slackbridge

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An API middleware service bridging Slack and OpenAI using Laravel Lumen.

Repository

2 commits over 1 day

What it is

SlackBridge is a lightweight API middleware built to connect Slack with OpenAI's API. It acts as a bridge layer, likely handling webhook events from Slack and forwarding/processing them with OpenAI services. The service is containerized with Docker for easy deployment and uses Lumen (Laravel's micro-framework) for fast API handling.

Why I built it

Built to integrate Slack with OpenAI functionality, probably to enable AI-powered features in a Slack workspace (like chatbot responses, content generation, or automated assistance) while keeping API keys and business logic server-side.

Tech stack

PHP with Laravel Lumen (micro-framework), Docker and Docker Compose for containerization, PHPUnit for testing, GitHub Actions CI/CD.

Timeline & effort

Last active Jan 20, 2025 — 2 commits across 1 active day (spanning 0 days).

Very early-stage work: 2 commits made within 10 minutes on a single day (Jan 20, 2025). This represents initial scaffolding and setup—barely beyond project initialization.

Did it turn out useful?

With only 2 commits in a 10-minute window and a README that's still the stock Lumen boilerplate, this is clearly a fresh experiment. The SlackController exists but there's no evidence of actual integration code, configuration, or usage beyond the initial framework scaffold.

#slack #openai #api-middleware #lumen #php #docker