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# Slack slash commands
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> Introduced in GitLab 8.15
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Slack commands give users an extra interface to perform common operations
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from the chat environment. This allows one to, for example, create an issue as
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soon as the idea was discussed in chat.
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For all available commands try the help subcommand, for example: `/gitlab help`,
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all review the [full list of commands](../integration/chat_commands.md).
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## Prerequisites
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A [team](https://get.slack.help/hc/en-us/articles/217608418-Creating-a-team) in Slack should be created beforehand, GitLab cannot create it for you.
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## Configuration
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First, navigate to the Slack Slash commands service page, found at your project's
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**Settings** > **Services**, and you find the instructions there:
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Once you've followed the instructions, mark the service as active and insert the token
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you've received from Slack. After saving the service you are good to go!
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