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chat: Build Bots Across Platforms

Name: chat: Build Bots Across Platforms
Author: vercel

Unify chat bot development with chat. Ideal for founders building AI-powered chat tools across multiple platforms with 2.2k+ GitHub stars.

2,176 stars251 forksTypeScriptQuality 8/10Updated 7/9/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Unifies chat bot development across multiple platforms, including Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, and Discord, using a single TypeScript SDK.

Install / run

npm install @vercel/chat

When to use it

•You're building a chat bot that needs to work seamlessly across multiple platforms.
•You want to simplify your chat bot development process by using a single SDK for all platforms.
•You're looking for a scalable solution to manage multiple chat bots across different platforms.

Quick start

1Create a new TypeScript project and initialize it with `npm init`.
2Import the chat SDK in your project using `import { Chat } from '@vercel/chat';`.
3Configure your chat bot using the `Chat` class, providing the necessary platform credentials and settings.
4Use the `Chat` instance to send and receive messages across different platforms, such as `chat.send('Hello, world!')`.
5Handle incoming messages and events using the `chat.on('message', (message) => { ... })` method.

Ready-to-paste prompt

const chat = new Chat({ platform: 'slack', token: 'YOUR_SLACK_TOKEN' }); chat.send('Hello, world!');

Heads up: You need to replace `YOUR_SLACK_TOKEN` with a valid Slack bot token, which requires creating a Slack app and configuring the necessary permissions and credentials.

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