Slackforce Surfaces
Slackbot feature that turns a plain-language request into a shareable dashboard, report, executive deck or calculator inside Slack, built from Salesforce and other data; each surface is a snapshot until Salesforce's announced live-data refresh rolls out.
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What it does
- Data analysis
- Presentation generation
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- Live data connectionA Surface stays connected to its source and refreshes as underlying data changes.
- Prompt-built surfacesDescribe what you need in plain language and Slackbot builds a dashboard, report, deck or interactive experience.
- Shared team workspaceTeams can filter, explore, comment on and act on a Surface together and pin it to a channel.
- Permission-awareSurfaces are built under existing permissions so you only see what you are allowed to see.
- Live follow-up questionsAsk Slackbot follow-up questions about the live data in the Surface.
Sources
- Pricing
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No separate price. Slack's pricing FAQ: "Slack Free and Pro users will have the chance to explore Slackbot’s capabilities firsthand through a limited trial experience. Ongoing Slackbot access will continue to be available to Business+ and Enterprise+ customers". A limited trial is not a recurring free tier.
- Description
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Official documentation · 9 Oct 2026
"Slackforce Surfaces lets anyone turn the context of their work into a live, interactive interface just by asking Slackbot." Slack's help article: "Surfaces are static files and don’t currently pull in new data or reflect any changes. You can create a new surface using the same prompt to get the latest data." Salesforce: "Live data feature begins rollout in October."
- What it does
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Official documentation · 9 Oct 2026
Dashboards and reports answering questions of data, and executive decks.
- Sold within
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Official documentation · 9 Oct 2026
"Available on all plans (Slackbot access and limits vary by plan)" and "All members with access to Slackbot". The parent is the Slack plan the workspace pays for; Slackbot is the feature it runs through.
- Name
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Official documentation · 9 Oct 2026
Salesforce's page and Slack's blog both title it "Slackforce Surfaces"; Slack's help article calls them surfaces ("Create interactive surfaces with Slackbot").
- URL
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Official documentation · 9 Oct 2026
Salesforce's own page for the feature; salesforce.com/slackforce now redirects here. Slack's blog and help centre describe it too.
- Deployment
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Official documentation · 9 Oct 2026
Runs inside Slack's hosted service through Slackbot.
- Interfaces
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Official documentation · 9 Oct 2026
"Transform data from Salesforce and beyond into rich, interactive experiences inside of Slack."
- Modalities
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Official documentation · 12 Oct 2026
Page: 'Tell Slackbot what you want to understand, communicate, or accomplish / from an interactive dashboard or executive presentation to a microsite, calculator, or entirely new experience'.
- Intended for
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Official documentation · 9 Oct 2026
Slack workspaces on paid and free plans with Slackbot enabled.
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