diff --git a/packages/cdk/nagSuppressions.ts b/packages/cdk/nagSuppressions.ts
index 9f3c61b1..d0f9220f 100644
--- a/packages/cdk/nagSuppressions.ts
+++ b/packages/cdk/nagSuppressions.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,22 @@ export const nagSuppressions = (stack: Stack) => {
   safeAddNagSuppression(
     stack,
     "/EpsAssistMeStack/Apis/EpsAssistApiGateway/ApiGateway/Default/slack/events/POST/Resource",
+    [
+      {
+        id: "AwsSolutions-APIG4",
+        reason: "Slack event endpoint is intentionally unauthenticated."
+      },
+      {
+        id: "AwsSolutions-COG4",
+        reason: "Cognito not required for this public endpoint."
+      }
+    ]
+  )
+
+  // Suppress unauthenticated API route warnings
+  safeAddNagSuppression(
+    stack,
+    "/EpsAssistMeStack/Apis/EpsAssistApiGateway/ApiGateway/Default/slack/commands/POST/Resource",
     [
       {
         id: "AwsSolutions-APIG4",
diff --git a/packages/cdk/resources/Apis.ts b/packages/cdk/resources/Apis.ts
index 39702ddb..1ea5475d 100644
--- a/packages/cdk/resources/Apis.ts
+++ b/packages/cdk/resources/Apis.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@ export class Apis extends Construct {
       lambdaFunction: props.functions.slackBot
     })
 
+    // Create the '/slack/commands' POST endpoint for Slack Events API
+    // This endpoint will handle slash commands, such as /test
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+    const slackCommandsEndpoint = new LambdaEndpoint(this, "SlackCommandsEndpoint", {
+      parentResource: slackResource,
+      resourceName: "commands",
+      method: HttpMethod.POST,
+      restApiGatewayRole: apiGateway.role,
+      lambdaFunction: props.functions.slackBot
+    })
+
     this.apis = {
       api: apiGateway
     }
diff --git a/packages/slackBotFunction/app/slack/slack_handlers.py b/packages/slackBotFunction/app/slack/slack_handlers.py
index 2100be2d..e535ab75 100644
--- a/packages/slackBotFunction/app/slack/slack_handlers.py
+++ b/packages/slackBotFunction/app/slack/slack_handlers.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ def setup_handlers(app: App) -> None:
     app.event("message")(ack=respond_to_events, lazy=[unified_message_handler])
     app.action("feedback_yes")(ack=respond_to_action, lazy=[feedback_handler])
     app.action("feedback_no")(ack=respond_to_action, lazy=[feedback_handler])
+    app.command("test")(ack=respond_to_command, lazy=[prompt_test_handler])
     for i in range(1, 10):
         app.action(f"cite_{i}")(ack=respond_to_action, lazy=[feedback_handler])
 
@@ -64,6 +65,11 @@ def respond_to_action(ack: Ack):
     ack()
 
 
+def respond_to_command(ack: Ack):
+    logger.debug("Sending ack response")
+    ack()
+
+
 def feedback_handler(body: Dict[str, Any], client: WebClient) -> None:
     """Handle feedback button clicks (both positive and negative)."""
     try:
@@ -127,3 +133,14 @@ def unified_message_handler(client: WebClient, event: Dict[str, Any], body: Dict
         process_async_slack_event(event=event, event_id=event_id, client=client)
     except Exception:
         logger.error("Error triggering async processing", extra={"error": traceback.format_exc()})
+
+
+def prompt_test_handler(body: Dict[str, Any], event: Dict[str, Any], client: WebClient) -> None:
+    """Handle /test command to prompt the bot to respond."""
+    try:
+        event_id = gate_common(event=event, body=body)
+        logger.debug("logging result of gate_common", extra={"event_id": event_id, "body": body})
+        if not event_id:
+            return
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Error handling /test command: {e}", extra={"error": traceback.format_exc()})