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name: "Slack markdown-to-mrkdwn formatting conversion"
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# Story 385: Slack markdown-to-mrkdwn formatting conversion

## User Story

As a Slack user, I want bot messages to use Slack-native mrkdwn formatting instead of raw markdown, so that headers, bold text, and links render properly.

## Acceptance Criteria

- [ ] Headers (# ## ### etc.) are converted to bold text (*Header*) in Slack messages
- [ ] Markdown bold (**text**) is converted to Slack bold (*text*)
- [ ] Markdown strikethrough (~~text~~) is converted to Slack strikethrough (~text~)
- [ ] Markdown links [text](url) are converted to Slack format: <url|text>
- [ ] Code blocks and inline code are preserved as-is (already compatible)
- [ ] WhatsApp and Matrix bot formatting are completely unaffected (conversion only applied in Slack send paths)
- [ ] Conversion is applied to all Slack send paths: command responses, LLM streaming, htop snapshots, delete responses, and slash command responses

## Out of Scope

- TBD
