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How do you send GitLab MR notifications to Slack without spam?
HotBot sends a daily digest of your GitLab merge requests to Slack instead of blasting every event as a separate message. WIP MRs, drafts, and bot activity get filtered. Your team sees what actually needs attention.
Webhook-based, updates in under a second
Key features for GitLab → Slack
- ✓One digest replaces per-MR notification spam
- ✓WIP, drafts, and bot MRs filtered out
- ✓Live-updating MR status board in Slack
- ✓CI pipeline results in the digest
- ✓Escalation rules for stale merge requests
- ✓Read-only GitLab permissions
How to set up GitLab MR notifications for Slack
1. Install HotBot from the GitLab.
2. Add HotBot to your Slack workspace or server.
3. Select the repositories and channels to connect.
4. Configure filters and your digest schedule.
5. That's it. Your team gets a filtered daily digest instead of notification spam.