---
title: "How to build a Perplexity-like Chatbot in Slack?"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-build-a-perplexity-like-chatbot-in-slack--ncgffanau
source_url: https://dev.to/composiodev/how-to-build-a-perplexity-like-chatbot-in-slack-533j
type: article
source: "Community Picks"
published: 2024-07-29T07:02:29.785Z
updated: 2024-10-05T19:00:00.971Z
tags: ["ai", "python", "bots", "openai", "slack"]
reading_time: 7
upvotes: 45
comments: 2
language: en
---

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# How to build a Perplexity-like Chatbot in Slack?

**[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 7 min read · 45 upvotes · 2 comments

## Summary

Learn how to build a Slack chatbot that can search the internet and return information with citations using AI. The process involves configuring a SlackBot, setting up event listeners, and utilizing the Composio platform with tools like Exa and Tavily. Follow step-by-step instructions to install necessary libraries, configure integrations, and build the agent workflow. The guide also explains how to define and deploy AI agents capable of responding to Slack messages by retrieving information through internet searches.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@psk** · 0 upvotes

> amazed

**@mercurius** · 0 upvotes

> What AI tool do they use for these pixel arts? The ones I looked up either ended up producing shit, where tied in with software etc.

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