Slack and Discord Notifications

DevDaily can send standup notes, PR announcements, and weekly summaries directly to Slack and Discord channels using webhooks.

Overview

Notifications enable:

Automated standups: Send daily updates to your team channel
PR announcements: Notify reviewers when PRs are created
Weekly summaries: Share accomplishments with stakeholders
Custom messages: Send any DevDaily output to chat

All notifications use webhooks - no OAuth or app installation required. Messages are sent via HTTPS POST requests.

Quick Setup

Run the interactive notification setup:

devdaily init --notifications

This will:

Ask which platform(s) you want to configure
Guide you through webhook URL creation
Test the connection with a sample message
Save configuration to secrets.json

Slack Setup

Create Incoming Webhook

Go to https://api.slack.com/apps
Click “Create New App” → “From scratch”
Name it “DevDaily” and select your workspace
Under “Features” → “Incoming Webhooks”, toggle “Activate Incoming Webhooks”
Click “Add New Webhook to Workspace”
Select the channel (e.g., #engineering-standups)
Copy the webhook URL (starts with https://hooks.slack.com/services/...)

Store Webhook URL

Add to ~/.config/devdaily/secrets.json:

{
  "slack": {
    "webhookUrl": "https://hooks.slack.com/services/T00000000/B00000000/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
  }
}

Enable in Configuration

Update .devdaily.json:

{
  "notifications": {
    "slack": {
      "enabled": true,
      "channel": "#engineering-standups"
    }
  }
}

Test Connection

devdaily standup --test-webhook
# Sends test message to Slack

Configuration Options

notifications.slack.enabled

boolean

default:"false"

Enable Slack notifications

notifications.slack.webhookUrl

string

required

Slack incoming webhook URL (stored in secrets.json)

notifications.slack.channel

string

Default channel name (optional, for documentation only - webhook determines actual channel)

Environment Variable

export SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL="https://hooks.slack.com/services/..."

Discord Setup

Create Webhook

Open your Discord server
Right-click the channel → “Edit Channel”
Go to “Integrations” → “Webhooks”
Click “New Webhook”
Name it “DevDaily” and optionally set an avatar
Copy the webhook URL (starts with https://discord.com/api/webhooks/...)

Store Webhook URL

Add to ~/.config/devdaily/secrets.json:

{
  "discord": {
    "webhookUrl": "https://discord.com/api/webhooks/123456789/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
  }
}

Enable in Configuration

Update .devdaily.json:

{
  "notifications": {
    "discord": {
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

Test Connection

devdaily standup --test-webhook
# Sends test message to Discord

Configuration Options

notifications.discord.enabled

boolean

default:"false"

Enable Discord notifications

notifications.discord.webhookUrl

string

required

Discord webhook URL (stored in secrets.json)

Environment Variable

export DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL="https://discord.com/api/webhooks/..."

Scheduled Standups

Configure automatic daily standup delivery:

.devdaily.json

{
  "notifications": {
    "slack": {
      "enabled": true
    },
    "standupSchedule": "0 9 * * 1-5",
    "standupTimezone": "America/New_York"
  },
  "standup": {
    "scheduleDays": ["monday", "tuesday", "wednesday", "thursday", "friday"],
    "scheduleTime": "09:00"
  }
}

notifications.standupSchedule

string (cron)

Cron expression for standup schedule (e.g., 0 9 * * 1-5 = 9am weekdays)

notifications.standupTimezone

string

default:"America/New_York"

Timezone for scheduled standups (e.g., America/Los_Angeles, Europe/London)

standup.scheduleDays

string[]

Days of week to send standups: monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday

Scheduled standups require setting up a cron job or CI workflow. See the Automation Guide below.

Sending Notifications

Manual Sending

Send any command output to configured channels:

# Send standup to all enabled channels
devdaily standup --send

# Send to Slack only
devdaily standup --slack

# Send to Discord only
devdaily standup --discord

# Send weekly summary
devdaily week --send

# Send PR announcement
devdaily pr --create --send

Automatic Sending

When notifications are enabled, you can configure commands to always send:

.devdaily.json

{
  "standup": {
    "autoSend": true  // Always send standups
  },
  "pr": {
    "announceOnCreate": true  // Announce new PRs
  }
}

Message Formats

Slack Format

Slack messages use Block Kit for rich formatting:

{
  "blocks": [
    {
      "type": "header",
      "text": {
        "type": "plain_text",
        "text": "☀️ Daily Standup",
        "emoji": true
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "section",
      "text": {
        "type": "mrkdwn",
        "text": "*Yesterday:*\n- Implemented OAuth\n- Fixed login bug"
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "section",
      "text": {
        "type": "mrkdwn",
        "text": "*Related Tickets:*\n• <https://jira.com/PROJ-123|PROJ-123>: Add OAuth"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Features:

Header with emoji
Markdown formatting (*bold*, _italic_, ~~strikethrough~~)
Clickable links for tickets
Dividers between sections
Contextual footer with timestamp

Discord Format

Discord messages use embeds:

{
  "embeds": [
    {
      "title": "☀️ Daily Standup",
      "description": "**Yesterday:**\n- Implemented OAuth\n- Fixed login bug",
      "color": 4905600,
      "fields": [
        {
          "name": "PROJ-123",
          "value": "[Add OAuth](https://jira.com/PROJ-123)",
          "inline": true
        }
      ],
      "footer": {
        "text": "Sent via DevDaily"
      },
      "timestamp": "2026-03-03T10:15:30.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "username": "DevDaily"
}

Features:

Color-coded embeds (green for standup, blue for PR, purple for weekly)
Markdown in description
Fields for ticket metadata
Timestamp and footer
Custom username and avatar

Output Format Override

Send Slack-optimized output to any channel:

devdaily standup --format slack --slack

This converts markdown to Slack’s mrkdwn format:

**bold** → *bold*
*italic* → _italic_
[link](url) → <url|link>
Code blocks → Slack code blocks

Automation

GitHub Actions

Send standups via GitHub Actions:

.github/workflows/daily-standup.yml

name: Daily Standup

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 9 * * 1-5'  # 9am weekdays (UTC)
  workflow_dispatch:  # Manual trigger

jobs:
  standup:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      
      - name: Setup Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: '18'
      
      - name: Install DevDaily
        run: npm install -g devdaily-ai
      
      - name: Send Standup
        env:
          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
        run: |
          devdaily standup --slack --no-copy

Add SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL and DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL to your repository secrets under Settings → Secrets and variables → Actions.

Cron Job

Send standups via cron (Linux/macOS):

crontab -e

Add:

# Daily standup at 9am (Mon-Fri)
0 9 * * 1-5 cd /path/to/repo && devdaily standup --slack --no-copy

# Weekly summary on Friday at 5pm
0 17 * * 5 cd /path/to/repo && devdaily week --slack --no-copy

Export webhook URLs in your shell profile:

~/.bashrc

export SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL="https://hooks.slack.com/services/..."
export DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL="https://discord.com/api/webhooks/..."

Notification Types

Standup Notification

devdaily standup --send

Includes:

Yesterday’s completed work
Today’s planned work
Blockers (if any)
Related ticket links
Commit/file statistics

Appearance:

Title: “☀️ Daily Standup”
Color: Green
Emoji: ☀️

PR Notification

devdaily pr --create --send

Includes:

PR title and link
Description summary
Ticket references
Diff statistics

Appearance:

Title: ”🔀 New PR: [title]”
Color: Blue
Emoji: 🔀
Direct link to PR

Weekly Summary Notification

devdaily week --send

Includes:

Weekly accomplishments
Commit and PR counts
Ticket completions
Stats footer

Appearance:

Title: ”📊 Weekly Summary”
Color: Purple
Emoji: 📊
Footer: ”📊 X commits · Y PRs this week”

Custom Messages

Send custom notifications programmatically:

import { sendNotification, formatStandupNotification } from 'devdaily-ai';

const message = formatStandupNotification(
  'Yesterday:\n- Implemented OAuth\n- Fixed login bug',
  [
    {
      id: 'PROJ-123',
      url: 'https://jira.com/browse/PROJ-123',
      title: 'Add OAuth'
    }
  ]
);

await sendNotification(message, { slack: true, discord: true });

Troubleshooting

Webhook Test Fails

Verify webhook URL:

devdaily config --path
cat ~/.config/devdaily/secrets.json | grep webhookUrl

Test with curl:

# Slack
curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"text":"Test from DevDaily"}' \
  https://hooks.slack.com/services/YOUR/WEBHOOK/URL

# Discord
curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"content":"Test from DevDaily"}' \
  https://discord.com/api/webhooks/YOUR/WEBHOOK/URL

Check webhook status:
- Slack: Verify webhook is active in https://api.slack.com/apps
- Discord: Check webhook hasn’t been deleted in channel settings

Messages Not Sending

Enabled but not sending

Check configuration:

devdaily config | grep -A5 notifications

Ensure:

enabled: true for your platform
webhookUrl is set in secrets.json

Rate limit errors

Both platforms have rate limits:

Slack: 1 message per second
Discord: 30 messages per minute

Avoid rapid-fire sends. Use --send sparingly.

Formatting issues

Test different formats:

devdaily standup --format plain --slack
devdaily standup --format markdown --slack

Network/Firewall Issues

Ensure outbound HTTPS is allowed to:

Slack: hooks.slack.com
Discord: discord.com

Test connectivity:

ping hooks.slack.com
ping discord.com

Security Best Practices

Webhook URLs are sensitive credentials. Anyone with a webhook URL can send messages to your channel.

Store in secrets.json, never in .devdaily.json:

// ❌ Bad
.devdaily.json: { "notifications": { "slack": { "webhookUrl": "..." } } }

// ✅ Good
secrets.json: { "slack": { "webhookUrl": "..." } }

Add secrets.json to .gitignore:

echo ".devdaily.secrets.json" >> .gitignore
echo "~/.config/devdaily/secrets.json" >> ~/.gitignore_global

Use environment variables in CI/CD:

env:
  SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}

Rotate webhooks if exposed:
- Slack: Delete old webhook, create new one
- Discord: Delete webhook in channel settings, create new
Restrict channel permissions:
- Make notification channels read-only for most users
- Limit who can create/edit webhooks

Disabling Notifications

Temporarily disable without removing configuration:

.devdaily.json

{
  "notifications": {
    "slack": { "enabled": false },
    "discord": { "enabled": false }
  }
}

Or per-command:

devdaily standup --no-send

Configuration Overview

Learn about all configuration options

Standup Command

Generate and send daily standups

Get Started

Core Features

Configuration

Advanced

Troubleshooting

Slack and Discord Notifications

Overview

Quick Setup

Slack Setup

Configuration Options

Environment Variable

Discord Setup

Configuration Options

Environment Variable

Scheduled Standups

Sending Notifications

Manual Sending

Automatic Sending

Message Formats

Slack Format

Discord Format

Output Format Override

Automation

GitHub Actions

Cron Job

Notification Types

Standup Notification

PR Notification

Weekly Summary Notification

Custom Messages

Troubleshooting

Webhook Test Fails

Messages Not Sending

Network/Firewall Issues

Security Best Practices

Disabling Notifications

Configuration Overview

Standup Command

Get Started

Core Features

Configuration

Advanced

Troubleshooting

​Overview

​Quick Setup

​Slack Setup

​Configuration Options

​Environment Variable

​Discord Setup

​Configuration Options

​Environment Variable

​Scheduled Standups

​Sending Notifications

​Manual Sending

​Automatic Sending

​Message Formats

​Slack Format

​Discord Format

​Output Format Override

​Automation

​GitHub Actions

​Cron Job

​Notification Types

​Standup Notification

​PR Notification

​Weekly Summary Notification

​Custom Messages

​Troubleshooting

​Webhook Test Fails

​Messages Not Sending

​Network/Firewall Issues

​Security Best Practices

​Disabling Notifications

​Related Configuration

Configuration Overview

Standup Command

Overview

Quick Setup

Slack Setup

Configuration Options

Environment Variable

Discord Setup

Configuration Options

Environment Variable

Scheduled Standups

Sending Notifications

Manual Sending

Automatic Sending

Message Formats

Slack Format

Discord Format

Output Format Override

Automation

GitHub Actions

Cron Job

Notification Types

Standup Notification

PR Notification

Weekly Summary Notification

Custom Messages

Troubleshooting

Webhook Test Fails

Messages Not Sending

Network/Firewall Issues

Security Best Practices

Disabling Notifications

Related Configuration