Volt

Volt is ViksaAI's channel runtime layer. For each project you can install a dedicated bot in Slack (available today) or Microsoft Teams (on the roadmap). Users message the bot in DMs, channels, or @mentions; Volt enforces platform access, loads your project's agent catalog, and runs the same Think→Act→Observe loop used in chat—streaming replies back into the channel.

In the recommended Volt Engine mode, a lightweight Slack pod handles Socket Mode and Slack APIs only. Reasoning, agent selection, and execution run in volt-engine-service, which calls auth-service for membership, builder-service for the agent catalog, and pulse-service to run Python agents.

Slack user → Runtime pod (Socket Mode)
       → volt-engine-service
            ├─ auth-service (project membership)
            ├─ builder-service (agent catalog)
            └─ pulse-service (execute agents)

There is no separate Volt user allowlist. A Slack or Teams user must be a member of the ViksaAI project linked to the runtime. The bot resolves their workspace email and calls auth-service; access is denied if they are not a project member (fail-closed).

Which agents they can invoke follows your project's builder catalog and platform RBAC—the same rules as the web app.

The Slack runtime pod is transport-only: it connects to Slack, forwards turns to volt-engine-service, and streams replies. Brain, memory, Mongo, and agent dispatch all run on the engine — not inside the pod.

Open Volt in the project sidebar (requires chat module access). From there you can generate a Slack app manifest, validate credentials, install or uninstall the runtime, and monitor deployment status.

• Navigate to your project → Volt in the left nav.
• Choose Slack and follow the install wizard.
• See Slack setup for token and scope requirements.