feat: add thinking indicator via emoji reaction#1
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feat: add thinking indicator via emoji reaction#1torrespro wants to merge 3 commits intohelmcode:mainfrom
torrespro wants to merge 3 commits intohelmcode:mainfrom
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Add an hourglass reaction (⏳) to the user's message while Claude Code is processing, then remove it when the response is posted. This gives users immediate visual feedback that the bot received their message. - Applies to both @mentions and thread replies - Uses `client` parameter from slack-bolt for reactions API - Errors in add/remove are silently logged (non-blocking) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Default remains 300s but can now be overridden by setting BENDER_TIMEOUT in the environment. The setting is passed through to all invoke_claude() calls. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The thinking indicator feature requires the reactions:write scope to add/remove the hourglass emoji. Without it, the bot works fine but the thinking indicator silently fails. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
:hourglass_flowing_sand:) to the user's message while Claude Code is processing@mentionsand thread repliesThis gives users immediate visual feedback that the bot received their message and is working on a response, which is important since Claude Code invocations can take 30+ seconds.
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_add_reaction()/_remove_reaction()helpers with silent error handlingclientparameter tohandle_mentionandhandle_message(injected by slack-bolt)invoke_claude()calls with reaction add/remove intry/finallyTest plan
invoke_claude)Notes
reactions:writebot token scope (already implied bychat:writein most Slack app configs)🤖 Generated with Claude Code