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You don’t need a shared channel to work with DinoAI. Once setup is complete, you can message the Paradime bot directly and run entire sessions from your DMs — perfect for quick tasks, personal workflows, or work you don’t need to broadcast to a channel.

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1. Open a DM with the Paradime Bot

Find the Paradime app in your Slack sidebar and open its Messages tab. You can get there in two ways:
Option A — From the sidebar
  1. In the left sidebar, scroll to the Apps section
  2. Click Paradime (use Add apps and search for it if it’s not listed yet)
  3. Select the Messages tab
Option B — Search
  1. Press Cmd/Ctrl + K to open the Slack jump menu
  2. Type Paradime and select the app
  3. Select the Messages tab

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2. Select a Workspace (Optional)

If your Paradime account has multiple workspaces, DinoAI will ask which one to run against the first time you send a message — a workspace dropdown appears right in the DM. Pick the workspace you want the agent to operate on, and DinoAI will confirm before getting to work. If your account has a single workspace, DinoAI selects it automatically and starts straight away.
This matters. The workspace you select determines the environment DinoAI runs with — including the data warehouse connection, integrations, and configuration set up for that workspace.

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3. Send Your First Message

Just type. Unlike channels, you don’t need to mention @paradime in a DM — every message you send in the conversation goes straight to the agent.
If everything is connected, DinoAI will respond and confirm it’s ready to take on tasks.

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4. Give It a Task

Here are a few examples to get started:
DinoAI will pick up the task, work in the background, and reply in the DM when it’s done.
Switching workspaces mid-session is not supported. If you need to run a task under a different workspace, start a new session with a fresh message.

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DMs vs Channels

Everything DinoAI can do in a channel, it can do in a DM — cloning repositories, working across multiple repos, opening PRs, and querying your warehouse all work exactly the same. The differences are only about how you talk to it: Use channels when you want the team to see and collaborate on what the agent is doing; use DMs for personal or exploratory work.
  • Setup — Configure the GitHub App and warehouse environment
  • Starting a Session — Work with DinoAI in Slack channels
  • .dinorules — Set rules that guide how DinoAI works across all sessions
  • Tools and Features — Explore tools accessible by the Slack Agent

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