# Manage Tasks within Slack ### Create and Manage Tasks in Slack #### Quickly Create Tasks Create tasks instantly from Slack using commands, actions, or messages. No external dashboard or context switching required. #### Transition Tasks Within Slack Update task status (open, in progress, completed) directly from Slack as work progresses. #### Follow Up on Tasks Track and follow up on tasks within Slack to ensure nothing is missed and ownership remains clear. *** ### Automatically Create Tickets Pagerly can automatically create tickets when tasks are generated, keeping Slack actions and external systems fully synchronized. *** ### Smart Task Assignment Options Pagerly supports multiple assignment strategies to match your team’s workflow. #### Assign Tasks to Current On-Call Automatically assign tasks to the user who is currently on-call. #### Assign Tasks to Current Rotated User Assign tasks based on the active rotation instead of a fixed on-call schedule. #### Assign Tasks Using Round Robin Distribute tasks fairly across team members using round-robin assignment. #### Assign Tasks to a Specific Individual Manually assign tasks to a specific user when required. #### Assign Tasks Randomly from a Team Randomly select a team member for task assignment when even distribution is preferred. *** ### Connect External Tools and Systems Pagerly integrates with a wide range of external tools to keep workflows connected. #### Ticketing and Project Management Tools * Jira * Linear * Asana #### Support Tools * Zendesk #### CRM Tools * HubSpot * Salesforce #### Other External Sources * PagerDuty * Google Sheets * Any other tool via API, Zapier, Make, or n8n *** ### Why Use Pagerly for Task Management Pagerly keeps task creation, assignment, and tracking inside Slack while seamlessly integrating with your existing tools. This reduces context switching, improves accountability, and ensures tasks always reach the right owner.

Go to any message, click the 3 ellipses, and choose Create a Task

Add Task Label , choose whom to assign and team.

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