Automated Slack Quiet Channel Audit
Every Monday, WebRun opens Slack, lists every public channel with its last message date, member count, and purpose, marks the ones gone quiet or nearly empty as archive or merge candidates, writes the audit into Google Sheets, and books a short review slot in Google Calendar.
How do I find inactive Slack channels worth archiving?
WebRun opens Slack every Monday and lists every public channel with its last message date, member count, and purpose, flagging the ones gone quiet or nearly empty. It writes the audit into Google Sheets with a suggested archive or merge action and books a review slot in Google Calendar.
- New joiners stop scrolling past dead channels
- Every quiet channel gets a suggested action each Monday
- Nothing is archived without an admin deciding
Built for workspace admins · IT operations · internal comms teams · people leads
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
slack.com/signinin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Slack - find channels gone quiet
slack.com
WebRun opens Slack to find channels gone quiet. - Sign in to Slack and open the channel browser for the workspace
- List every public channel with its member count, its purpose, and the date of its last message
- Flag channels with no message for over 60 days and channels with fewer than three members
- Group channels whose names and purposes overlap as merge candidates, and skip channels already archived
Done when Every public channel has a last message date, a member count, and an archive or merge verdict.
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Google Sheets - write the channel audit
google.com
WebRun opens Google Sheets to write the channel audit. - Open the workspace audit sheet and write a row per channel
- Record name, purpose, members, last message date, days quiet, and the suggested action
- Sort so the longest quiet channels sit at the top
- Leave archiving to the admin. WebRun never archives, renames, or deletes a channel
Done when Google Sheets holds this week's channel audit with a suggested action per row.
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Google Calendar - book the review slot
calendar.google.com
WebRun opens Google Calendar to book the review slot. - Add a short review slot to your Google Calendar for the workspace admin
- Put the count of archive and merge candidates in the event title
- Link the audit sheet in the event description
Done when A review slot with the candidate counts is on the calendar.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Will it archive or delete channels itself?
No. WebRun only reads the channel list and writes the audit into Google Sheets. Archiving, renaming, merging, or deleting a channel is left to the workspace admin.
Does it read the messages inside channels?
It reads the date of the last message to work out how long a channel has been quiet. It does not record message content, and private channels are outside the audit.
Can I change what counts as quiet?
Yes. The default flags channels with no message for over 60 days and fewer than three members, and you can set both thresholds to suit your workspace.
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