The Kestrel Slack integration brings incident response directly into your team’s chat. Receive real-time notifications when incidents are detected, ask follow-up questions in threads, and use the /kestrel command to interact with the AI copilot.
Prerequisites
- Organization Admin role in Kestrel
- Slack workspace admin permissions (to authorize the app)
Features
Once connected, the Slack integration provides:
Incident Notifications
When Kestrel detects an incident in your Kubernetes clusters or cloud infrastructure, it posts a notification to your configured Slack channel with:
- Incident summary and severity
- Affected resources
- Root cause analysis
- AI-generated remediation steps
- Direct link to the Kestrel dashboard
Smart @Mentions
Namespace owners configured in Kestrel are automatically @mentioned when incidents affect their namespaces, ensuring the right people are notified immediately.
Interactive Q&A
Reply in the incident notification thread to ask follow-up questions. Kestrel’s AI responds with context-aware answers about the incident, affected resources, and recommended actions.
AI Copilot (/kestrel Command)
Use the /kestrel slash command anywhere in Slack to ask questions about your infrastructure:
/kestrel what pods are crashing in production?/kestrel show me the network policies for the payments namespace/kestrel what Terraform code manages my S3 buckets?
User Mapping
Kestrel automatically syncs your Slack workspace users to Kestrel accounts for accurate @mention routing. You can trigger a manual sync at any time.
Setup Instructions
Step 1: Connect Your Workspace
- Navigate to Integrations → Slack in your Kestrel dashboard
- Click Connect Slack Workspace
- A popup opens with the Slack OAuth authorization page
- Review the requested permissions and click Allow
- The popup closes and Kestrel shows your workspace as connected
Step 2: Invite the Bot
Invite the Kestrel bot to the channel where you want to receive incident notifications:
We recommend creating a dedicated #incidents channel for Kestrel notifications to keep them organized.
Step 3: Sync Users
Click Sync Now on the User Mapping card to sync your Slack users with Kestrel. This enables smart @mentions for namespace owners.
Disconnecting
To disconnect the Slack integration:
- Navigate to Integrations → Slack
- Click Disconnect Slack
- Confirm the disconnection
This immediately stops all notifications and removes the bot from your workspace. You can reconnect at any time.
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