No Context Bot support
Everything you need to install, run and remove the Slack app. If your question isn't answered here, contact us and a person will reply within 2 business days.
Installing No Context Bot
- Click Add to Slack and approve the permissions listed below. You need permission to install apps in your workspace. On some workspaces only admins can approve new apps; if so, Slack will send them a request.
- Pick the channel the bot should watch. Most teams use
#no-context, but any public channel works. If you don't have one yet, create it in Slack first. - Invite the bot to that channel by typing
/invite @No Contextin it (Slack lists the bot by its app name). - Post a quote. The bot reacts while it works and replies in a thread with the painting, usually in under a minute.
New to the idea? Read what a #no-context channel is and how to start one.
Why the bot asks for each permission
Slack shows a list of permissions (called scopes) when you install. Here is every one we request and what it is used for. The bot only reads messages in public channels it has been invited to; it never reads private channels or direct messages.
| Scope | Why we need it |
|---|---|
channels:history | Read new messages in the public channels you connect, so the bot can spot out-of-context quotes. It only reads channels the bot has been invited to. |
channels:read | List your public channels during setup so you can pick which ones to connect. |
app_mentions:read | Lets people mention @No Context Bot in Slack. The bot does not currently act on mentions, and this scope does not let it read other messages. |
chat:write | Reply in a thread with the finished painting and send setup or quota messages. |
files:write | Upload the generated image into the thread. |
reactions:write | Add a reaction while a painting is in progress and when it's done. |
commands | Power the /nocontext command (status, style, pause, resume, usage, help). |
incoming-webhook | Let the installer pick a channel for the bot's announcements during install. |
team:read | Read your workspace name and icon to label your dashboard. |
users:read | Show who said a quote by display name in the gallery. |
users:read.email | Match the person who installs the app to their dashboard account, so you only sign in once. |
Using the bot day to day
You don't need special formatting. The bot uses AI to tell a quote worth painting apart from ordinary conversation, then picks an art style (at random, or by AI selection if you turn that on for the channel) and replies with the image.
/nocontext statusshows how many images you have left this month./nocontext stylelists the styles in rotation for the channel./nocontext pauseand/nocontext resumeswitch the bot off and on in a channel, for when a conversation gets serious.- Manual approval can be turned on per channel in the dashboard. The approver gets a private Slack message with approve and reject buttons, and nothing is painted until they decide.
- Every painting also lands in your workspace gallery at nocontextbot.com, where you can search, favorite, collect and download them.
AI results can occasionally be unexpected or miss the point of a quote. Prompts are filtered for workplace safety, and you can delete any image from the dashboard.
Plans and quotas
Pricing is one flat price per Slack workspace, not per seat. Quotas reset on the first of each month and unused images don't roll over.
- Free: 3 images a month, 1 channel, basic styles, with a watermark. No card required.
- Starter ($8/month): 25 images, 2 channels, no watermark.
- Team ($20/month): 100 images, 3 channels, custom style prompts.
- Business ($60/month): 500 images, unlimited channels, priority generation.
Annual billing saves 25%. When you reach your limit the bot posts a short message and stops painting until the next month; there are no overage charges. You can upgrade, downgrade or cancel from Settings, then Billing in your dashboard, and you keep paid features until the end of the period you paid for. There is no free trial of paid plans; the Free plan is the way to try it.
The watermark
Images made on the Free plan carry a small No Context Bot watermark along the bottom edge. Any paid plan removes it from new images. Images that were already generated keep the watermark they were made with.
Privacy and sharing
Quotes and images are visible only to signed-in members of your workspace. We do not run a public gallery, we do not post your quotes or images to social media, and we do not use your data to train AI models. Quote text is sent to our AI providers only to detect quotes and generate the image. The full details are in the privacy policy, the list of sub-processors and our security overview.
Uninstalling and deleting data
To remove the bot, open Slack, go to Tools, then Manage apps, find No Context Bot and choose Remove app. Uninstalling revokes the bot's access immediately. If you have a paid plan, cancel it under Settings, then Billing first so you aren't charged again.
Your quotes and images stay in your dashboard after uninstalling so a reinstall picks up where you left off. To delete everything, contact us from an address on your workspace and we will delete your workspace data within 30 days and confirm by email.
Contact
Use the contact form for anything else: bugs, billing questions, feature requests or feedback. A person replies within 2 business days. Quick answers to common questions are also in the FAQ.