> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://clawhqplatform.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Channels

> Connect ClawHQ agents to Slack, Discord, Telegram, and more.

Channels let your agents send messages, receive commands, and deliver output to the platforms your team already uses.

## Supported channels

| Channel      | What it enables                                          |
| ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Slack**    | Post messages, respond to slash commands, thread replies |
| **Discord**  | Post to channels, respond to bot commands                |
| **Telegram** | Send messages, respond to /commands                      |
| **Email**    | Send delivery notifications and reports via Resend       |
| **Webhook**  | POST output to any HTTP endpoint                         |

## Setup

Configure channels in **Settings → Integrations** in the ClawHQ dashboard, or set environment variables directly.

Each channel requires its own credentials:

* **Slack** — Bot token (`xoxb-...`) and signing secret. See [Slack setup](/channels/slack).
* **Discord** — Bot token and application ID. See [Discord setup](/channels/discord).
* **Telegram** — Bot token from BotFather. See [Telegram setup](/channels/telegram).

## Using channels in pipelines

Deliver agent output to a channel using `deliver_to` in your pipeline steps:

```yaml theme={null}
steps:
  - agent: my-agent
    action: "Summarise today's news"
    deliver_to: slack:#general
```

Supported `deliver_to` values:

| Format                | Target                 |
| --------------------- | ---------------------- |
| `slack:#channel-name` | Slack channel          |
| `discord:channel-id`  | Discord channel        |
| `telegram:@username`  | Telegram user or group |
| `webhook:https://...` | Any HTTP endpoint      |

## Human-in-the-loop approvals

Add `hitl: true` to a step to pause and wait for a human to approve before the output is delivered:

```yaml theme={null}
steps:
  - agent: my-agent
    action: "Draft this week's newsletter"
    hitl: true
    deliver_to: slack:#marketing
```

The dashboard will show a pending approval card. Once approved, the output is delivered to the configured channel.