Ambient agents
Slack, Teams, and email
Use 8rney from the channels where lawyers already work
8rney can be invoked from collaboration and email tools without making the user switch into the web app first. Channel messages create Agent Tasks, and task status comes back to the same thread or conversation.
Slack and Microsoft Teams use 8rney's native channel adapters. Gmail and Outlook use the same Agent Task system from the email sidebar.
Channel capabilities#
Mentions and direct messages
Mention 8rney in a channel or send it a direct message. The thread becomes task context.
Teams activities
Use 8rney in Teams chats, channels, and app conversations with the same task handoff model.
Slash commands
Start a task without a mention, such as asking 8rney to triage a thread or file follow-up work.
Approval cards
Approve or deny sensitive actions from Slack, Teams, the Task Center, or the relevant app surface.
Files and attachments
Uploaded PDFs, images, Word files, CSVs, and text files can be attached to the task context.
Rich results
8rney can return status cards, issue lists, tables, charts, diagrams, links, incidents, and artifacts.
Using 8rney in Slack#
Mention 8rney in a channel or direct message:
@8rney summarise this thread and propose follow-up tasks
8rney reads the thread context it is allowed to access, creates an Agent Task, and replies with status. If the task needs a sensitive action, the approval card appears in the thread.
Common Slack workflows:
| Workflow | Result |
|---|---|
| Summarise a thread | Thread summary, decisions, action items, and open questions |
| File follow-up work | Proposed work items and approval before creation |
| Analyse a shared file | Summary, key risks, extracted tables, and source references |
| Draft a message | Draft response or internal update, with approval before send |
| Show a report | Status card, table, chart, diagram, or artifact link |
In private channels, 8rney responds only when invoked. In a dedicated legal operations channel, admins can configure broader intake patterns.
Using 8rney in Microsoft Teams#
Use 8rney in a Teams chat, channel, or app conversation:
@8rney prepare a client-ready summary of the attached order
Teams messages create the same Agent Tasks as Slack and the web app. Teams approval cards can resume a paused task, and rich results can be returned as adaptive cards or file links.
Common Teams workflows:
| Workflow | Result |
|---|---|
| Ask in a matter channel | Matter-aware response and saved audit record |
| Share a document | Analysis artifact linked to the workspace |
| Approve a tool action | Task resumes after the approval response |
| Request a report | Report artifact and channel status update |
Gmail and Outlook#
Email surfaces are for legal correspondence workflows. Open a thread, ask 8rney to summarise, draft, flag risk, or create follow-up work, and the email thread becomes task context.
Useful email tasks:
- Summarise a long client chain
- Draft a reply in the right legal tone
- Extract dates, commitments, risks, and open questions
- Create a matter or work item from an email
- Save a draft email artifact for review
- Send only after the task policy and approval allow it
Thread context and persistence#
Every channel message is recorded as a channel event on the Agent Task. This allows 8rney to:
- Preserve the source thread
- Attach task status to the conversation
- Resume after an approval
- Link outputs back to the workspace
- Keep a human-readable audit trail
Channel adapters do not run independent agents. They create and update Agent Tasks, then the central worker, tool broker, and approval system decide what the agent can do.