Docs: agents and assistants

docs/content/basic/app-assistant.md

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+---
+title: Agents & Assistants
+lang: en
+slug: /concepts/assistant
+---
+
+:::info[This feature requires a paid plan]
+If you don't have a paid workspace for development, you can join the [Developer Program](https://api.slack.com/developer-program) and provision a sandbox with access to all Slack features for free.
+:::
+
+Agents and assistants comprise a new messaging experience for Slack. If you're unfamiliar with using agents and assistants within Slack, you'll want to read the [API documentation on the subject](https://api.slack.com/docs/apps/ai). Then, come back here to implement them with Bolt!
+
+## Configuring your app to support assistants 
+
+1. Within [App Settings](https://api.slack.com/apps), enable the **Agents & Assistants** feature.
+
+2. Within the App Settings **OAuth & Permissions** page, add the following scopes: 
+  * [`assistant:write`](https://api.slack.com/scopes/assistant:write)
+  * [`chat:write`](https://api.slack.com/scopes/chat:write)
+  * [`im:history`](https://api.slack.com/scopes/im:history)
+
+3. Within the App Settings **Event Subscriptions** page, subscribe to the following events: 
+  * [`assistant_thread_started`](https://api.slack.com/events/assistant_thread_started)
+  * [`assistant_thread_context_changed`](https://api.slack.com/events/assistant_thread_context_changed)
+  * [`message.im`](https://api.slack.com/events/message.im)
+
+:::info
+You _could_ implement your own assistants by [listening](/concepts/event-listening) for the `assistant_thread_started`, `assistant_thread_context_changed`, and `message.im` events. That being said, using the `Assistant` class will streamline the process. And we already wrote this nice guide for you!
+:::
+
+## The `Assistant` class instance
+
+```ts
+const assistant = new Assistant({
+  threadContextStore: {
+    get: async ({ context, client, payload }) => {},
+    save: async ({ context, client, payload }) => {},
+  },
+  threadStarted: async ({ say, saveThreadContext, setStatus, setSuggestedPrompts, setTitle }) => {},
+  threadContextChanged: async ({ say, setStatus, setSuggestedPrompts, setTitle }) => {},
+  userMessage: async ({ say, getThreadContext, setStatus, setSuggestedPrompts, setTitle }) => {},
+});
+```
+
+You can store context through the `threadContextStore` property but it must feature `get` and `save` methods. If not provided, a `DefaultThreadContextStore` instance is utilized instead, which is a reference implementation that relies on storing and retrieving message metadata as the context changes.
+
+## Handling a new thread
+
+The `threadStarted` event handler allows your app to respond to new threads opened by users. In the example below, the app is sending a message — containing context message metadata — to the user, along with a single [prompt](https://api.slack.com/methods/assistant.threads.setSuggestedPrompts).
+
+```js
+...
+  threadStarted: async ({ event, say, setSuggestedPrompts, saveThreadContext }) => {
+    const { context } = event.assistant_thread;
+
+    await say({
+      text: 'Hi, how can I help?',
+      metadata: { event_type: 'assistant_thread_context', event_payload: context },
+    });
+
+    await saveThreadContext();
+
+    const prompts = [{
+      title: 'Fun Slack fact',
+      message: 'Give me a fun fact about Slack, please!',
+    }];
+
+    // Provide the user up to 4 optional, preset prompts to choose from.
+    await setSuggestedPrompts({ prompts });
+  },
+...
+```
+
+:::tip
+When a user opens an assistant thread while in a channel, the channel info is stored as the thread's `AssistantThreadContext` data. You can grab that info using the `getThreadContext()` utility, as subsequent user message event payloads won't include the channel info. 
+:::
+
+## Handling context changes 
+
+When the user switches channels, the `assistant_thread_context_changed` event will be sent to your app. Capture this with the `threadContextChanged` handler.
+
+```js
+...
+    threadContextChanged: async ({ saveThreadContext }) => {
+    await saveThreadContext();
+  },
+...
+```
+
+If you use the built-in `AssistantThreadContextStore` without any custom configuration the updated context data is automatically saved as message metadata on the first reply from the assistant bot.
+
+## Handling the user response
+
+User messages are handled with the `userMessage` event handler. The `setTitle` and `setStatus` utilities are useful in curating the user experience. 
+
+:::warning
+Messages sent to the assistant do not contain a subtype and must be deduced based on their shape and any provided metadata.
+:::
+
+ ```js
+ ...
+  userMessage: async ({ client, message, say, setTitle, setStatus }) => {
+    const { channel, thread_ts } = message;
+
+    // Set the title of the Assistant thread to capture the initial topic/question
+    await setTitle(message.text);
+
+    // Set the status of the Assistant to give the appearance of active processing.
+    await setStatus('is typing..');
+
+    // Retrieve the Assistant thread history for context of question being asked
+    const thread = await client.conversations.replies({
+      channel,
+      ts: thread_ts,
+      oldest: thread_ts,
+    });
+
+    // Prepare and tag each message for LLM processing
+    const userMessage = { role: 'user', content: message.text };
+    const threadHistory = thread.messages.map((m) => {
+      const role = m.bot_id ? 'assistant' : 'user';
+      return { role, content: m.text };
+    });
+
+    const messages = [
+      { role: 'system', content: DEFAULT_SYSTEM_CONTENT },
+      ...threadHistory,
+      userMessage,
+    ];
+
+    // Send message history and newest question to LLM
+    const llmResponse = await openai.chat.completions.create({
+      model: 'gpt-4o-mini',
+      n: 1,
+      messages,
+    });
+
+    // Provide a response to the user
+    await say(llmResponse.choices[0].message.content);
+  },
+});
+
+app.assistant(assistant);
+```
+
+## Full example
+
+<details>
+<summary>App Agent & Assistant Template</summary>
+
+Below is the `app.js` file of the [App Agent & Assistant Template repo](https://github.com/slack-samples/bolt-js-assistant-template/) we've created for you to build off of. 
+
+```js reference title="app.js"
+https://github.com/slack-samples/bolt-js-assistant-template/blob/main/app.js
+```
+</details>

docs/content/reference.md

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 :::
 
+## Assistants
+
+### The `AssistantConfig` configuration object
+
+| Property | Required? | Description | 
+|---|---|---|
+|`threadContextStore` | Optional, but recommended | When provided, must have the required methods to get and save thread context, which will override the `getThreadContext` and `saveThreadContext` utilities. <br/> <br/> If not provided, a `DefaultAssistantContextStore` instance is used.
+| `threadStarted` | Required | Executes when the user opens the assistant container or otherwise begins a new chat, thus sending the [`assistant_thread_started`](https://api.slack.com/events/assistant_thread_started) event.
+| `threadContextChanged` | Optional | Executes when a user switches channels while the assistant container is open, thus sending the [`assistant_thread_context_changed`](https://api.slack.com/events/assistant_thread_context_changed) event. <br/> <br/>  If not provided, context will be saved using the AssistantContextStore's `save` method (either the `DefaultAssistantContextStore` instance or provided `threadContextStore`).
+| `userMessage` | Required |  Executes when a [message](https://api.slack.com/events/message) is received, thus sending the [`message.im`](https://api.slack.com/events/message.im) event. These messages do not contain a subtype and must be deduced based on their shape and metadata (if provided). Bolt handles this deduction out of the box for those using the `Assistant` class.
+
+### Assistant utilities 
+
+Utility | Description
+|---|---|
+| `getThreadContext` | Alias for `AssistantContextStore.get()` method. Executed if custom `AssistantContextStore` value is provided.  <br/><br/>  If not provided, the `DefaultAssistantContextStore` instance will retrieve the most recent context saved to the instance.
+| `saveThreadContext` | Alias for `AssistantContextStore.save()`. Executed if `AssistantContextStore` value is provided. <br/> <br/> If not provided, the `DefaultAssistantContextStore` instance will save the `assistant_thread.context` to the instance and attach it to the initial assistant message that was sent to the thread.
+| `say(message: string)` | Alias for the `postMessage` method.<br/><br/> Sends a message to the current assistant thread.
+| `setTitle(title: string)` | [Sets the title](https://api.slack.com/methods/assistant.threads.setTitle) of the assistant thread to capture the initial topic/question.
+| `setStatus(status: string)` | Sets the [status](https://api.slack.com/methods/assistant.threads.setStatus) of the assistant to give the appearance of active processing.
+| `setSuggestedPrompts({ prompts: [{ title: string; message: string; }]` |  Provides the user up to 4 optional, preset [prompts](https://api.slack.com/methods/assistant.threads.setSuggestedPrompts) to choose from.
+
 ## Framework error types
 Bolt includes a set of error types to make errors easier to handle, with more specific contextual information. Below is a non-exhaustive list of error codes you may run into during development:
 

docs/sidebars.js

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         'basic/options',
         'basic/authenticating-oauth',
         'basic/socket-mode',
+        'basic/app-assistant'
       ],
     },
     {