From ae50e2ee7b301a5fd1a124d4f60818a9e049a74d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eden Zimbelman <eden.zimbelman@salesforce.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 20:33:07 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 01/18] feat: cli

---
 .github/workflows/integration.yml |  11 +++
 .github/workflows/publish.yml     |   4 +-
 action.yml                        | 137 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 3 files changed, 148 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 6df1377c..96919bc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -248,6 +248,17 @@ jobs:
         env:
           PAYLOAD_FILE_OUTPUT_TIME: ${{ steps.payload_file.outputs.time }}
 
+      - name: "integration(cli): run a slack cli version check"
+        id: cli-version
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          command: "version"
+
+      - name: "integration(cli): confirm the cli command succeeded"
+        run: test "$CLI_OK" = "true"
+        env:
+          CLI_OK: ${{ steps.cli-version.outputs.ok }}
+
       - name: "chore(health): check up on recent changes to the health score"
         uses: slackapi/slack-health-score@d58a419f15cdaff97e9aa7f09f95772830ab66f7 # v0.1.1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 63532b20..9a70b6c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ jobs:
         id: tag
         uses: teunmooij/github-versioned-release@3edf649c6e5e5e976d43f2584b15bdc8b4c8f0df # v1.2.1
         with:
-          template: javascript-action
+          template: composite-action
+          include: |
+            dist/**/*
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 39c8b499..a863b45e 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 name: "Slack: Send to Slack"
 author: "slackapi"
-description: "Send data to Slack to start a Slack workflow in Workflow Builder, call a Slack API method, or post a message into a channel"
+description: "Send data to Slack to start a Slack workflow in Workflow Builder, call a Slack API method, post a message into a channel, or run a Slack CLI command"
 inputs:
   api:
     description: "A custom API URL to send Slack API method requests to."
     required: false
+  command:
+    description: "A Slack CLI command to run without the 'slack' prefix."
+    required: false
   errors:
     default: "false"
     description: "If the step exits with an error on errors or continues."
@@ -34,6 +37,9 @@ inputs:
   token:
     description: "The authentication value used with the Slack API."
     required: false
+  version:
+    description: "The version of the Slack CLI to install."
+    required: false
   webhook:
     description: "A location for posting request payloads."
     required: false
@@ -43,16 +49,141 @@ inputs:
 outputs:
   ok:
     description: "If the request completed without returning errors."
+    value: ${{ steps.slack-send.outputs.ok || steps.slack-cli.outputs.ok }}
   response:
     description: "A JSON stringified version of the Slack API response."
+    value: ${{ steps.slack-send.outputs.response || steps.slack-cli.outputs.response }}
   time:
     description: "The Unix epoch time that the step completed."
+    value: ${{ steps.slack-send.outputs.time || steps.slack-cli.outputs.time }}
   channel_id:
     description: "The channel ID returned with some of the Slack API methods."
+    value: ${{ steps.slack-send.outputs.channel_id }}
   thread_ts:
     description: "The timestamp of a parent Slack message with threaded replies."
+    value: ${{ steps.slack-send.outputs.thread_ts }}
   ts:
     description: "The timestamp of a Slack message or event in the response."
+    value: ${{ steps.slack-send.outputs.ts }}
 runs:
-  using: "node20"
-  main: "dist/index.js"
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Validate inputs
+      if: inputs.command != '' && (inputs.method != '' || inputs.webhook != '')
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        echo "::error::The 'command' input cannot be combined with 'method' or 'webhook' inputs."
+        exit 1
+
+    - name: Send data to Slack
+      id: slack-send
+      if: inputs.command == ''
+      shell: bash
+      run: node "${{ github.action_path }}/dist/index.js"
+      env:
+        INPUT_API: ${{ inputs.api }}
+        INPUT_ERRORS: ${{ inputs.errors }}
+        INPUT_METHOD: ${{ inputs.method }}
+        INPUT_PAYLOAD: ${{ inputs.payload }}
+        INPUT_PAYLOAD-DELIMITER: ${{ inputs.payload-delimiter }}
+        INPUT_PAYLOAD-FILE-PATH: ${{ inputs.payload-file-path }}
+        INPUT_PAYLOAD-TEMPLATED: ${{ inputs.payload-templated }}
+        INPUT_PROXY: ${{ inputs.proxy }}
+        INPUT_RETRIES: ${{ inputs.retries }}
+        INPUT_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token }}
+        INPUT_WEBHOOK: ${{ inputs.webhook }}
+        INPUT_WEBHOOK-TYPE: ${{ inputs.webhook-type }}
+
+    - name: Check if Slack CLI already exists
+      id: slack-cli-check
+      if: inputs.command != ''
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        if command -v slack &> /dev/null; then
+          echo "cli-exists=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        else
+          echo "cli-exists=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        fi
+
+    - name: Cache Slack CLI
+      if: inputs.command != '' && steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.cli-exists != 'true'
+      id: cache-cli
+      uses: actions/cache@0400d5f644dc74513175e3cd8d07132dd4860809 # v4.2.4
+      with:
+        path: |
+          ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' && format('{0}\AppData\Local\slack-cli', env.USERPROFILE) || format('{0}/.slack/bin', env.HOME) }}
+        key: slack-cli-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ inputs.version }}
+
+    - name: Add Slack CLI to PATH (Linux/macOS)
+      if: inputs.command != '' && steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.cli-exists != 'true' && runner.os != 'Windows'
+      shell: bash
+      run: echo "$HOME/.slack/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+    - name: Add Slack CLI to PATH (Windows)
+      if: inputs.command != '' && steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.cli-exists != 'true' && runner.os == 'Windows'
+      shell: pwsh
+      run: Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value "$env:USERPROFILE\.slack\bin"
+
+    - name: Install Slack CLI (Linux/macOS)
+      if: >-
+        inputs.command != '' &&
+        steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.cli-exists != 'true' &&
+        steps.cache-cli.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' &&
+        runner.os != 'Windows'
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        if [ -n "$SLACK_CLI_VERSION" ]; then
+          curl -fsSL https://downloads.slack-edge.com/slack-cli/install.sh | bash -s -- -v "$SLACK_CLI_VERSION"
+        else
+          curl -fsSL https://downloads.slack-edge.com/slack-cli/install.sh | bash -s
+        fi
+      env:
+        SLACK_CLI_VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
+
+    - name: Install Slack CLI (Windows)
+      if: >-
+        inputs.command != '' &&
+        steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.cli-exists != 'true' &&
+        steps.cache-cli.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' &&
+        runner.os == 'Windows'
+      shell: pwsh
+      run: |
+        if ($env:SLACK_CLI_VERSION) {
+          $installer = Join-Path $env:TEMP "install-slack-cli.ps1"
+          Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://downloads.slack-edge.com/slack-cli/install-windows-dev.ps1" -OutFile $installer
+          & $installer -v $env:SLACK_CLI_VERSION
+        } else {
+          irm https://downloads.slack-edge.com/slack-cli/install-windows-dev.ps1 | iex
+        }
+      env:
+        SLACK_CLI_VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
+
+    - name: Run Slack CLI command
+      id: slack-cli
+      if: inputs.command != ''
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        SLACK_COMMAND: ${{ inputs.command }}
+        SLACK_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token }}
+      run: |
+        args="$SLACK_COMMAND --skip-update"
+        if [ -n "$SLACK_TOKEN" ]; then
+          args="$args --token $SLACK_TOKEN"
+        fi
+
+        set +e
+        output=$(slack $args 2>&1)
+        exit_code=$?
+        set -e
+
+        echo "ok=$([ $exit_code -eq 0 ] && echo 'true' || echo 'false')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "time=$(date +%s)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+        echo "response<<SLACKCLIEOF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "$output" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "SLACKCLIEOF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+        if [ $exit_code -ne 0 ]; then
+          echo "::error::Slack CLI command failed with exit code $exit_code"
+          exit $exit_code
+        fi

From 165d9f6f9a358ea735c2494e10093560e5b0936d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eden Zimbelman <eden.zimbelman@salesforce.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:15:26 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 02/18] feat: cli

---
 .github/workflows/integration.yml |  35 ++++----
 .github/workflows/publish.yml     |   3 +-
 action.yml                        | 137 +-----------------------------
 cli/action.yml                    | 115 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 140 insertions(+), 150 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 cli/action.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 96919bc2..8c14c3f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -248,21 +248,26 @@ jobs:
         env:
           PAYLOAD_FILE_OUTPUT_TIME: ${{ steps.payload_file.outputs.time }}
 
-      - name: "integration(cli): run a slack cli version check"
-        id: cli-version
-        uses: ./
+  cli:
+    name: Run CLI tests
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os:
+          - ubuntu-latest
+          - macos-latest
+          - windows-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - name: "build: checkout the latest changes"
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
-          command: "version"
-
-      - name: "integration(cli): confirm the cli command succeeded"
-        run: test "$CLI_OK" = "true"
-        env:
-          CLI_OK: ${{ steps.cli-version.outputs.ok }}
+          persist-credentials: false
+          ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
 
-      - name: "chore(health): check up on recent changes to the health score"
-        uses: slackapi/slack-health-score@d58a419f15cdaff97e9aa7f09f95772830ab66f7 # v0.1.1
+      - name: "integration(cli): run a slack cli version check"
+        id: version
+        uses: ./cli
         with:
-          codecov_token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_API_TOKEN }}
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          extension: js
-          include: src
+          command: "version"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 9a70b6c9..54d5ec10 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ jobs:
         id: tag
         uses: teunmooij/github-versioned-release@3edf649c6e5e5e976d43f2584b15bdc8b4c8f0df # v1.2.1
         with:
-          template: composite-action
+          template: javascript-action
           include: |
             dist/**/*
+            cli/**/*
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index a863b45e..39c8b499 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 name: "Slack: Send to Slack"
 author: "slackapi"
-description: "Send data to Slack to start a Slack workflow in Workflow Builder, call a Slack API method, post a message into a channel, or run a Slack CLI command"
+description: "Send data to Slack to start a Slack workflow in Workflow Builder, call a Slack API method, or post a message into a channel"
 inputs:
   api:
     description: "A custom API URL to send Slack API method requests to."
     required: false
-  command:
-    description: "A Slack CLI command to run without the 'slack' prefix."
-    required: false
   errors:
     default: "false"
     description: "If the step exits with an error on errors or continues."
@@ -37,9 +34,6 @@ inputs:
   token:
     description: "The authentication value used with the Slack API."
     required: false
-  version:
-    description: "The version of the Slack CLI to install."
-    required: false
   webhook:
     description: "A location for posting request payloads."
     required: false
@@ -49,141 +43,16 @@ inputs:
 outputs:
   ok:
     description: "If the request completed without returning errors."
-    value: ${{ steps.slack-send.outputs.ok || steps.slack-cli.outputs.ok }}
   response:
     description: "A JSON stringified version of the Slack API response."
-    value: ${{ steps.slack-send.outputs.response || steps.slack-cli.outputs.response }}
   time:
     description: "The Unix epoch time that the step completed."
-    value: ${{ steps.slack-send.outputs.time || steps.slack-cli.outputs.time }}
   channel_id:
     description: "The channel ID returned with some of the Slack API methods."
-    value: ${{ steps.slack-send.outputs.channel_id }}
   thread_ts:
     description: "The timestamp of a parent Slack message with threaded replies."
-    value: ${{ steps.slack-send.outputs.thread_ts }}
   ts:
     description: "The timestamp of a Slack message or event in the response."
-    value: ${{ steps.slack-send.outputs.ts }}
 runs:
-  using: composite
-  steps:
-    - name: Validate inputs
-      if: inputs.command != '' && (inputs.method != '' || inputs.webhook != '')
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        echo "::error::The 'command' input cannot be combined with 'method' or 'webhook' inputs."
-        exit 1
-
-    - name: Send data to Slack
-      id: slack-send
-      if: inputs.command == ''
-      shell: bash
-      run: node "${{ github.action_path }}/dist/index.js"
-      env:
-        INPUT_API: ${{ inputs.api }}
-        INPUT_ERRORS: ${{ inputs.errors }}
-        INPUT_METHOD: ${{ inputs.method }}
-        INPUT_PAYLOAD: ${{ inputs.payload }}
-        INPUT_PAYLOAD-DELIMITER: ${{ inputs.payload-delimiter }}
-        INPUT_PAYLOAD-FILE-PATH: ${{ inputs.payload-file-path }}
-        INPUT_PAYLOAD-TEMPLATED: ${{ inputs.payload-templated }}
-        INPUT_PROXY: ${{ inputs.proxy }}
-        INPUT_RETRIES: ${{ inputs.retries }}
-        INPUT_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token }}
-        INPUT_WEBHOOK: ${{ inputs.webhook }}
-        INPUT_WEBHOOK-TYPE: ${{ inputs.webhook-type }}
-
-    - name: Check if Slack CLI already exists
-      id: slack-cli-check
-      if: inputs.command != ''
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        if command -v slack &> /dev/null; then
-          echo "cli-exists=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-        else
-          echo "cli-exists=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-        fi
-
-    - name: Cache Slack CLI
-      if: inputs.command != '' && steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.cli-exists != 'true'
-      id: cache-cli
-      uses: actions/cache@0400d5f644dc74513175e3cd8d07132dd4860809 # v4.2.4
-      with:
-        path: |
-          ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' && format('{0}\AppData\Local\slack-cli', env.USERPROFILE) || format('{0}/.slack/bin', env.HOME) }}
-        key: slack-cli-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ inputs.version }}
-
-    - name: Add Slack CLI to PATH (Linux/macOS)
-      if: inputs.command != '' && steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.cli-exists != 'true' && runner.os != 'Windows'
-      shell: bash
-      run: echo "$HOME/.slack/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
-
-    - name: Add Slack CLI to PATH (Windows)
-      if: inputs.command != '' && steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.cli-exists != 'true' && runner.os == 'Windows'
-      shell: pwsh
-      run: Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value "$env:USERPROFILE\.slack\bin"
-
-    - name: Install Slack CLI (Linux/macOS)
-      if: >-
-        inputs.command != '' &&
-        steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.cli-exists != 'true' &&
-        steps.cache-cli.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' &&
-        runner.os != 'Windows'
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        if [ -n "$SLACK_CLI_VERSION" ]; then
-          curl -fsSL https://downloads.slack-edge.com/slack-cli/install.sh | bash -s -- -v "$SLACK_CLI_VERSION"
-        else
-          curl -fsSL https://downloads.slack-edge.com/slack-cli/install.sh | bash -s
-        fi
-      env:
-        SLACK_CLI_VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
-
-    - name: Install Slack CLI (Windows)
-      if: >-
-        inputs.command != '' &&
-        steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.cli-exists != 'true' &&
-        steps.cache-cli.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' &&
-        runner.os == 'Windows'
-      shell: pwsh
-      run: |
-        if ($env:SLACK_CLI_VERSION) {
-          $installer = Join-Path $env:TEMP "install-slack-cli.ps1"
-          Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://downloads.slack-edge.com/slack-cli/install-windows-dev.ps1" -OutFile $installer
-          & $installer -v $env:SLACK_CLI_VERSION
-        } else {
-          irm https://downloads.slack-edge.com/slack-cli/install-windows-dev.ps1 | iex
-        }
-      env:
-        SLACK_CLI_VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
-
-    - name: Run Slack CLI command
-      id: slack-cli
-      if: inputs.command != ''
-      shell: bash
-      env:
-        SLACK_COMMAND: ${{ inputs.command }}
-        SLACK_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token }}
-      run: |
-        args="$SLACK_COMMAND --skip-update"
-        if [ -n "$SLACK_TOKEN" ]; then
-          args="$args --token $SLACK_TOKEN"
-        fi
-
-        set +e
-        output=$(slack $args 2>&1)
-        exit_code=$?
-        set -e
-
-        echo "ok=$([ $exit_code -eq 0 ] && echo 'true' || echo 'false')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-        echo "time=$(date +%s)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
-        echo "response<<SLACKCLIEOF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-        echo "$output" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-        echo "SLACKCLIEOF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
-        if [ $exit_code -ne 0 ]; then
-          echo "::error::Slack CLI command failed with exit code $exit_code"
-          exit $exit_code
-        fi
+  using: "node20"
+  main: "dist/index.js"
diff --git a/cli/action.yml b/cli/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78923f28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+name: "Slack: Run CLI Command"
+author: "slackapi"
+description: "Install the Slack CLI and run a command in a GitHub Actions workflow"
+inputs:
+  command:
+    description: "A Slack CLI command to run without the 'slack' prefix."
+    required: true
+  token:
+    description: "A service token passed as the '--token' flag to the CLI command."
+    required: false
+  version:
+    description: "The version of the Slack CLI to install. Defaults to the latest."
+    required: false
+outputs:
+  ok:
+    description: "If the command completed with a '0' exit code."
+    value: ${{ steps.slack-cli.outputs.ok }}
+  response:
+    description: "The standard output from the CLI command."
+    value: ${{ steps.slack-cli.outputs.response }}
+  time:
+    description: "The Unix epoch time that the step completed."
+    value: ${{ steps.slack-cli.outputs.time }}
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Check if Slack CLI already exists
+      id: slack-cli-check
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        if command -v slack &> /dev/null; then
+          echo "cli-exists=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        else
+          echo "cli-exists=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        fi
+
+    - name: Cache Slack CLI
+      if: steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.cli-exists != 'true'
+      id: cache-cli
+      uses: actions/cache@0400d5f644dc74513175e3cd8d07132dd4860809 # v4.2.4
+      with:
+        path: |
+          ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' && format('{0}\AppData\Local\slack-cli', env.USERPROFILE) || format('{0}/.slack/bin', env.HOME) }}
+        key: slack-cli-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ inputs.version }}
+
+    - name: Add Slack CLI to PATH (Linux/macOS)
+      if: steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.cli-exists != 'true' && runner.os != 'Windows'
+      shell: bash
+      run: echo "$HOME/.slack/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH" # zizmor: ignore[github-env]
+
+    - name: Add Slack CLI to PATH (Windows)
+      if: steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.cli-exists != 'true' && runner.os == 'Windows'
+      shell: pwsh
+      run: Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value "$env:USERPROFILE\.slack\bin" # zizmor: ignore[github-env]
+
+    - name: Install Slack CLI (Linux/macOS)
+      if: >-
+        steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.cli-exists != 'true' &&
+        steps.cache-cli.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' &&
+        runner.os != 'Windows'
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        if [ -n "$SLACK_CLI_VERSION" ]; then
+          curl -fsSL https://downloads.slack-edge.com/slack-cli/install.sh | bash -s -- -v "$SLACK_CLI_VERSION"
+        else
+          curl -fsSL https://downloads.slack-edge.com/slack-cli/install.sh | bash -s
+        fi
+      env:
+        SLACK_CLI_VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
+
+    - name: Install Slack CLI (Windows)
+      if: >-
+        steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.cli-exists != 'true' &&
+        steps.cache-cli.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' &&
+        runner.os == 'Windows'
+      shell: pwsh
+      run: |
+        if ($env:SLACK_CLI_VERSION) {
+          $installer = Join-Path $env:TEMP "install-slack-cli.ps1"
+          Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://downloads.slack-edge.com/slack-cli/install-windows-dev.ps1" -OutFile $installer
+          & $installer -v $env:SLACK_CLI_VERSION
+        } else {
+          irm https://downloads.slack-edge.com/slack-cli/install-windows-dev.ps1 | iex
+        }
+      env:
+        SLACK_CLI_VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
+
+    - name: Run Slack CLI command
+      id: slack-cli
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        SLACK_COMMAND: ${{ inputs.command }}
+        SLACK_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token }}
+      run: |
+        args="$SLACK_COMMAND --skip-update"
+        if [ -n "$SLACK_TOKEN" ]; then
+          args="$args --token $SLACK_TOKEN"
+        fi
+
+        set +e
+        output=$(slack $args 2>&1)
+        exit_code=$?
+        set -e
+
+        echo "ok=$([ $exit_code -eq 0 ] && echo 'true' || echo 'false')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "time=$(date +%s)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+        echo "response<<SLACKCLIEOF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "$output" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        echo "SLACKCLIEOF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+        if [ $exit_code -ne 0 ]; then
+          echo "::error::Slack CLI command failed with exit code $exit_code"
+          exit $exit_code
+        fi

From 2d8c99663449093476d1c2225893353573ee2b22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eden Zimbelman <eden.zimbelman@salesforce.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:26:57 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 03/18] fix: echo output

---
 .github/workflows/integration.yml | 1 -
 cli/action.yml                    | 2 ++
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 8c14c3f9..59ce223f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
 
       - name: "integration(cli): run a slack cli version check"
-        id: version
         uses: ./cli
         with:
           command: "version"
diff --git a/cli/action.yml b/cli/action.yml
index 78923f28..b7b8c90b 100644
--- a/cli/action.yml
+++ b/cli/action.yml
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ runs:
         exit_code=$?
         set -e
 
+        echo "$output"
+
         echo "ok=$([ $exit_code -eq 0 ] && echo 'true' || echo 'false')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         echo "time=$(date +%s)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 

From 077f882c0cfcf4ff0be63dd372e2094f52dcdf84 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eden Zimbelman <eden.zimbelman@salesforce.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 22:59:33 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 04/18] ci: use development build

Co-Authored-By: Claude <svc-devxp-claude@slack-corp.com>
---
 .github/workflows/integration.yml | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 59ce223f..12dc238e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -270,3 +270,4 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./cli
         with:
           command: "version"
+          version: "3.13.0-fix-windows-ci-feature"

From 35b81020892a15f73b1955877369f3448b148dd7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eden Zimbelman <eden.zimbelman@salesforce.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:06:33 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 05/18] fix: add to windows path

---
 cli/action.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/cli/action.yml b/cli/action.yml
index b7b8c90b..f2a3bda8 100644
--- a/cli/action.yml
+++ b/cli/action.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Add Slack CLI to PATH (Windows)
       if: steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.cli-exists != 'true' && runner.os == 'Windows'
       shell: pwsh
-      run: Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value "$env:USERPROFILE\.slack\bin" # zizmor: ignore[github-env]
+      run: Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value "$env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\slack-cli\bin" # zizmor: ignore[github-env]
 
     - name: Install Slack CLI (Linux/macOS)
       if: >-

From 5d5197b887302bbfac81382bc782d8d56ce4a039 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eden Zimbelman <eden.zimbelman@salesforce.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:17:18 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 06/18] ci: remove feature build cli version

---
 .github/workflows/integration.yml | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 12dc238e..59ce223f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -270,4 +270,3 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./cli
         with:
           command: "version"
-          version: "3.13.0-fix-windows-ci-feature"

From 613ab73d8ed70e37d8127130c00973234494f7a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eden Zimbelman <eden.zimbelman@salesforce.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:38:52 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 07/18] test: verbose version

---
 .github/workflows/integration.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 59ce223f..5f78ee8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -269,4 +269,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: "integration(cli): run a slack cli version check"
         uses: ./cli
         with:
-          command: "version"
+          command: "version --verbose"

From 47ed37c31d6a91d4a1c8e94da90cde57bf73a020 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eden Zimbelman <eden.zimbelman@salesforce.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:42:25 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 08/18] fix: run windows build in powershell

---
 cli/action.yml | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cli/action.yml b/cli/action.yml
index f2a3bda8..d7bbbc58 100644
--- a/cli/action.yml
+++ b/cli/action.yml
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ inputs:
 outputs:
   ok:
     description: "If the command completed with a '0' exit code."
-    value: ${{ steps.slack-cli.outputs.ok }}
+    value: ${{ steps.slack-cli-unix.outputs.ok || steps.slack-cli-windows.outputs.ok }}
   response:
     description: "The standard output from the CLI command."
-    value: ${{ steps.slack-cli.outputs.response }}
+    value: ${{ steps.slack-cli-unix.outputs.response || steps.slack-cli-windows.outputs.response }}
   time:
     description: "The Unix epoch time that the step completed."
-    value: ${{ steps.slack-cli.outputs.time }}
+    value: ${{ steps.slack-cli-unix.outputs.time || steps.slack-cli-windows.outputs.time }}
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
@@ -85,8 +85,9 @@ runs:
       env:
         SLACK_CLI_VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
 
-    - name: Run Slack CLI command
-      id: slack-cli
+    - name: Run Slack CLI command (Linux/macOS)
+      if: runner.os != 'Windows'
+      id: slack-cli-unix
       shell: bash
       env:
         SLACK_COMMAND: ${{ inputs.command }}
@@ -115,3 +116,33 @@ runs:
           echo "::error::Slack CLI command failed with exit code $exit_code"
           exit $exit_code
         fi
+
+    - name: Run Slack CLI command (Windows)
+      if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+      id: slack-cli-windows
+      shell: pwsh
+      env:
+        SLACK_COMMAND: ${{ inputs.command }}
+        SLACK_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token }}
+      run: |
+        $args = "$env:SLACK_COMMAND --skip-update"
+        if ($env:SLACK_TOKEN) {
+          $args = "$args --token $env:SLACK_TOKEN"
+        }
+
+        $output = slack $args.Split(' ') 2>&1 | Out-String
+        $exit_code = $LASTEXITCODE
+
+        Write-Output $output
+
+        "ok=$( if ($exit_code -eq 0) { 'true' } else { 'false' } )" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        "time=$([DateTimeOffset]::UtcNow.ToUnixTimeSeconds())" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+        "response<<SLACKCLIEOF" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        $output >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        "SLACKCLIEOF" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+        if ($exit_code -ne 0) {
+          Write-Output "::error::Slack CLI command failed with exit code $exit_code"
+          exit $exit_code
+        }

From 4e7d5d377b55c7aa7272522082cfb91e9b6d1a4d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eden Zimbelman <eden.zimbelman@salesforce.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 01:07:43 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 09/18] ci: dev

---
 .github/workflows/integration.yml | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 5f78ee8f..cdf7920b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -270,3 +270,4 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./cli
         with:
           command: "version --verbose"
+          version: "3.13.0-fix-windows-ci-feature"

From f50140b89fe6a3c061ef78412153e3dd193cad13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eden Zimbelman <eden.zimbelman@salesforce.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 01:11:50 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 10/18] ci: debug

---
 cli/action.yml | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/cli/action.yml b/cli/action.yml
index d7bbbc58..63bc1e9d 100644
--- a/cli/action.yml
+++ b/cli/action.yml
@@ -125,11 +125,20 @@ runs:
         SLACK_COMMAND: ${{ inputs.command }}
         SLACK_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token }}
       run: |
+        Write-Output "DEBUG: PATH entries:"
+        $env:PATH -split ';' | Where-Object { $_ -match 'slack' } | ForEach-Object { Write-Output "  $_" }
+        Write-Output "DEBUG: Looking for slack binary..."
+        Get-Command slack -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Format-List
+        $slackDir = "$env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\slack-cli\bin"
+        Write-Output "DEBUG: Contents of ${slackDir}:"
+        if (Test-Path $slackDir) { Get-ChildItem $slackDir } else { Write-Output "  Directory not found!" }
+
         $args = "$env:SLACK_COMMAND --skip-update"
         if ($env:SLACK_TOKEN) {
           $args = "$args --token $env:SLACK_TOKEN"
         }
 
+        Write-Output "DEBUG: Running: slack $args"
         $output = slack $args.Split(' ') 2>&1 | Out-String
         $exit_code = $LASTEXITCODE
 

From b48e5cf48525a4e1530a36e2bfac1413c5483974 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eden Zimbelman <eden.zimbelman@salesforce.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 01:15:47 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 11/18] ci: tee output

---
 cli/action.yml | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cli/action.yml b/cli/action.yml
index 63bc1e9d..203d9b46 100644
--- a/cli/action.yml
+++ b/cli/action.yml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ runs:
         fi
 
         set +e
-        output=$(slack $args 2>&1)
+        output=$(slack $args 2>&1 | tee /dev/stderr)
         exit_code=$?
         set -e
 
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ runs:
         }
 
         Write-Output "DEBUG: Running: slack $args"
-        $output = slack $args.Split(' ') 2>&1 | Out-String
+        $outputFile = New-TemporaryFile
+        slack $args.Split(' ') 2>&1 | Tee-Object -FilePath $outputFile.FullName
         $exit_code = $LASTEXITCODE
-
-        Write-Output $output
+        $output = Get-Content $outputFile.FullName -Raw
 
         "ok=$( if ($exit_code -eq 0) { 'true' } else { 'false' } )" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
         "time=$([DateTimeOffset]::UtcNow.ToUnixTimeSeconds())" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT

From 32371dd83173f4567b5bec892274fdc4388134ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eden Zimbelman <eden.zimbelman@salesforce.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 01:33:28 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 12/18] test: write empty credentials for windows tests for io
 speed

---
 cli/action.yml | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/cli/action.yml b/cli/action.yml
index 203d9b46..eca93846 100644
--- a/cli/action.yml
+++ b/cli/action.yml
@@ -133,6 +133,17 @@ runs:
         Write-Output "DEBUG: Contents of ${slackDir}:"
         if (Test-Path $slackDir) { Get-ChildItem $slackDir } else { Write-Output "  Directory not found!" }
 
+        # Pre-create credentials file to avoid write/read race
+        $slackConfigDir = "$env:USERPROFILE\.slack"
+        if (-not (Test-Path $slackConfigDir)) { New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $slackConfigDir -Force | Out-Null }
+        $credsPath = "$slackConfigDir\credentials.json"
+        if (-not (Test-Path $credsPath)) {
+          Set-Content -Path $credsPath -Value "{}`n"
+          Write-Output "DEBUG: Pre-created empty credentials.json"
+        } else {
+          Write-Output "DEBUG: credentials.json already exists"
+        }
+
         $args = "$env:SLACK_COMMAND --skip-update"
         if ($env:SLACK_TOKEN) {
           $args = "$args --token $env:SLACK_TOKEN"

From 059f8f3bb0a0420369740f42c7cb2994086803e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eden Zimbelman <eden.zimbelman@salesforce.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 01:47:01 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 13/18] test: attempt to create all windows files or quit

---
 cli/action.yml | 74 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 63 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cli/action.yml b/cli/action.yml
index eca93846..1baf1291 100644
--- a/cli/action.yml
+++ b/cli/action.yml
@@ -133,26 +133,78 @@ runs:
         Write-Output "DEBUG: Contents of ${slackDir}:"
         if (Test-Path $slackDir) { Get-ChildItem $slackDir } else { Write-Output "  Directory not found!" }
 
-        # Pre-create credentials file to avoid write/read race
+        # Pre-create all .slack filesystem structures to eliminate lazy creation as a suspect
         $slackConfigDir = "$env:USERPROFILE\.slack"
         if (-not (Test-Path $slackConfigDir)) { New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $slackConfigDir -Force | Out-Null }
+
         $credsPath = "$slackConfigDir\credentials.json"
-        if (-not (Test-Path $credsPath)) {
-          Set-Content -Path $credsPath -Value "{}`n"
-          Write-Output "DEBUG: Pre-created empty credentials.json"
-        } else {
-          Write-Output "DEBUG: credentials.json already exists"
+        if (-not (Test-Path $credsPath)) { Set-Content -Path $credsPath -Value "{}`n" }
+
+        $configPath = "$slackConfigDir\config.json"
+        if (-not (Test-Path $configPath)) { Set-Content -Path $configPath -Value "{}`n" }
+
+        $logsDir = "$slackConfigDir\logs"
+        if (-not (Test-Path $logsDir)) { New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $logsDir -Force | Out-Null }
+
+        $configSubDir = "$slackConfigDir\config"
+        if (-not (Test-Path $configSubDir)) { New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $configSubDir -Force | Out-Null }
+
+        # Permission diagnostics
+        Write-Output "DEBUG: .slack directory contents:"
+        Get-ChildItem -Path $slackConfigDir -Recurse | ForEach-Object { Write-Output "  $($_.FullName) [$(if($_.PSIsContainer){'dir'}else{$_.Length.ToString() + 'b'})]" }
+
+        Write-Output "DEBUG: Testing file read/write access..."
+        try {
+          $content = Get-Content $credsPath -Raw
+          Write-Output "  credentials.json readable: '$content'"
+        } catch {
+          Write-Output "  ERROR reading credentials.json: $_"
+        }
+
+        try {
+          $testFile = "$slackConfigDir\test-write.tmp"
+          Set-Content -Path $testFile -Value "test"
+          Remove-Item $testFile
+          Write-Output "  .slack directory writable: OK"
+        } catch {
+          Write-Output "  ERROR writing to .slack directory: $_"
         }
 
-        $args = "$env:SLACK_COMMAND --skip-update"
+        $cliArgs = "$env:SLACK_COMMAND --skip-update"
         if ($env:SLACK_TOKEN) {
-          $args = "$args --token $env:SLACK_TOKEN"
+          $cliArgs = "$cliArgs --token $env:SLACK_TOKEN"
         }
 
-        Write-Output "DEBUG: Running: slack $args"
+        Write-Output "DEBUG: Running: slack $cliArgs"
         $outputFile = New-TemporaryFile
-        slack $args.Split(' ') 2>&1 | Tee-Object -FilePath $outputFile.FullName
-        $exit_code = $LASTEXITCODE
+        $errFile = "$($outputFile.FullName).err"
+
+        $process = Start-Process -FilePath "slack" -ArgumentList $cliArgs.Split(' ') -NoNewWindow -PassThru -RedirectStandardOutput $outputFile.FullName -RedirectStandardError $errFile
+        $exited = $process.WaitForExit(60000)  # 60 second timeout
+
+        if (-not $exited) {
+          Write-Output "ERROR: slack CLI hung for 60s, dumping diagnostics..."
+          Write-Output "DEBUG: Process ID: $($process.Id)"
+          Write-Output "DEBUG: Process threads:"
+          try {
+            Get-Process -Id $process.Id | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Threads | Format-Table Id, ThreadState, WaitReason -AutoSize
+          } catch {
+            Write-Output "  Could not get thread info: $_"
+          }
+          Write-Output "DEBUG: stdout so far:"
+          Get-Content $outputFile.FullName
+          Write-Output "DEBUG: stderr so far:"
+          Get-Content $errFile
+          Stop-Process -Id $process.Id -Force
+          $exit_code = 1
+        } else {
+          $exit_code = $process.ExitCode
+          Write-Output "DEBUG: CLI completed with exit code $exit_code"
+          Get-Content $outputFile.FullName
+          $errContent = Get-Content $errFile -Raw
+          if ($errContent) { Write-Output "DEBUG: stderr: $errContent" }
+        }
+
         $output = Get-Content $outputFile.FullName -Raw
 
         "ok=$( if ($exit_code -eq 0) { 'true' } else { 'false' } )" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT

From eaed8dbeae75e744ac26fe6e1b3430956e9ae221 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eden Zimbelman <eden.zimbelman@salesforce.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 01:56:04 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 14/18] build: use .net api for better diagnostics

---
 cli/action.yml | 62 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cli/action.yml b/cli/action.yml
index 1baf1291..72c0903f 100644
--- a/cli/action.yml
+++ b/cli/action.yml
@@ -175,37 +175,63 @@ runs:
           $cliArgs = "$cliArgs --token $env:SLACK_TOKEN"
         }
 
-        Write-Output "DEBUG: Running: slack $cliArgs"
-        $outputFile = New-TemporaryFile
-        $errFile = "$($outputFile.FullName).err"
+        $slackExe = (Get-Command slack).Source
+        Write-Output "DEBUG: Starting at $(Get-Date -Format 'HH:mm:ss.fff'): $slackExe $cliArgs"
 
-        $process = Start-Process -FilePath "slack" -ArgumentList $cliArgs.Split(' ') -NoNewWindow -PassThru -RedirectStandardOutput $outputFile.FullName -RedirectStandardError $errFile
-        $exited = $process.WaitForExit(60000)  # 60 second timeout
+        # Use .NET Process API directly for reliable timeout + output capture
+        $psi = [System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo]::new($slackExe, $cliArgs)
+        $psi.UseShellExecute = $false
+        $psi.RedirectStandardOutput = $true
+        $psi.RedirectStandardError = $true
+        $psi.CreateNoWindow = $true
+
+        $proc = [System.Diagnostics.Process]::new()
+        $proc.StartInfo = $psi
+
+        try {
+          $proc.Start() | Out-Null
+          Write-Output "DEBUG: Process started with PID $($proc.Id)"
+        } catch {
+          Write-Output "ERROR: Failed to start process: $_"
+          Write-Output $_.ScriptStackTrace
+          exit 1
+        }
+
+        # Read stdout/stderr asynchronously to avoid pipe buffer deadlock
+        $stdoutTask = $proc.StandardOutput.ReadToEndAsync()
+        $stderrTask = $proc.StandardError.ReadToEndAsync()
+
+        $exited = $proc.WaitForExit(60000)  # 60 second timeout
 
         if (-not $exited) {
           Write-Output "ERROR: slack CLI hung for 60s, dumping diagnostics..."
-          Write-Output "DEBUG: Process ID: $($process.Id)"
+          Write-Output "DEBUG: Process ID: $($proc.Id)"
           Write-Output "DEBUG: Process threads:"
           try {
-            Get-Process -Id $process.Id | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Threads | Format-Table Id, ThreadState, WaitReason -AutoSize
+            Get-Process -Id $proc.Id | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Threads | Format-Table Id, ThreadState, WaitReason -AutoSize
           } catch {
             Write-Output "  Could not get thread info: $_"
           }
-          Write-Output "DEBUG: stdout so far:"
-          Get-Content $outputFile.FullName
-          Write-Output "DEBUG: stderr so far:"
-          Get-Content $errFile
-          Stop-Process -Id $process.Id -Force
+          $proc.Kill()
+          $proc.WaitForExit(5000)
+          # After kill, async reads will complete with whatever was buffered
+          [void]$stdoutTask.Wait(5000)
+          [void]$stderrTask.Wait(5000)
+          Write-Output "DEBUG: stdout captured:"
+          Write-Output $stdoutTask.Result
+          Write-Output "DEBUG: stderr captured:"
+          Write-Output $stderrTask.Result
           $exit_code = 1
         } else {
-          $exit_code = $process.ExitCode
-          Write-Output "DEBUG: CLI completed with exit code $exit_code"
-          Get-Content $outputFile.FullName
-          $errContent = Get-Content $errFile -Raw
-          if ($errContent) { Write-Output "DEBUG: stderr: $errContent" }
+          [void]$stdoutTask.Wait(5000)
+          [void]$stderrTask.Wait(5000)
+          $exit_code = $proc.ExitCode
+          Write-Output "DEBUG: CLI completed at $(Get-Date -Format 'HH:mm:ss.fff') with exit code $exit_code"
+          Write-Output $stdoutTask.Result
+          if ($stderrTask.Result) { Write-Output "DEBUG: stderr: $($stderrTask.Result)" }
         }
 
-        $output = Get-Content $outputFile.FullName -Raw
+        $output = if ($stdoutTask.IsCompleted) { $stdoutTask.Result } else { "" }
 
         "ok=$( if ($exit_code -eq 0) { 'true' } else { 'false' } )" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
         "time=$([DateTimeOffset]::UtcNow.ToUnixTimeSeconds())" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT

From 65f25ff9189b226449bf9d5970d705ac8b7333e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eden Zimbelman <eden.zimbelman@salesforce.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 02:31:22 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 15/18] test: remove debug from windows

---
 .github/workflows/integration.yml |   2 +-
 cli/action.yml                    | 106 ++----------------------------
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 103 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index cdf7920b..8550a692 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   integration:
-    name: Run integration tests
+    name: Run API tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: staging
     permissions:
diff --git a/cli/action.yml b/cli/action.yml
index 72c0903f..0df62818 100644
--- a/cli/action.yml
+++ b/cli/action.yml
@@ -125,113 +125,15 @@ runs:
         SLACK_COMMAND: ${{ inputs.command }}
         SLACK_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token }}
       run: |
-        Write-Output "DEBUG: PATH entries:"
-        $env:PATH -split ';' | Where-Object { $_ -match 'slack' } | ForEach-Object { Write-Output "  $_" }
-        Write-Output "DEBUG: Looking for slack binary..."
-        Get-Command slack -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Format-List
-        $slackDir = "$env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\slack-cli\bin"
-        Write-Output "DEBUG: Contents of ${slackDir}:"
-        if (Test-Path $slackDir) { Get-ChildItem $slackDir } else { Write-Output "  Directory not found!" }
-
-        # Pre-create all .slack filesystem structures to eliminate lazy creation as a suspect
-        $slackConfigDir = "$env:USERPROFILE\.slack"
-        if (-not (Test-Path $slackConfigDir)) { New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $slackConfigDir -Force | Out-Null }
-
-        $credsPath = "$slackConfigDir\credentials.json"
-        if (-not (Test-Path $credsPath)) { Set-Content -Path $credsPath -Value "{}`n" }
-
-        $configPath = "$slackConfigDir\config.json"
-        if (-not (Test-Path $configPath)) { Set-Content -Path $configPath -Value "{}`n" }
-
-        $logsDir = "$slackConfigDir\logs"
-        if (-not (Test-Path $logsDir)) { New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $logsDir -Force | Out-Null }
-
-        $configSubDir = "$slackConfigDir\config"
-        if (-not (Test-Path $configSubDir)) { New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $configSubDir -Force | Out-Null }
-
-        # Permission diagnostics
-        Write-Output "DEBUG: .slack directory contents:"
-        Get-ChildItem -Path $slackConfigDir -Recurse | ForEach-Object { Write-Output "  $($_.FullName) [$(if($_.PSIsContainer){'dir'}else{$_.Length.ToString() + 'b'})]" }
-
-        Write-Output "DEBUG: Testing file read/write access..."
-        try {
-          $content = Get-Content $credsPath -Raw
-          Write-Output "  credentials.json readable: '$content'"
-        } catch {
-          Write-Output "  ERROR reading credentials.json: $_"
-        }
-
-        try {
-          $testFile = "$slackConfigDir\test-write.tmp"
-          Set-Content -Path $testFile -Value "test"
-          Remove-Item $testFile
-          Write-Output "  .slack directory writable: OK"
-        } catch {
-          Write-Output "  ERROR writing to .slack directory: $_"
-        }
-
         $cliArgs = "$env:SLACK_COMMAND --skip-update"
         if ($env:SLACK_TOKEN) {
           $cliArgs = "$cliArgs --token $env:SLACK_TOKEN"
         }
 
-        $slackExe = (Get-Command slack).Source
-        Write-Output "DEBUG: Starting at $(Get-Date -Format 'HH:mm:ss.fff'): $slackExe $cliArgs"
-
-        # Use .NET Process API directly for reliable timeout + output capture
-        $psi = [System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo]::new($slackExe, $cliArgs)
-        $psi.UseShellExecute = $false
-        $psi.RedirectStandardOutput = $true
-        $psi.RedirectStandardError = $true
-        $psi.CreateNoWindow = $true
-
-        $proc = [System.Diagnostics.Process]::new()
-        $proc.StartInfo = $psi
-
-        try {
-          $proc.Start() | Out-Null
-          Write-Output "DEBUG: Process started with PID $($proc.Id)"
-        } catch {
-          Write-Output "ERROR: Failed to start process: $_"
-          Write-Output $_.ScriptStackTrace
-          exit 1
-        }
-
-        # Read stdout/stderr asynchronously to avoid pipe buffer deadlock
-        $stdoutTask = $proc.StandardOutput.ReadToEndAsync()
-        $stderrTask = $proc.StandardError.ReadToEndAsync()
-
-        $exited = $proc.WaitForExit(60000)  # 60 second timeout
-
-        if (-not $exited) {
-          Write-Output "ERROR: slack CLI hung for 60s, dumping diagnostics..."
-          Write-Output "DEBUG: Process ID: $($proc.Id)"
-          Write-Output "DEBUG: Process threads:"
-          try {
-            Get-Process -Id $proc.Id | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Threads | Format-Table Id, ThreadState, WaitReason -AutoSize
-          } catch {
-            Write-Output "  Could not get thread info: $_"
-          }
-          $proc.Kill()
-          $proc.WaitForExit(5000)
-          # After kill, async reads will complete with whatever was buffered
-          [void]$stdoutTask.Wait(5000)
-          [void]$stderrTask.Wait(5000)
-          Write-Output "DEBUG: stdout captured:"
-          Write-Output $stdoutTask.Result
-          Write-Output "DEBUG: stderr captured:"
-          Write-Output $stderrTask.Result
-          $exit_code = 1
-        } else {
-          [void]$stdoutTask.Wait(5000)
-          [void]$stderrTask.Wait(5000)
-          $exit_code = $proc.ExitCode
-          Write-Output "DEBUG: CLI completed at $(Get-Date -Format 'HH:mm:ss.fff') with exit code $exit_code"
-          Write-Output $stdoutTask.Result
-          if ($stderrTask.Result) { Write-Output "DEBUG: stderr: $($stderrTask.Result)" }
-        }
-
-        $output = if ($stdoutTask.IsCompleted) { $stdoutTask.Result } else { "" }
+        $outputFile = New-TemporaryFile
+        slack $cliArgs.Split(' ') 2>&1 | Tee-Object -FilePath $outputFile.FullName
+        $exit_code = $LASTEXITCODE
+        $output = Get-Content $outputFile.FullName -Raw
 
         "ok=$( if ($exit_code -eq 0) { 'true' } else { 'false' } )" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
         "time=$([DateTimeOffset]::UtcNow.ToUnixTimeSeconds())" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT

From 4b307de92c182de9ee477e9ae2ee5aa1a3927f74 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eden Zimbelman <eden.zimbelman@salesforce.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 02:39:15 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 16/18] chore: remove verbose flag option

---
 .github/workflows/integration.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 8550a692..b379692e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -269,5 +269,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: "integration(cli): run a slack cli version check"
         uses: ./cli
         with:
-          command: "version --verbose"
+          command: "version"
           version: "3.13.0-fix-windows-ci-feature"

From 2d3baa15eb140727dc59ce9315d2c52549cafde2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eden Zimbelman <eden.zimbelman@salesforce.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 02:46:19 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 17/18] fix: remove duplicate output for unix

---
 cli/action.yml | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cli/action.yml b/cli/action.yml
index 0df62818..dc4f1a5b 100644
--- a/cli/action.yml
+++ b/cli/action.yml
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ runs:
         exit_code=$?
         set -e
 
-        echo "$output"
-
         echo "ok=$([ $exit_code -eq 0 ] && echo 'true' || echo 'false')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         echo "time=$(date +%s)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 

From c6baa4b18ba10ed94a2cbb30716aa46aae59b45e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eden Zimbelman <eden.zimbelman@salesforce.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 03:06:39 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 18/18] test: improve checks of existing cache or path

---
 .github/workflows/integration.yml | 45 +++++++++++++++++--------------
 cli/action.yml                    | 26 +++++++++---------
 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index b379692e..c9921fce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           INPUT_REF: ${{ inputs.ref }}
 
-      - name: "integration(wfb): send a payload to workflow builder via webhook trigger"
+      - name: "test(wfb): send a payload to workflow builder via webhook trigger"
         id: wfb
         uses: ./
         with:
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@ jobs:
             repo_name: ${{ github.event.repository.full_name }}
             status: ${{ job.status }}
 
-      - name: "integration(wfb): confirm a payload was sent"
+      - name: "test(wfb): confirm a payload was sent"
         run: test -n "$WFB_OUTPUT_TIME"
         env:
           WFB_OUTPUT_TIME: ${{ steps.wfb.outputs.time }}
 
-      - name: "integration(botToken): post a message to channel"
+      - name: "test(api): post a message to channel"
         id: message
         uses: ./
         with:
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ jobs:
             channel: ${{ secrets.SLACK_CHANNEL_ID }}
             text: ":checkered_flag: Action happens at <https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}>"
 
-      - name: "integration(method): confirm a message was posted"
+      - name: "test(api): confirm a message was posted"
         run: test -n "$MESSAGE_OUTPUT_TS"
         env:
           MESSAGE_OUTPUT_TS: ${{ steps.message.outputs.ts }}
 
-      - name: "integration(method): post a message with blocks"
+      - name: "test(api): post a message with blocks"
         id: blocks
         uses: ./
         with:
@@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ jobs:
                     short: true
                     value: "Processing"
 
-      - name: "integration(method): confirm the blocks were posted"
+      - name: "test(api): confirm the blocks were posted"
         run: test -n "$BLOCKS_OUTPUT_TS"
         env:
           BLOCKS_OUTPUT_TS: ${{ steps.blocks.outputs.ts }}
 
-      - name: "integration(method): post a threaded message"
+      - name: "test(api): post a threaded message"
         id: timer
         uses: ./
         with:
@@ -137,15 +137,15 @@ jobs:
             text: "Started at `${{ steps.blocks.outputs.time }}`"
             thread_ts: "${{ steps.blocks.outputs.ts }}"
 
-      - name: "integration(incoming): confirm the thread started"
+      - name: "test(api): confirm the thread started"
         run: test -n "$TIMER_OUTPUT_TIME"
         env:
           TIMER_OUTPUT_TIME: ${{ steps.timer.outputs.time }}
 
-      - name: "integration(method): wait to mock event processing"
+      - name: "test(api): wait to mock event processing"
         run: sleep 3
 
-      - name: "integration(method): update the original message"
+      - name: "test(api): update the original message"
         id: finished
         uses: ./
         with:
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ jobs:
                     short: true
                     value: "Completed"
 
-      - name: "integration(method): post another threaded message"
+      - name: "test(api): post another threaded message"
         id: done
         uses: ./
         with:
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ jobs:
             text: "Finished at `${{ steps.finished.outputs.time }}`"
             thread_ts: "${{ steps.timer.outputs.thread_ts }}"
 
-      - name: "integration(method): post a file into a channel"
+      - name: "test(api): post a file into a channel"
         id: file
         uses: ./
         with:
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ jobs:
             file: .github/workflows/integration.yml
             filename: integration.yml
 
-      - name: "integration(method): react to the completed update message"
+      - name: "test(api): react to the completed update message"
         uses: ./
         with:
           errors: true
@@ -199,12 +199,12 @@ jobs:
             timestamp: ${{ steps.blocks.outputs.ts }}
             name: "tada"
 
-      - name: "integration(method): confirm the thread ended"
+      - name: "test(api): confirm the thread ended"
         run: test -n "$DONE_OUTPUT_TIME"
         env:
           DONE_OUTPUT_TIME: ${{ steps.done.outputs.time }}
 
-      - name: "integration(incoming): post a message via incoming webhook"
+      - name: "test(incoming): post a message via incoming webhook"
         id: incoming
         uses: ./
         with:
@@ -220,17 +220,17 @@ jobs:
                   text: ":link: A message was received via incoming webhook"
                   emoji: true
 
-      - name: "integration(incoming): confirm a webhook was posted"
+      - name: "test(incoming): confirm a webhook was posted"
         run: test -n "$INCOMING_WEBHOOK_OUTPUT_TIME"
         env:
           INCOMING_WEBHOOK_OUTPUT_TIME: ${{ steps.incoming.outputs.time }}
 
-      - name: "integration(incoming): reveal contents of the github payload"
+      - name: "test(incoming): reveal contents of the github payload"
         run: echo "$JSON"
         env:
           JSON: ${{ toJSON(github) }}
 
-      - name: "integration(incoming): post a message via payload file"
+      - name: "test(incoming): post a message via payload file"
         id: payload_file
         uses: ./
         with:
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ jobs:
           JOB_STATUS: ${{ job.status }}
           ATTACHMENT_COLOR: ${{ (job.status == 'success' && 'good') || (job.status == 'failure' && 'danger') || 'warning' }}
 
-      - name: "integration(incoming): confirm a payload file was posted"
+      - name: "test(incoming): confirm a payload file was posted"
         run: test -n "$PAYLOAD_FILE_OUTPUT_TIME"
         env:
           PAYLOAD_FILE_OUTPUT_TIME: ${{ steps.payload_file.outputs.time }}
@@ -266,8 +266,13 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
           ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
 
-      - name: "integration(cli): run a slack cli version check"
+      - name: "test(cli): run a slack cli version check"
         uses: ./cli
         with:
           command: "version"
           version: "3.13.0-fix-windows-ci-feature"
+
+      - name: "test(cli): run a slack cli version check again"
+        uses: ./cli
+        with:
+          command: "version"
diff --git a/cli/action.yml b/cli/action.yml
index dc4f1a5b..3af30219 100644
--- a/cli/action.yml
+++ b/cli/action.yml
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: |
         if command -v slack &> /dev/null; then
-          echo "cli-exists=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "exists=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         else
-          echo "cli-exists=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "exists=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         fi
 
     - name: Cache Slack CLI
-      if: steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.cli-exists != 'true'
+      if: steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.exists != 'true'
       id: cache-cli
       uses: actions/cache@0400d5f644dc74513175e3cd8d07132dd4860809 # v4.2.4
       with:
@@ -43,19 +43,19 @@ runs:
           ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' && format('{0}\AppData\Local\slack-cli', env.USERPROFILE) || format('{0}/.slack/bin', env.HOME) }}
         key: slack-cli-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ inputs.version }}
 
-    - name: Add Slack CLI to PATH (Linux/macOS)
-      if: steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.cli-exists != 'true' && runner.os != 'Windows'
+    - name: Add Slack CLI to PATH
+      if: steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.exists != 'true' && runner.os != 'Windows'
       shell: bash
       run: echo "$HOME/.slack/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH" # zizmor: ignore[github-env]
 
-    - name: Add Slack CLI to PATH (Windows)
-      if: steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.cli-exists != 'true' && runner.os == 'Windows'
+    - name: Add Slack CLI to PATH
+      if: steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.exists != 'true' && runner.os == 'Windows'
       shell: pwsh
       run: Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value "$env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\slack-cli\bin" # zizmor: ignore[github-env]
 
-    - name: Install Slack CLI (Linux/macOS)
+    - name: Install Slack CLI
       if: >-
-        steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.cli-exists != 'true' &&
+        steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.exists != 'true' &&
         steps.cache-cli.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' &&
         runner.os != 'Windows'
       shell: bash
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ runs:
       env:
         SLACK_CLI_VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
 
-    - name: Install Slack CLI (Windows)
+    - name: Install Slack CLI
       if: >-
-        steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.cli-exists != 'true' &&
+        steps.slack-cli-check.outputs.exists != 'true' &&
         steps.cache-cli.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' &&
         runner.os == 'Windows'
       shell: pwsh
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ runs:
       env:
         SLACK_CLI_VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
 
-    - name: Run Slack CLI command (Linux/macOS)
+    - name: Run Slack CLI command
       if: runner.os != 'Windows'
       id: slack-cli-unix
       shell: bash
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ runs:
           exit $exit_code
         fi
 
-    - name: Run Slack CLI command (Windows)
+    - name: Run Slack CLI command
       if: runner.os == 'Windows'
       id: slack-cli-windows
       shell: pwsh