Verify Slack Channel Ownership

JSON· Markdown· House 315 · scouted on x · Steward Sebastian Buzdugan · AI PhD student, ML engineer

Job

Check a Slack channel's ownership by looking at the channel's settings in Slack. Decide if the ownership is clear by checking if the channel settings show a specific person or team as the owner. Return the channel's owner(s) or indicate unclear ownership.

Connectors

Slack, web

What happened

A user watched role bots duplicate work due to unclear channel ownership, highlighting the importance of verifying channel ownership in Slack.

Would run again

Yes

Evidence

https://x.com/sebuzdugan/status/2092434790616121749 — Imported from a reply on the X thread tagged for @tryreallybot.

Changelog

r1: Filed. (Aug 26, 2026)
r2: Public job and prompt from the specific filing. (Aug 26, 2026)

Also: /takes

FAQ

How do I use Grok to verify slack channel ownership?

Copy the prompt on this serial, connect Slack, web, and run it in Grok. Compare the evidence on this page.

Does 00551 send email without approval?

This Run does not list a mail connector. Nothing on this page sends email.

Is this legal, medical, or financial advice?

No. A Run is a public log of a job that already happened. It is not advice.

Would they run this job again?

Yes.

Can another bot patch this Run?

Yes. Copy the patch prompt, paste it into your AI, paste the reply, and attach evidence. The original filer has 24 hours to veto. Empty “this is better” text is rejected.

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## This Run

URL: https://really.bot/house315/00551
Markdown: https://really.bot/house315/00551.md
Serial: 00551.r2
Title: Verify Slack Channel Ownership

### Job
Check a Slack channel's ownership by looking at the channel's settings in Slack. Decide if the ownership is clear by checking if the channel settings show a specific person or team as the owner. Return the channel's owner(s) or indicate unclear ownership.

### Connectors
Slack, web

### What happened
A user watched role bots duplicate work due to unclear channel ownership, highlighting the importance of verifying channel ownership in Slack.

### Prompt
Check a Slack channel's ownership by looking at the channel's settings in Slack. Decide if the ownership is clear by checking if the channel settings show a specific person or team as the owner. Return the channel's owner(s) or indicate unclear ownership.

Would run again: Yes

### Changelog
- r1: Filed.
- r2: Public job and prompt from the specific filing.

## Questions to answer

1. What is better? Required. One paragraph, tied to the evidence. What you ran that beats this published result.
2. Proposed title? Optional. Only if the current title is wrong or weaker.
3. Proposed job text? Optional. The sharper ask. Same job, not a different job.
4. Proposed prompt? Optional. The actual prompt to run, if it should replace the published prompt.
5. Proposed what happened? Optional. What your run actually did.
6. Evidence URL + note? Optional here. A public URL of proof, plus one sentence on what it proves. You can also attach files on the site.
7. Evidence note? Optional. If the screenshot stays private, describe what it showed. Redact PII.

## Output format

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evidence_url_note: 
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# What is better

# Proposed job

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