Overview

Open-Wire is the universal connection layer between AI agents and communication channels. Agents speak one JSON protocol (open-wire/1). Open-Wire translates that into Slack today — Teams, Email, WhatsApp, Telegram, and SMS next.

Any Agent  ── open-wire/1 ──  Open-Wire  ──  Slack | Teams | …

Core concepts

  • Protocol — versioned JSON envelopes for inbound messages and outbound sends.
  • Installation — one connected workspace (e.g. a Slack team) bound to an agent webhook URL.
  • Channel adapter — Slack OAuth + Events API today; other adapters marked coming soon.
  • API key — Bearer ow_… authenticates agent platforms (like Rails Agent Cloud) to Open-Wire.

What customers see

Connecting Slack opens the Slack authorize page for their workspace. They never need a Vercel account. You do not need to publish a Slack app to the Slack Marketplace for private / workspace installs — only configure OAuth redirect URLs and Event Subscriptions on your Slack app.

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