Zulip

Tools

• Add Alert Words

  Tool to add alert words to the current user's configuration. Use when you need to configure words that trigger notifications for the user. Alert words are case insensitive and duplicates are automatically ignored.

• Add APNs Device Token

  Tool to add an APNs (Apple Push Notification service) device token to Zulip. Use when registering an iOS device for push notifications.

• Add Default Stream

  Tool to add a channel as a default stream in Zulip. Use when you want to configure a channel to be automatically subscribed for all new users joining the organization.

• Add Linkifier

  Tool to add a linkifier to a Zulip realm. Use when you need to automatically convert text patterns (like issue numbers or ticket IDs) into clickable links in messages.

• Add Navigation View

  Tool to add a navigation view in Zulip. Use when you need to create a custom navigation view or configure a built-in view for display in the sidebar.

• Add Reaction

  Tool to add an emoji reaction to a Zulip message. Use when you want to react to a message with an emoji.

• Archive Channel

  Tool to archive a channel in Zulip. Use when you need to permanently archive a channel by its ID.

• Check Messages Match Narrow

  Tool to check if specific messages match a narrow filter. Use when you need to determine whether messages satisfy complex search criteria that the client cannot evaluate locally.

• Create BigBlueButton video call

  Tool to create a BigBlueButton video call in Zulip. Use when you need to generate a video conference link for team meetings or discussions.

• Create Channel

  Tool to create a new channel in Zulip. Use when you need to set up a new communication channel with specified subscribers. Channels organize conversations by topic within Zulip.

• Create Channel Folder

  Tool to create a new channel folder in Zulip. Use when you need to organize channels into folders for better management.

• Create custom profile field

  Tool to create a custom profile field in Zulip. Use when you need to add custom user profile fields for organization members.

• Create Drafts

  Tool to create one or more draft messages in Zulip. Use when you need to save message drafts for later editing or sending.

• Create Message Reminder

  Tool to create a message reminder in Zulip. Use when you need to set up a reminder for a specific message that will be sent at a scheduled time via the Notification Bot.

• Create reusable invitation link

  Tool to create a reusable invitation link for the Zulip organization. Use when you need to generate an invite link that can be shared with multiple users to join the organization.

• Create Saved Snippet

  Tool to create a saved snippet in Zulip. Use when you need to save reusable text content that can be quickly inserted into messages.

• Create Scheduled Message

  Tool to create a scheduled message in Zulip. Use when you need to schedule a message to be sent at a future time to channels or direct messages.

• Delete Draft

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  Tool to delete a draft in Zulip. Use when you need to remove a saved draft message.

• Delete Event Queue

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  Tool to delete an event queue previously registered via POST /api/v1/register. Use when you need to clean up a queue that is no longer needed.

• Delete Message

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  Tool to delete a message in Zulip. Use when you need to remove a message from a stream or direct message conversation.

• Delete Reminder

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  Tool to delete a reminder from Zulip. Use when you need to remove a scheduled reminder by its ID.

• Delete Saved Snippet

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  Tool to delete a saved snippet by its ID. Use when you need to remove a snippet from saved snippets.

• Delete Scheduled Message

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  Tool to delete a scheduled message in Zulip. Use when you need to cancel a message that was scheduled to be sent later. This is permanent and cannot be undone.

• Delete Topic

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  Tool to delete a topic from a Zulip channel/stream. Use when you need to permanently remove a topic and all its messages from a specific stream. Note: This operation is irreversible and will delete all messages in the topic.

• Edit Draft

  Tool to edit an existing draft message in Zulip. Use when you need to update the content, topic, recipients, or other properties of a saved draft.

• Edit Navigation View

  Tool to update a navigation view in Zulip. Use when you need to pin/unpin a view or rename a custom navigation view.

• Edit Saved Snippet

  Tool to edit a saved snippet by updating its title and/or content. Use when you need to modify an existing snippet.

• Export Realm

  Tool to create a Zulip realm data export. Use when you need to export organization data. The export is created asynchronously and can be downloaded later.

• Get alert words

  Tool to retrieve all configured alert words for the authenticated user. Use when you need to check which words or phrases trigger notifications.

• Get all data exports

  Tool to retrieve all data exports for the Zulip organization. Use when you need to list all data exports, including their status (pending, completed, or failed) and download URLs. Requires organization administrator access.

• Get all invitations

  Tool to retrieve all unexpired invitations for the Zulip organization. Use when you need to list all active email invitations and reusable invitation links that can be managed by the user.

• Get Another User Presence

  Tool to get the presence status for a specific user in Zulip. Use when you need to check if a user is currently active, idle, or offline. This endpoint is designed for embedding presence data in external applications. If the timestamp is mo

• Get Attachments

  Tool to retrieve metadata on files uploaded by the requesting user. Use when you need to list all attachments with their details including file names, sizes, and associated messages.

• Get Channel Folders

  Tool to retrieve all channel folders in the organization, sorted by display order. Use when you need to list or organize channel folders.

• Get custom emoji

  Tool to retrieve all custom emoji configured in the Zulip realm. Use when you need to get the list of available custom emoji including their names, IDs, and source URLs.

• Get custom profile fields

  Tool to get all custom profile fields configured for the Zulip realm. Use when you need to retrieve the list of custom profile fields including their types, names, and configuration.

• Get drafts

  Tool to fetch all drafts for the authenticated user. Use when you need to retrieve all saved draft messages, which are returned in order of last edit time (most recent first).

• Get Events

  Tool to get events from a Zulip event queue. Use when you need to retrieve new events after registering a queue.

• Get file temporary URL

  Tool to get a public temporary URL for an uploaded file in Zulip. Use when you need to access or share a file that was previously uploaded to the Zulip organization.

• Get linkifiers

  Tool to retrieve all configured linkifiers in the Zulip realm. Use when you need to get the list of regex patterns that are automatically converted to links in messages and topics.

• Get message

  Tool to fetch a single message by ID from Zulip. Use when you need to retrieve the full details of a specific message including its content, sender, reactions, and edit history.

• Get Message History

  Tool to fetch the complete edit history of a Zulip message. Use when you need to see all changes made to a message over time, including content edits, topic changes, and channel moves. Returns snapshots in chronological order from oldest to

• Get Messages

  Tool to fetch messages from Zulip. Use when you need to retrieve messages using various filters like anchor position, narrow queries, or specific message IDs. Supports pagination via num_before/num_after parameters.

• Get Navigation Views

  Tool to fetch all navigation views for the authenticated user. Use when you need to retrieve all configured custom navigation views, which are displayed in the sidebar or 'More Views' menu.

• Get own user

  Tool to retrieve the profile information for the authenticated user. Use when you need to get details about the current user such as email, full name, role, timezone, or other profile data.

• Get Read Receipts

  Tool to retrieve read receipts for a message in Zulip. Use when you need to see which users have read a specific message.

• Get realm export consents

  Tool to retrieve data export consent state for users in a realm. Use when you need to check which users have consented for their private data to be exported by organization administrators.

• Get realm icon

  Tool to retrieve the URL of the Zulip realm's icon. Use when you need to get the organization's icon image URL.

• Get Realm Presence

  Tool to get the presence status for all users in the Zulip realm. Use when you need to check which users are currently active, idle, or offline across the entire organization. If a user's timestamp is more than a few minutes old, they shoul

• Get user group membership status

  Tool to check if a user is a member of a specific user group. Use when you need to verify user group membership status.

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How Switchy teams use it

Starter prompts

@Zulip send a message to the #general stream under the 'standup' topic with this content: 'Shipped v2.3 yesterday. Today: fixing login bug and prepping demo.'

@Zulip search for messages in the #engineering stream under the 'database migration' topic from the last 7 days and summarize the key decisions.

@Zulip add a thumbs-up reaction to message ID 482917 to confirm I've seen the bug report.

@Zulip add 'production outage' and 'security incident' as alert words for my account so I get notified immediately.

@Zulip archive the channel with ID 3847 since the Q1 planning project wrapped up last month.

Example outputs

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Use-case deep-dives

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