How it works

Whenever you'd like to add a little happiness to someone's day, give them a taco, and include a nice message. Just mention their username, write your message, and add a taco emoji, it's easy!

Examples:

emma 9:31 AM

Thanks @colin for having close attention to detail and going the extra mile! taco emoji

von 9:32 AM

@emma

for making the awesomest mission design view ever!

colin 9:34 AM

@von

for taking this project and running with it, even if it feels like you’re running in place.

Multi-person examples:

charlie 9:45 AM

@emma and @colin I really appreciate your positivity, it's spreading! taco emoji

emma 9:49 AM

for @von and @charlie for helping make the office a better place.

von 9:56 AM

@colin, @lucy, @emma, @suzy, and @lucas thank you all for your outstanding work on the project! taco emoji

The gist

Everyone has 5 tacos to give out per day.
Give tacos to show your appreciation and recognize people for all the great things they do.
Tacos are only tracked in channels HeyTaco has been added to.

Demo videos

Learn how HeyTaco drives engagement and helps build stronger, happier teams. Get advice on how to get the most out of HeyTaco by leveraging leaderboards and tags and get ideas for creating meaningful rewards your team will love.

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Magic Commands

These are some fun commands to try:

@heytaco favorite song
@heytaco what time is it?
@heytaco dance
@heytaco tell a joke
@heytaco hotsauce

Adding HeyTaco to other Slack channels

HeyTaco only works in channels he's been invited to. Go to the channel you'd like to add him to and type:

/invite @heytaco

Slack Utility Commands

These commands work by direct messaging HeyTaco:

settings: dm off Turns direct messages off for yourself.
settings: dm on Turns direct messages on for yourself.
leaderboard Shows top 10 with a link to see all.
tacos Shows how many tacos you have left to give.
help Explains how to give tacos and more.
leaderboard Shows top 10 with a link to see all.