Scoold + Mattermost

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Ask questions from Mattermost. Get answers in Scoold. Build a permanent knowledge base.

If your organization runs Mattermost for secure, self-hosted chat, Scoold is the perfect companion for knowledge management. Both run on your infrastructure - complete data sovereignty.

Integration highlights

Integration screenshot - Create questions and answers instantly from Mattermost

Create questions and answers instantly from Mattermost

• Asking a question on Mattermost is as easy as writing
/scoold ask How do I...?
• To answer, simply type in
/scoold answer [question URL] Here's my answer...
• You can also turn any chat message into a Scoold question or answer by using the special message actions.

Integration screenshot - Full editing capability

Full editing capability

• Compose a new question by typing in the /scoold ask slash command.
• To compose a new answer, type in /scoold answer
• Write longer pieces of text, choose the exact title and tags you want your question to have.

Integration screenshot - Search for questions, people or tags

Search for questions, people or tags

Perform advanced search queries from any Mattermost channel by using the slash commands:
/scoold search {query}
/scoold search-people {name}
/scoold search-tags {tag}

Integration screenshot - Real-time notifications

Real-time notifications

• Linked channels will be instantly notified whenever a new question or answer is created on Scoold.
• Mentions of people in chat are sent to the channel even if the person is mentioned at a later revision of the post.
• Mention anyone in Scoold from Mattermost, by linking to their profile in your post.

Integration screenshot - Approve questions and answers without leaving the channel

Approve questions and answers without leaving the channel

• A handy feature for moderators who wish to keep an eye on new posts on Scoold.
• If new posts require explicit approval from mods, Scoold will notify the chat by presenting the option to "Approve" or "Delete" the newly created post.

How to set it up

  1. 1

    You'll need both Scoold Pro and Mattermost up and running first.

  2. 2

    In Mattermost, enable OAuth2 and create a new OAuth2 trusted application.

  3. 3

    Copy the app credentials and configure Scoold to use them.

  4. 4

    Connect Scoold to Teams from the "Administration" page in Scoold.

  5. 5

    Follow the documentation to get started.

Need detailed setup instructions? Read the documentation →

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