Welcome to the geekier side of Slack and MS Teams! Learn how to use commands to streamline your standups with your trusty sidekick, Geekbot 🤖
In Slack:
Time to report
If you want to report right away, type report directly to Geekbot. If you’re not ready to report, or you need to skip the standup entirely, type cancel.
Geekbot will scrap your latest update, then wait for you to re-type report to resume the process (just beware: cancel will stop all current communications with Geekbot assuming there's no active report).
If a question comes up and you have nothing to say, type nothing, none , nope or (-), a handy tip to reduce the noise as you read reports.
To learn more about reporting, take a look at our reporting guide here.
Out-of-office
Let Geekbot know not to ping you by typing out of office or ooo. Now mention how long you want to stay out of the reporting loop, and you're done.
Ready to resume reporting? Type out of office or ooo — to manage any registered OOO periods ✍️
For more information on how to settle your vacation period, please take a look here 😉
Engagement status
There are a couple of engagement commands to choose from, so pick the one that works for you:
For a weekly engagement update of your team’s reporting status, type
engagement;For a daily engagement update, type
engagement today.
...then watch Geekbot work its magic 💫
Each engagement command includes all the stand-ups and surveys your team reports on, so you'll get a complete overview — or if you want to look at one specific standup, just add the name.
Say you want to check a standup called 'Daily': type engagement Daily for a weekly update or engagement today Daily for a daily update.
Dashboard access
To access your dashboard, just type dashboard or login, and voila! Geekbot will send you a link right away.
Request help
If your memory's playing up and a command slips your mind, ask Geekbot for help, and it'll share a list of all the commands it knows 🧘♂️
In MS Teams:
Time to report
If you want to report right away, type report directly to Geekbot. If you’re not ready to report, or you need to skip the standup entirely, type cancel.
Geekbot will scrap your latest update, then wait for you to re-type report to resume the process (just beware: cancel will stop all current communications with Geekbot assuming there's no active report).
If a question comes up and you have nothing to say, type nothing, none , nope or (-), a handy tip to reduce the noise as you read reports.
To learn more about reporting, you can find our reporting guide here.
Out-of-office
Let Geekbot know not to ping you by typing out of office or ooo. Now mention how long you want to stay out of the reporting loop, and you're done.
Ready to resume reporting? Type out of office or ooo — to manage any registered OOO periods ✍️
For more information on how to settle your vacation period, please take a look here 😉
Dashboard access
To access your dashboard, just type dashboard or login, and voila! Geekbot will send you a link right away.
Get help
If your memory's playing up and a command slips your mind, ask Geekbot for help, and it'll share a list of all the commands it knows 🧘♂️
