Profiles shaped around your community
Choose the questions that matter to your members instead of relying on a generic company profile.
Help the right members find each other
A searchable Slack member directory for your community
Let members share what they do, what they need and how they can help. Cosy turns those profiles into a directory people can search and filter without leaving Slack.
Configure up to 10 profile fields for your community.
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Example directory
Search skills, interests or needs
Community strategySaaSMentoring
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Sam · Community leadCan help with onboarding and member research
PK
Priya · FounderLooking for peer introductions and mentoring
Go beyond names and job titles
Make community expertise easier to discover
A busy Slack can contain exactly the person somebody needs—and still make that person hard to find. A community-specific directory gives members more useful ways to describe and discover one another.
Search by useful context
Members can search keywords and filter completed profiles to find relevant people more quickly.
Keep the experience in Slack
Members create, edit and search profiles in the place where your community already talks.
Set the context once
How Cosy’s Slack member directory works
You define the profile structure. Members decide what to add, then use the finished directory to find one another.
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Choose up to 10 custom fields
Use text, single-select and multi-select fields for the information that matters to your community.
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Invite members to build a profile
Notify members through Cosy. New Slack joiners can also receive a profile prompt 24 hours after joining.
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Let members edit inside Slack
Members can complete and update their own profile, or ignore the prompt if they do not want to participate.
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Search and filter the directory
Members search keywords and filter the profiles that have been completed.
Ask questions people can act on
Member profile ideas for Slack communities
The best fields depend on why your members joined. These examples show how different communities could make profiles more useful without collecting unnecessary information.
Sector and company stage
Help founders find peers facing a similar market or growth stage.
Skills and experience
Make it easier to find somebody who understands a particular discipline.
Can help with and wants help with
Give potential mentors and mentees a practical way to find a relevant match.
Location and interests
Help members discover nearby people with shared interests.
Use the right directory for the job
Cosy versus Slack’s built-in people directory
Slack already helps people browse standard workspace profiles. Cosy adds a separate layer for community-specific context.
| Capability | Cosy | Slack people directory |
|---|---|---|
| Profile structure | Up to 10 community-defined fields | Standard workspace profile details |
| Field formats | Text, single-select and multi-select | Workspace profile fields configured in Slack |
| Discovery | Keyword search and filters across completed Cosy profiles | Searches standard details such as name, title, team or email |
| Best fit | Finding peers by community-specific context | Finding people by their workspace identity |
Slack explains its standard people and user-group directory in the official Slack Help Centre.
A focused community feature
What Cosy’s directory is—and is not
Cosy helps members discover one another through the profile information they choose to add inside Slack.
- It does not replace an HR system, CRM or identity-management directory.
- It does not enrich, verify or publicly publish member data.
- Search results depend on members completing their Cosy profile.
Slack member directory FAQs
What is a Slack member directory?
A Slack member directory helps people find community members by the information in their profiles. Cosy lets community managers define custom fields and lets members search and filter completed profiles without leaving Slack.
How is Cosy different from Slack’s built-in people directory?
Slack’s people directory is useful for standard workspace details such as names, job titles, teams and email addresses. Cosy adds community-defined profile fields, keyword search and filters for the context your members choose to share.
Can members edit their own Cosy profiles?
Yes. Members can create and edit their profile inside Slack. They can also ignore a profile prompt if they do not want to complete it.
What profile fields can a community manager create?
A community manager can configure up to 10 custom fields using text, single-select and multi-select inputs.
How do members open the directory?
Members can open the Cosy app in Slack or use the /member-directory command in a public channel to get a quick link.
Plan the rest of your community toolkit
Make your member list genuinely useful
Build your Slack member directory with Cosy
Install Cosy and create profiles around the interests, expertise and requests that matter to your community.
Install Cosy to Slack