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The Slack integration lets you start agents directly from Slack by mentioning @Continue. Connect Slack in Mission Control → The Slack app is currently in beta and undergoing Slack’s approval process.

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Starting an agent

Mention @Continue with a task description in any channel or thread: 
@Continue Fix the authentication timeout in /api/v1/auth/login — users are getting logged out after 5 minutes instead of 30.
When mentioned in a thread, the agent uses the full conversation as context. In a new message (not a reply), it only sees that single message.

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Repository selection

The agent determines which repository to work in using this precedence:
  1. Explicit: add repo=your-repo to your message — @Continue repo=my-app Fix the login validation bug
  2. Default: uses the default repository from your integration settings
  3. Interactive: if no repository is found, the agent replies with a dropdown to select one
The repository name must match a GitHub repository the Continue GitHub App has access to.

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Follow-up messages

Once an agent is running, mention @Continue in the same thread to send follow-up instructions: 
@Continue Also add error handling for the rate limit case
The message is forwarded to the existing agent session rather than creating a new one.

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Monitoring progress

Click the agent link posted in Slack to view progress in Mission Control. You can also click the Slack icon on the agent’s page to return to the original thread.

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Disconnecting

Remove your Slack connection from continue.dev/settings/integrations.