Mattermost

Create bot

1. Go to menu (3×3 dots) > System Console > Integrations > Bot Accounts:

   • set Enable Bot Account Creation to True and press Save

2. Go to menu (dots 3x3) > Integarations > Bot Accounts:

   • click Add Bot Account
   • set Username to "impulse"
   • optionally set our logo as the Bot Icon
   • set Display Name to "IMPulse"
   • set Role to "System Admin"
   • click Create Bot Account
   • copy the "Token" and use it as the MATTERMOST_ACCESS_TOKEN environment variable (see step 2.3 here)
   • click Done

Configure bot

1. Go to menu (dots 3x3) > System Console > User Management > Teams:
   • press on your Team
   • press the button Add Members
   • type "impulse" in search, select it and press the button Add
   • press the button Save

Configure channels

1. To use IMPulse bot in private channels you must add it manually. Run this command in all necessary private channels:

   /invite @impulse
   

2. Users listed in messenger.admin_users must be present in all channels defined in route.

3. Users mentioned in messenger.chains should be added to their respective channels.

   To simplify this, you can add all messenger.users to all channels from the route block.

4. We highly recommend configuring notification preferences for messenger.users in their route channels:

   • select the channel in main list and press on it
   • click the View Info icon (i) in the top right, click Notifications Preferences
   • in the "Notify me about..." choose "Mentions, direct messages, and keywords only"
   • click Save.