Slack API can't handle agents, so AI just scrolls the app instead

Developer Yuchen Jin found that Slack's slow, rate-limited API is not built for agents: when auth issues blocked Codex/Astra from searching a huge channel, the model switched to computer use and simply scrolled through the app—proving faster than the API itself.

2026-09-16 ~ 2026-09-16 · 3 related posts

• When Slack API Failed His Agent, Codex Fell Back to Computer Use — and It Worked — Yuchenj_UW · 2026-09-16
• Agent ditches slow, rate-limited Slack API for computer use — and scrolls faster than the API — Yuchenj_UW · 2026-09-16

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