly where your conversations happen.

Create a custom workflow

Every automation starts with a trigger and an action. Select one from each app to generate a workflow tailored to your needs.

Slack
Trigger: Watch Direct Messages
Google Gemini AI
Action: Select an action
1. Select a trigger

  • Triggers when a new message is added to a direct message channel.

  • Triggers when a new file is added.

  • Triggers when a new interactive event has arrived.

  • Triggers when a new message is added to a multiparty direct message channel.

  • Triggers when a new message or another event is created.

  • Triggers when a new message is added to a private channel.

  • Triggers when a new message is added to a public channel.

  • Triggers when a new message is scheduled.

  • Triggers when a new user is added or an existing user has changed. Only emit the latest change since the last scenario run.

2. Select an action

  • Creates a new file search store.

  • Deletes a file from a selected files search store.

  • Deletes a file search store.

  • Extracts structured data from text or files.

  • Generates a response for the provided input.

  • Generates a video using the general purpose Gemini model family.

  • Generates a video using the Veo models.

  • Generates an image using Gemini's image generation capabilities.

  • Generates an image using the imagen models.

  • Generate vector representations (embeddings) for the text or file you provide.

  • Generate high-quality, stereo audio from text prompts or from images.

  • Generates an audio file based on text input and settings.

  • Returns detailed information about a file in a file search store.

  • Retrieves details about a file search store.

  • Retrieves the full details of a single interaction (e.g. from a deep research agent).

  • Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.

  • Runs a deep research agent by Gemini.

  • Generates text responses from prompts without requiring an account or connection.

  • Uploads a file so it can be used in the completions or in file search stores.

Select a trigger and an action

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Triggers and actions

Connect Google Gemini AI as a trigger and Slack as an action through Make's integration platform. When specific events occur in Google Gemini AI—such as new messages in channels, mentions, or commands—these automatically trigger Slack to generate insights, summaries, or content that can be delivered back to your team. This integration enables you to trigger AI-powered responses based on Google Gemini AI conversations and commands, ensuring your team has instant access to AI-driven intelligence exactly when they need it. Whether you're automating content creation, generating intelligent reports, or providing instant AI assistance to team members based on Google Gemini AI activity, you can design custom automation scenarios where Google Gemini AI events initiate Slack actions.

Add a Reaction
Adds a reaction to a message.
Action
Add a Star
Adds a star to a channel.
Action
Archive a Channel
Archives a channel.
Action
Create a Channel
Creates a channel.
Action
Create a file search store
Creates a new file search store.
Action
Create a Reminder
Creates a reminder.
Action
Delete a File
Deletes a file.
Action
Delete a file in a file search store
Deletes a file from a selected files search store.
Action
Delete a file search store
Deletes a file search store.
Action
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How to set up Slack and Google Gemini AI in 5 easy steps

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Add your app module to get started

Log into your Make account and add a module for either Google Gemini AI or Slack to your scenario. Once the module appears, you'll see a button to create a connection—click it to begin linking Make with your chosen app. This first step opens the door to connecting your applications together.

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Set up your Google Cloud project for Gemini AI

If you're connecting Google Gemini AI, you'll need to create a project in Google Cloud Platform first. Log in with your Google account, click 'Create or select a project,' then 'New project.' Give it a name, choose a location, and click 'Create.' Make sure your new project is selected from the dropdown menu at the top before continuing.

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Get your API key from Google AI Studio

Head over to Google AI Studio and log in with your Google account. Click 'Get API key,' then 'Create API key,' and select your Google Cloud project from the list. Click 'Create API key in existing project' and copy the key that appears. Save this key somewhere safe—you'll paste it into Make to complete your connection.

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Complete your connection in Make

Return to Make where you added your module and click 'Create a connection.' For Google Gemini AI, paste your API key into the designated field. For Slack, choose whether you want a user or bot connection type. Give your connection a name if you'd like, click 'Save,' and follow any authentication prompts that appear to grant Make access to your app.

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Your connection is ready to use

Once you've saved and authenticated your connection, it's ready to go. You can now add more modules from the same app to your scenario, and they'll automatically use this connection. Your apps are now linked through Make, allowing them to work together and automate tasks without any additional setup needed.

Transform team communication with AI-powered Slack and Google Gemini AI integration

Integrate Slack and Google Gemini AI to automate intelligent responses, generate content on-demand, and extract actionable insights from conversations, improving team productivity and communication.

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Automate AI-powered responses in Slack

Automatically generate intelligent responses to Slack messages using Google Gemini AI, enabling instant, context-aware communication without manual intervention.

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Transform Slack conversations into actionable insights

Automatically analyze Slack channel discussions with Gemini AI to extract key insights, summaries, and action items that can be shared back to your team.

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Improve team productivity with smart content generation

Enable team members to trigger Gemini AI directly from Slack to generate code, documentation, creative content, or translations on-demand within their workflow.

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Intelligent message moderation and classification

Automatically categorize, prioritize, or moderate Slack messages using Gemini AI's language understanding to route important communications to the right channels or people.

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By integrating Slack with Google Gemini AI through Make, you can automate intelligent responses, content generation, and data analysis directly within your team's communication channels. For example, you can set up workflows where Gemini AI automatically summarizes lengthy conversations, generates meeting notes from Slack discussions, translates messages for international teams, or provides AI-powered answers to common questions posted in specific channels. This eliminates the need to switch between applications and allows your team to access powerful AI capabilities without leaving their primary communication platform, saving time and improving workflows.

Make enables numerous powerful automation scenarios combining Slack and Google Gemini AI. You can create workflows that automatically generate professional responses to customer inquiries posted in support channels, translate messages in real-time for multilingual teams, create summaries of daily channel activity and post them at scheduled times, analyze sentiment in team communications to gauge morale, generate creative content like marketing copy or code snippets when triggered by specific Slack commands, or even build an intelligent chatbot that uses Gemini's language understanding to answer team questions. The visual workflow builder in Make allows you to set up these automations without coding knowledge, connecting triggers from Slack to Gemini AI actions.

No programming skills are required to integrate Slack with Google Gemini AI on Make. Make provides a user-friendly, visual workflow builder with drag-and-drop functionality that allows you to create sophisticated automations without writing a single line of code. The platform offers pre-built modules for both Slack and Google Gemini AI with intuitive configuration options. You simply select triggers (like receiving a message in Slack), add actions (like sending a prompt to Gemini AI), and map the data between them using Make's visual interface. This no-code approach makes powerful AI integrations accessible to everyone, from business users to marketing teams, regardless of technical background.

You can start seeing results almost immediately after creating your Make account and setting up your first integration. The entire process typically takes just 15-30 minutes: sign up for Make, connect your Slack workspace and Google Gemini AI account using secure authentication, select from pre-made templates or build a workflow using the visual editor, and activate your scenario. Once activated, your automation runs in real-time or on your specified schedule. For example, you could have an AI-powered Slack assistant responding to team questions within half an hour of starting. Make also offers templates specifically designed for common use cases, allowing you to deploy proven workflows even faster and customize them to your specific needs as you become more familiar with the platform.