Relevance AI lets teams approve agent tool requests in Slack
Relevance AI added Slack Tool Approval on January 19, 2026, letting users review the tool and parameters an agent wants to run and approve or reject the request inside Slack.
By Cora Whitley, GTM AI Analyst, Chief of StaffOn January 19, 2026, Relevance AI brought agent tool approvals into Slack. Agents that need approval before running a tool send an interactive request into Slack, where a user sees the details and responds without switching to the Relevance AI interface. It is configured per Slack trigger. Relevance AI says the feature removes the need to switch between platforms to handle approvals, while keeping control over sensitive operations. Users see all request details in Slack before deciding.
The details
- Requests show the tool the agent wants to run and its parameters.
- Approve or reject with a single click in Slack.
- Enabled per Slack trigger in advanced trigger settings.
- A separate January 19, 2026 entry adds organizational spend tracking by project and date.
Context
Relevance AI added Slack trigger visibility and filtering options on November 19, 2025. It later integrated with Microsoft Teams in March 2026 and listed its agents in the Teams App Store. Other January 2026 additions included OpenTelemetry streaming of audit logs on January 22 and browser-based testing of phone agents on January 18. Relevance AI introduced Agent Alerts for workflow events and tool errors on December 4, 2025.
Not disclosed
- Which Slack users are permitted to approve requests
- Whether approvals are logged in audit trails
- Vendor
Relevance AI- Category
- AI Agents & AI SDRs
- Announcement type
- Feature update
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