Slack Integration

Jetscale integrates with Slack to deliver real-time cost optimization notifications directly to your team channels, keeping everyone informed about new recommendations, deployment status, and cost savings opportunities.

Overview

The Slack integration allows Jetscale to:

• Post notifications for new cost optimization recommendations
• Alert teams about significant savings opportunities
• Notify on deployment status updates
• Share cost savings achievements
• Provide interactive recommendation summaries

Prerequisites

Before connecting Slack, you'll need:

1. Slack Workspace with admin or app installation permissions
2. Channel Access to receive Jetscale notifications
3. Workspace Permissions to install apps

Supported Workspace Types

• Slack Free Plan
• Slack Pro
• Slack Business+
• Slack Enterprise Grid

Setup Guide

Step 1: Connect Slack in Jetscale

Image pending: Slack Connection Screen Screenshot placeholder: Jetscale Slack integration page

1. Navigate to Settings → Integrations in Jetscale
2. Click Connect Slack
3. You'll be redirected to Slack's authorization page
4. Select your workspace from the dropdown
5. Click Allow to grant permissions

Jetscale will request the following permissions:

• Send messages: Post notifications to channels
• View channel information: List available channels
• Upload files: Share detailed reports (optional)

Step 2: Select Notification Channel

Image pending: Channel Selection Screen Screenshot placeholder: Slack channel configuration

1. After authorization, you'll return to Jetscale
2. Select your default notification channel from the dropdown
3. Click Save Channel

You can change the channel at any time or configure multiple channels for different notification types.

Step 3: Configure Notification Preferences

Image pending: Notification Preferences Screenshot placeholder: Notification settings

Customize what gets sent to Slack:

• New Recommendations (recommended)
• High-Value Opportunities (savings > $500/month)
• Deployment Status Updates
• Weekly Savings Summary
• Monthly Cost Reports

How It Works

Notification Types

New Recommendation Alerts

When Jetscale identifies a cost optimization opportunity:

💰 New Cost Optimization Recommendation

Resource: production-postgres-db
Type: RDS Instance Right-Sizing
Current: db.r5.2xlarge ($730/month)
Recommended: db.r5.xlarge ($365/month)

Monthly Savings: $365 (50%)
Annual Savings: $4,380

Performance Impact: Low Risk
✅ 2x headroom above peak usage maintained

[View in Jetscale] [View Terraform]

High-Value Opportunities

For recommendations exceeding your configured savings threshold:

🎯 High-Value Optimization Detected!

Resource: customer-aurora-cluster
Type: Aurora I/O-Optimized Migration
Monthly Savings: $1,250 (35%)
Annual Savings: $15,000

This represents 8% of your total cloud costs.

Quick Stats:
• Risk Level: Very Low
• Implementation Time: ~30 minutes
• Downtime Required: None

[Review Recommendation] [Schedule Implementation]

Deployment Status Updates

When you implement a recommendation:

✅ Optimization Deployed Successfully

Resource: api-server-prod
Optimization: EC2 Graviton Migration (m5.xlarge → m6g.xlarge)

Deployment completed at 2:45 PM
Performance metrics: All green ✓
Monitoring active for 48 hours

Expected Monthly Savings: $140
Expected Annual Savings: $1,680

[View Metrics Dashboard]

Weekly Savings Summary

Every Monday morning (configurable):

📊 Weekly Cost Optimization Summary

Total Savings Identified: $2,450/month
Recommendations Implemented: 3
New Recommendations: 7

🏆 Top Opportunities:
1. RDS Instance Right-Sizing: $850/month
2. EC2 Graviton Migration: $420/month
3. EBS Volume Optimization: $380/month

📈 Month-to-Date:
• Implemented Savings: $3,200/month
• Projected Annual Impact: $38,400

[View Full Dashboard] [Review All Recommendations]

Monthly Cost Reports

First day of each month:

📊 Monthly Cloud Cost Report - January 2024

Total Cloud Spend: $28,450
Optimized Savings: $4,200 (14.8% reduction)
Recommendations Implemented: 12

💰 Savings Breakdown:
• RDS Optimization: $1,850/month
• EC2 Right-Sizing: $1,420/month
• EBS Volume Reduction: $930/month

🎯 Remaining Opportunities: $3,800/month

Year-to-Date Savings: $12,600

[View Detailed Report] [Download CSV]

Notification Settings

Frequency Configuration

Control how often you receive notifications:

Threshold Configuration

Set minimum savings thresholds to reduce noise:

• Minimum monthly savings: $50, $100, $250, $500, $1000
• Minimum annual savings: $1000, $2500, $5000, $10000
• Minimum percentage savings: 10%, 20%, 30%, 50%

Channel Routing

Route different notification types to different channels:

Example Configuration:

#cloud-costs → All recommendations and reports
#engineering-alerts → High-value opportunities only
#devops → Deployment status updates
#leadership → Monthly cost reports only

Slash Commands (Optional)

Jetscale provides optional slash commands for interactive queries:

Note: Slash commands require additional permissions during setup. They are entirely optional and can be enabled/disabled independently of notifications.

Managing the Integration

View Integration Status

From Settings → Integrations → Slack, you can view:

• Connected workspace name
• Active notification channels
• Recent notifications sent
• Last connection verification time
• Notification preferences

Test Connection

To verify your Slack integration is working:

1. Navigate to Settings → Integrations → Slack
2. Click Send Test Message
3. Check your configured channel for a test notification

Change Notification Channel

To route notifications to a different channel:

1. Navigate to Settings → Integrations → Slack
2. Click Change Channel
3. Select a new channel from the dropdown
4. Click Update

Important: You must invite @Jetscale bot to private channels before they appear in the selection dropdown.

Update Preferences

To modify notification settings:

1. Navigate to Settings → Integrations → Slack
2. Click Configure Notifications
3. Toggle notification types on/off
4. Adjust frequency settings
5. Set savings thresholds
6. Click Save Changes

Disconnect Slack

To remove the Slack integration:

1. Navigate to Settings → Integrations → Slack
2. Click Disconnect
3. Confirm disconnection

Important: Disconnecting will:

• Stop all notifications to Slack
• Remove the Jetscale bot from your workspace
• Preserve notification history in Jetscale dashboard
• Disable slash commands (if enabled)

You can reconnect at any time by repeating the setup process.

Troubleshooting

Connection Failed

Problem: "Unable to connect to Slack" error

Solutions:

• Verify you have permissions to install apps in your workspace
• Check if your organization requires admin approval for new apps
• Ensure you selected the correct workspace during authorization
• Try disconnecting and reconnecting

Not Receiving Notifications

Problem: Notifications aren't appearing in Slack channel

Solutions:

• Verify the Jetscale bot is a member of the channel (invite @Jetscale)
• Check notification preferences are enabled
• Confirm savings thresholds aren't filtering all recommendations
• Send a test message to verify connection
• Check Slack's "Allow apps to send messages" setting

Bot Not in Channel List

Problem: Target channel doesn't appear in dropdown

Solutions:

• Public channels appear automatically
• Private channels require you to invite @Jetscale first
• Type /invite @Jetscale in the target channel
• Refresh the Jetscale integration page after inviting

Duplicate Notifications

Problem: Receiving the same notification multiple times

Solutions:

• Check if multiple team members connected separate integrations
• Review notification preferences for duplicate settings
• Verify you didn't configure multiple notification channels for the same type
• Contact support if issue persists

Slash Commands Not Working

Problem: /jetscale commands return error

Solutions:

• Verify slash commands are enabled in integration settings
• Re-authorize the Slack integration to grant command permissions
• Check command syntax (use /jetscale help for reference)
• Ensure bot has necessary permissions in the channel

Best Practices

Channel Organization

Recommended channel structure:

• #cloud-costs: Primary channel for all cost-related notifications
• #engineering-alerts: High-priority recommendations for immediate action
• #devops-deploy: Deployment status and implementation tracking
• #leadership-reports: Monthly summaries and high-level metrics

Notification Strategy

For small teams (< 20 people):

• Single channel for all notifications
• Real-time alerts for high-value opportunities
• Weekly digest for routine recommendations

For medium teams (20-100 people):

• Separate channels by notification type
• Real-time for deployments and high-value
• Daily digest for new recommendations

For large teams (100+ people):

• Role-based channel routing
• Aggressive threshold filtering
• Weekly digests preferred
• Executive summary channel for leadership

Integration with Workflows

Recommendation approval workflow:

1. Jetscale posts recommendation to #cloud-costs
2. Team discusses in thread
3. DevOps uses 👍 reaction to indicate approval
4. Engineer implements via Jetscale dashboard
5. Status update posted automatically

Use Slack reactions for tracking:

• 👀 = Under review
• 👍 = Approved for implementation
• 🚀 = Deployed to staging
• ✅ = Deployed to production
• ❌ = Rejected (document reason in thread)

Alerting Thresholds

Conservative approach (less noise):

• Minimum savings: $500/month
• High-value threshold: $1000/month
• Weekly digests for routine recommendations

Aggressive approach (catch everything):

• Minimum savings: $50/month
• High-value threshold: $500/month
• Real-time notifications for all recommendations

Recommended starting point:

• Minimum savings: $100/month (monthly recurring)
• High-value threshold: $500/month
• Daily digest for new recommendations
• Real-time for high-value and deployments

Security Considerations

Permissions

Jetscale requests only the minimum required Slack permissions:

• Post messages: Required for all notifications
• Read channel information: Required to list available channels
• Upload files: Optional, for detailed reports

Jetscale cannot:

• Read messages from your channels
• Access private messages or DMs
• Modify channel settings
• Invite or remove users
• Access workspace settings

Data Privacy

• Slack notifications contain only summary information
• Sensitive credentials never included in messages
• Detailed data available only via authenticated Jetscale dashboard links
• All links require active Jetscale session

Audit Trail

Every notification sent is recorded:

• Timestamp and recipient channel
• Notification type and content
• User who configured the integration
• Audit logs available in your Jetscale dashboard

API Reference

For programmatic access to the Slack integration, see our API Documentation.

Key endpoints:

• POST /api/v2/integrations/slack/me/action/connect - Initiate OAuth flow
• GET /api/v2/integrations/slack/channels - List available channels
• POST /api/v2/integrations/slack/me/action/configure - Update preferences
• POST /api/v2/integrations/slack/notifications/action/send-test - Send test message
• POST /api/v2/integrations/slack/me/action/disconnect - Remove integration

Support

Need help with Slack integration?

• Email: support@jetscale.ai
• Documentation: FAQ
• GitHub Issues: Report a problem