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Cobi brings the Data Assistant into Slack so your team can ask questions where work is already happening. Ask in a channel, DM the app, use /cobi, or continue a Cobi thread.

Ask in a channel

Mention Cobi in channels where the app has been invited

Use slash commands

Run /cobi ask, /cobi chart, /cobi table, /cobi link, and /cobi status

Link your account

Connect your Slack user to your Cobi user for attribution

Troubleshoot

Fix common setup, linking, and response issues

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The main ways to use Cobi

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Mention Cobi

Mention Cobi in a channel to ask a question: 
@Cobi how is revenue trending this month?
Cobi replies in a thread so the answer stays close to the original question.

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DM Cobi

Send Cobi a direct message for questions that do not need to be visible in a channel. 
hello cobi

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Use /cobi

Use slash commands when you want a specific flow: 
/cobi chart revenue by week
/cobi table top customers
/cobi status
Commands like help, status, and link are private to you. Commands that ask for analysis create a public thread in the channel where you ran them.

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Follow up in threads

After Cobi answers in a thread, you can keep replying there without mentioning Cobi again. 
go ahead
show that by month
explain the rows above
Cobi uses the prior thread context so follow-ups stay connected.

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What Cobi can return

  • Short answers with the key takeaway.
  • Chart images for trend or comparison questions.
  • Table or CSV artifacts for ranking, list, or record-level questions.
  • An Open Cobi button when the full answer is easier to inspect in the web app.
  • Feedback tracking when you react to an answer with thumbs up or thumbs down.

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Before you start

1

Install Slack

Ask a Cobi admin to connect your Slack workspace.
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Invite Cobi

Invite Cobi to each channel where people should ask questions.
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Link your account

Run /cobi link if you want Slack activity attributed to your Cobi user.
Cobi is designed to stay quiet in normal channel conversation. It responds when mentioned, DMed, invoked with /cobi, or when you reply inside a Cobi-owned thread.