Thread-to-Task Extraction
Extract action items from Slack threads as task suggestions — review, edit, or dismiss before creating. Max plan only.
ℹ️ Max plan only
Thread-to-task extraction is available on the Max plan and during the free trial. On the Pro plan, Tickr falls back to direct task creation or a plain reply.
When decisions and action items are buried in a Slack thread, you can mention @Tickr to extract them as task suggestions. Instead of creating tasks immediately, Tickr posts suggestion cards that you can review, edit, or dismiss.
How to use
Mention @Tickr in a thread with an extraction trigger:
@Tickr take it away@Tickr what are the action items?@Tickr extract tasks from this@Tickr create tasks from this conversationOr simply mention @Tickr with no specific command in a thread that has conversation — Tickr reads the thread and proposes tasks.
Suggestion cards
For each extracted action item, Tickr posts a suggestion card showing:
- Suggested task title
- Inferred assignee (from who volunteered or was asked in the thread)
- Inferred priority (from urgency cues in the conversation)
- Suggested tags (from categorization cues)
- Description (extracted from the conversation, truncated to 300 characters)
- Estimate and due date (if mentioned)
Each card has three buttons:
| Button | What it does |
|---|---|
| Create | One-click — creates the task immediately and replaces the suggestion card with the final task card |
| Edit | Opens a pre-filled create modal so you can adjust title, description, assignee, priority, estimate, or due date |
| Dismiss | Silently removes the suggestion card from the channel |
When suggest vs. create
Tickr uses suggestion cards when the request is about extraction or identification. It uses direct creation when you give an explicit instruction:
| Request | Behavior |
|---|---|
| "@Tickr take it away" | Suggestion cards |
| "@Tickr what are the action items?" | Suggestion cards |
| "@Tickr" (bare mention in a thread) | Suggestion cards |
| "@Tickr create a task: Fix login bug" | Created immediately |
| "@Tickr assign a task to @carol for the API fix" | Created immediately |
Example
Thread conversation:
@alice: We need to redesign the settings page
@bob: I'll handle the backend API changes, should take about 3 days
@alice: And someone needs to update the docs. Due by Friday.
You: @Tickr take it away
Tickr posts 3 suggestion cards:
1. "Redesign the settings page" — @alice
2. "Implement backend API changes" — @bob, estimate: 3 days
3. "Update documentation" — unassigned, due: Friday
Requirements
- Must be used in a thread with conversation. In a top-level channel message, Tickr handles the mention normally.
- Requires thread context — Tickr reads up to 10 recent messages in the thread.