Benchling AI for Slack brings Benchling AI capabilities directly into your team's Slack workspace. Instead of opening Benchling to ask questions about your experiments, data, or protocols, you can get answers directly in Slack.
The app connects to your organization's existing Benchling tenant. No separate account or service is required, it uses your existing Benchling account and its permissions. Benchling AI for Slack is not supported on Validated Cloud tenants.
Note: While in Preview, chats triggered by the Benchling Slack app do not consume credits. Any follow-up chats will consume credits as normal.
How It Works
- @ mention Benchling AI in any Slack channel or thread with your question or task
- Benchling AI will explore your data using your connected Benchling account
- Benchling AI's response is posted back in Slack as a reply to your message
Installing the App
Installing the app requires admin enablement in your Benchling tenant, and installation to your Slack workspace by your Slack workspace admin.
Enabling on your Benchling tenant
- Click on your avatar in the bottom corner of the main navigation bar
- Click Tenant admin console in the menu
- Click the Settings tab
- Click AI Settings in the menu
- Expand to see the Chat extensions
- Set Benchling AI for Slack to Enabled
Installing to your Slack workspace
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Once the Slack App has been enabled, click the Add to Slack button to install to your Slack workspace.
Connecting your account
Once the app has been installed to your Slack workspace, you'll be able to connect to your Benchling account.
- Open a new slack message and send a message with @Benchling AI. You will receive a message from the app with instructions to connect to your Benchling account.
- Once linked, you're all set. @Benchling AI in any Slack channel or thread to kick off the agent.
Slack App Permissions
The Benchling AI Slack App leverages your connected Benchling account and its permissions when generating a response. The Benchling AI Slack app can also leverage any enabled Benchling AI Connectors if they are active through your connected Benchling account.
Example prompts
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Ask about your data:
@BenchlingAI what thermocycler settings did I use for my experiment yesterday? -
Discuss and collaborate:
@BenchlingAI have we tested the assay conditions that John proposed above? -
Start drafts:
@BenchlingAI create an entry draft to test the conditions Sally requested above -
Share updates:
@BenchlingAI write up a status update for my manager on the work I finished today -
Get help using Benchling:
@BenchlingAI how can I share a worklist?
Disconnecting your Slack app
Use the slash command /benchling-disconnect to disconnect the Slack App from your tenant.
Service Specific Terms
By enabling, you are agreeing to the applicable Service-Specific Terms.
Privacy
Benchling AI for Slack is governed by Benchling's Privacy Policy. Review it for details on how your data is handled.
Risks from AI mistakes
As with any AI tool, Benchling AI may make mistakes, so it is critical to verify the results.
- All AI-based systems may make mistakes. Treat outputs as a draft.
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The system may produce false positives, which may be misleading. The Benchling AI Slack app will include a link to the source chat where links and chip links help facilitate double-checking of its responses