Hack Club Slack

The Hack Club Slack is our primary community platform. With 50,000+ members and hundreds of channels, it’s where most of the magic happens.

Joining

Go to hackclub.com/slack and sign up. It’s free for all high school students and educators.

Essential Channels

Get Started

#introduce-yourself — Say hi! Tell us who you are and what you make.
#welcome — Announcements for new members

Core Community

#scrapbook — Share daily updates of what you’re working on
#ship — Show off completed projects
#hack-club-hq — Updates from Hack Club HQ

Help & Learning

#code — General coding questions
#html-css — Web development help
#python — Python questions
#hardware — Physical computing, electronics
#gamedev — Game development

Projects

#sprig — The Sprig game engine and console
#blot — The Blot drawing machine
#arcade — Summer arcade program

Fun

#lounge — Off-topic chat
#music — Share what you’re listening to
#memes — You know

Customs and Culture

Scrapbooking

Every day, members post updates in #scrapbook about what they’re working on. It’s a low-pressure way to share progress. See Scrapbook for the full rundown.

YSWS (You Ship We Ship)

HQ runs “You Ship, We Ship” challenges where members who build and share specific projects get free hardware. Watch #hack-club-hq for announcements.

Slack Bots

The community has built many custom Slack bots:

@Clippy — Onboarding and help
@Orpheus — The official mascot bot
@Carnival — Keeps track of GitHub activity

Tips for New Members

Don’t lurk — say hi in #introduce-yourself
Share your work — even unfinished work is welcome
Ask questions — the community is friendly and helpful
Use threads — reply in threads to keep channels clean

Slack Etiquette

Be kind and welcoming
Don’t DM people without asking first
Keep channels on-topic
No spam or self-promotion without context