Slack Threads are utter dog shit, so I made a quote reply extension with gpt5

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A Chrome extension that adds a Reply button to Slack messages for quoting messages with automatic @mentions. screenshot-1

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One-click Installation Through Chrome's web store

  1. Download the extension here: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/slack-quote-reply/pdcbmlagpaekggljpppikllelalicmdi
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  1. Clone this repository:

    git clone [email protected]:pashpashpash/slack-reply.git
  2. Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions/ in your browser tab

setup
  1. Enable "Developer mode" using the toggle in the top-right corner

  2. Click "Load unpacked" and select the cloned repository folder

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  1. The extension will now be active on all Slack workspaces - just open Slack in Web and you'll see the "reply" option when you hover over a message!
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Hover over any Slack message to see the Reply button. Click it to quote the message in the composer with an automatic @mention to the original author.

Works with Chrome browser on all Slack workspaces (app.slack.com and *.slack.com domains).

This extension only runs on Slack domains and does not collect, store, or transmit any user data.

Made by @pashmerepat

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