title: How to set up a Slack channel to directly link to GitLab issues and merge requests?
body: <p>Is there any way to set up a Slack channel such that typing e.g. <code>#361</code> links to issue 361 of a predefined repo or more generally use <a href="https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/markdown.html#special-gitlab-references" rel="nofollow noreferrer">GitLab's special references</a>?</p>