Monitor Slack → Research with Perplexity → Discuss in Teams

intermediate15 minPublished Apr 23, 2026
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Automatically research trending topics from Slack mentions and create discussion threads in Microsoft Teams with AI-generated insights.

Workflow Steps

1

Zapier

Monitor Slack keywords

Set up a Zapier trigger that monitors specific Slack channels for keywords like 'research needed', 'investigate', or custom terms relevant to your team.

2

Perplexity AI

Generate research summary

Use Perplexity's API (via Zapier webhook) to research the mentioned topic and generate a comprehensive summary with sources and key insights.

3

Microsoft Teams

Create discussion thread

Automatically post the research summary to a designated Teams channel, tagging relevant team members and creating a threaded discussion for follow-up.

Workflow Flow

Step 1

Zapier

Monitor Slack keywords

Step 2

Perplexity AI

Generate research summary

Step 3

Microsoft Teams

Create discussion thread

Why This Works

Combines real-time monitoring with AI research and structured team collaboration, eliminating manual research and discussion setup steps.

Best For

Research teams that need to quickly investigate and discuss trending topics or customer inquiries

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Deep Dive

Auto-Research Slack Topics with AI for Team Discussions

Transform Slack mentions into instant AI research and Teams discussions. This workflow monitors keywords, generates summaries with Perplexity, and creates threaded conversations automatically.

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