Agno AI News Slack Bot

A Docker-containerized bot that runs daily at 5:55 PM IST to fetch and post AI news updates to Slack using GPT-4, DuckDuckGo, and Agno.

Features

• Automated daily AI news updates at 5:55 PM IST
• Containerized deployment using Docker
• Easy management through Portainer
• Automatic restarts and health monitoring
• Real-time logging

Prerequisites

• Docker
• Portainer
• OpenAI API Key
• Slack Bot Token

Local Development Setup

1. Clone the repository
2. Copy .env.example to .env and add your credentials:

   export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_key_here"
   export SLACK_TOKEN="your_token_here"

3. Run locally:

   python src/slack_news_bot.py

Portainer Deployment

1. In Portainer:

   • Go to "Stacks" → Add stack
   • Name it (e.g., "slack-news-bot")
   • Copy the contents of docker-compose.yml

2. Set Environment Variables:

   • OPENAI_API_KEY: Your OpenAI API key
   • SLACK_TOKEN: Your Slack Bot token

3. Deploy the stack

The bot will automatically:

• Run every day at 5:55 PM IST
• Post updates to #tech-updates Slack channel
• Restart if there are any issues
• Log all activities

Monitoring

View bot status and logs in Portainer:

1. Go to Containers
2. Select your bot container
3. Check the Logs tab

Environment Variables

• OPENAI_API_KEY: OpenAI API key for GPT-4
• SLACK_TOKEN: Slack Bot User OAuth Token