diff --git a/machine/clients/slack.py b/machine/clients/slack.py
index 8b3ff214..9537136b 100644
--- a/machine/clients/slack.py
+++ b/machine/clients/slack.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import asyncio
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import Any, AsyncGenerator, Awaitable, Callable
+from typing import Any, AsyncGenerator, Awaitable, Callable, Sequence
 
 from slack_sdk.errors import SlackApiError
 from slack_sdk.models.views import View
@@ -13,15 +13,20 @@
 from slack_sdk.web.async_client import AsyncWebClient
 from slack_sdk.web.async_slack_response import AsyncSlackResponse
 from structlog.stdlib import get_logger
+from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
 
 from machine.models import Channel, User
 from machine.utils.datetime import calculate_epoch
 
-from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
-
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
 
+def is_sequence(obj: Any):
+    if isinstance(obj, str):
+        return False
+    return isinstance(obj, Sequence)
+
+
 def id_for_user(user: User | str) -> str:
     if isinstance(user, User):
         return user.id
@@ -290,9 +295,9 @@ async def react(self, channel: Channel | str, ts: str, emoji: str) -> AsyncSlack
         channel_id = id_for_channel(channel)
         return await self._client.web_client.reactions_add(name=emoji, channel=channel_id, timestamp=ts)
 
-    async def open_im(self, user: User | str) -> str:
-        user_id = id_for_user(user)
-        response = await self._client.web_client.conversations_open(users=user_id)
+    async def open_im(self, users: User | str | Sequence[User | str]) -> str:
+        user_ids = [id_for_user(user) for user in users] if is_sequence(users) else id_for_user(users)
+        response = await self._client.web_client.conversations_open(users=user_ids)
         return response["channel"]["id"]
 
     async def send_dm(self, user: User | str, text: str | None, **kwargs: Any) -> AsyncSlackResponse:
diff --git a/machine/core.py b/machine/core.py
index 822edff7..eb36f688 100644
--- a/machine/core.py
+++ b/machine/core.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from slack_sdk.socket_mode.aiohttp import SocketModeClient
 from slack_sdk.web.async_client import AsyncWebClient
 from structlog.stdlib import get_logger
+from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
 
 from machine.clients.slack import SlackClient
 from machine.handlers import (
@@ -40,11 +41,6 @@
 from machine.utils.logging import configure_logging
 from machine.utils.module_loading import import_string
 
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 9):
-    from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo  # pragma: no cover
-else:
-    from backports.zoneinfo import ZoneInfo  # pragma: no cover
-
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
 
diff --git a/machine/plugins/base.py b/machine/plugins/base.py
index d116d531..b3d882f3 100644
--- a/machine/plugins/base.py
+++ b/machine/plugins/base.py
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ async def send_dm(
         :param text: message text
         :param attachments: optional attachments (see `attachments`_)
         :param blocks: optional blocks (see `blocks`_)
-        :return: Dictionary deserialized from `chat.postMessage`_ request.
+        :return: Dictionary deserialized from `chat.postMessage`_ response.
 
         .. _chat.postMessage: https://api.slack.com/methods/chat.postMessage
         """
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ async def update_modal(
         """Update a modal dialog
 
         Update a modal dialog that was previously opened. You can update the view by providing the view_id or the
-        external_id of the modal. external_id has precedence over vie_id, but at least one needs to be provided.
+        external_id of the modal. external_id has precedence over view_id, but at least one needs to be provided.
         You can also provide a hash of the view that you want to update to prevent race conditions.
 
         :param view: view definition for the modal dialog
diff --git a/machine/plugins/block_action.py b/machine/plugins/block_action.py
index 59db9244..eab4bdec 100644
--- a/machine/plugins/block_action.py
+++ b/machine/plugins/block_action.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 from slack_sdk.models.attachments import Attachment
 from slack_sdk.models.blocks import Block
+from slack_sdk.models.views import View
+from slack_sdk.web.async_slack_response import AsyncSlackResponse
 from slack_sdk.webhook import WebhookResponse
 from slack_sdk.webhook.async_client import AsyncWebhookClient
 from structlog.stdlib import get_logger
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ class BlockAction:
 
     def __init__(self, client: SlackClient, payload: BlockActionsPayload, triggered_action: Action):
         self._client = client
-        self.payload = payload  #: blablab
+        self.payload = payload
         """The payload that was received by the bot when the action was triggered that this plugin method listens for"""
         self.triggered_action = triggered_action
         """The action that triggered this plugin method"""
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ def response_url(self) -> Optional[str]:
     def trigger_id(self) -> str:
         """The trigger id associated with the action
 
-        The trigger id can be user ot open a modal
+        The trigger id can be used to open a modal
 
         :return: the trigger id for the action
         """
@@ -136,3 +138,50 @@ async def say(
             delete_original=delete_original,
             **kwargs,
         )
+
+    async def send_dm(
+        self,
+        text: str | None = None,
+        attachments: Sequence[Attachment] | Sequence[dict[str, Any]] | None = None,
+        blocks: Sequence[Block] | Sequence[dict[str, Any]] | None = None,
+        **kwargs: Any,
+    ) -> AsyncSlackResponse:
+        """Send a DM to the user that triggered the block action
+
+        Send a Direct Message to the user that triggered the block action by opening a DM channel and
+        sending a message to it. Allows for rich formatting using `blocks`_ and/or `attachments`_.
+        Allows for rich formatting using [blocks] and/or [attachments] . You can provide blocks
+        and attachments as Python dicts or you can use the [convenient classes] that the
+        underlying slack client provides.
+        Any extra kwargs you provide, will be passed on directly to the `chat.postMessage` request.
+
+        [attachments]: https://api.slack.com/docs/message-attachments
+        [blocks]: https://api.slack.com/reference/block-kit/blocks
+        [convenient classes]: https://github.com/slackapi/python-slack-sdk/tree/main/slack/web/classes
+
+        :param text: message text
+        :param attachments: optional attachments (see [attachments])
+        :param blocks: optional blocks (see [blocks])
+        :return: Dictionary deserialized from [chat.postMessage] response.
+
+        [chat.postMessage]: https://api.slack.com/methods/chat.postMessage
+        """
+        return await self._client.send_dm(self.user.id, text, attachments=attachments, blocks=blocks, **kwargs)
+
+    async def open_modal(
+        self,
+        view: dict | View,
+        **kwargs: Any,
+    ) -> AsyncSlackResponse:
+        """Open a modal in response to the block action
+
+        Open a modal in response to the block action, using the trigger_id that was returned when the block action was
+        triggered.
+        Any extra kwargs you provide, will be passed on directly to `AsyncWebClient.views_open()`
+
+        Note: you have to call this method within 3 seconds of receiving the block action payload.
+
+        :param view: the view to open
+        :return: Dictionary deserialized from `AsyncWebClient.views_open()`
+        """
+        return await self._client.open_modal(self.trigger_id, view, **kwargs)
diff --git a/machine/plugins/command.py b/machine/plugins/command.py
index 31ef61c8..55be366b 100644
--- a/machine/plugins/command.py
+++ b/machine/plugins/command.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 from slack_sdk.models.attachments import Attachment
 from slack_sdk.models.blocks import Block
+from slack_sdk.models.views import View
+from slack_sdk.web.async_slack_response import AsyncSlackResponse
 from slack_sdk.webhook import WebhookResponse
 from slack_sdk.webhook.async_client import AsyncWebhookClient
 
@@ -116,10 +118,26 @@ async def say(
         :param ephemeral: `True/False` wether to send the message as an ephemeral message, only
             visible to the sender of the original message
         :return: Dictionary deserialized from `AsyncWebhookClient.send()`
-
         """
         response_type = "ephemeral" if ephemeral else "in_channel"
 
         return await self._webhook_client.send(
             text=text, attachments=attachments, blocks=blocks, response_type=response_type, **kwargs
         )
+
+    async def open_modal(
+        self,
+        view: dict | View,
+        **kwargs: Any,
+    ) -> AsyncSlackResponse:
+        """Open a modal in response to the command
+
+        Open a modal in response to the command, using the trigger_id that was returned when the command was invoked.
+        Any extra kwargs you provide, will be passed on directly to `AsyncWebClient.views_open()`
+
+        Note: you have to call this method within 3 seconds of receiving the command payload.
+
+        :param view: the view to open
+        :return: Dictionary deserialized from `AsyncWebClient.views_open()`
+        """
+        return await self._client.open_modal(self.trigger_id, view, **kwargs)
diff --git a/machine/plugins/modals.py b/machine/plugins/modals.py
index e3c88258..a2d67a36 100644
--- a/machine/plugins/modals.py
+++ b/machine/plugins/modals.py
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Any, Sequence
+
+from slack_sdk.models.attachments import Attachment
+from slack_sdk.models.blocks import Block
+from slack_sdk.web.async_slack_response import AsyncSlackResponse
+
 from machine.clients.slack import SlackClient
-from machine.models.interactive import ViewClosedPayload, ViewSubmissionPayload
+from machine.models import User
+from machine.models.interactive import View, ViewClosedPayload, ViewSubmissionPayload
 
 
 class ModalSubmission:
@@ -9,6 +18,115 @@ def __init__(self, client: SlackClient, payload: ViewSubmissionPayload):
         self._client = client
         self.payload = payload
 
+    @property
+    def user(self) -> User:
+        """The user that submitted the modal
+
+        :return: the user that submitted the modal
+        """
+        return self._client.users[self.payload.user.id]
+
+    @property
+    def view(self) -> View:
+        """The view that was submitted including the state of all the elements in the view
+
+        :return: the view that was submitted
+        """
+        return self.payload.view
+
+    @property
+    def trigger_id(self) -> str:
+        """The trigger id associated with the submitted modal
+
+        The trigger id can be user ot open another modal
+
+        :return: the trigger id for the modal
+        """
+        return self.payload.trigger_id
+
+    async def open_modal(
+        self,
+        view: dict | View,
+        **kwargs: Any,
+    ) -> AsyncSlackResponse:
+        """Open another modal in response to the modal submission
+
+        Open another modal in response to modal submission, using the trigger_id that was returned when the modal was
+        submitted.
+        Any extra kwargs you provide, will be passed on directly to `AsyncWebClient.views_open()`
+
+        Note: you have to call this method within 3 seconds of receiving the modal submission payload.
+
+        :param view: the view to open
+        :return: Dictionary deserialized from `AsyncWebClient.views_open()`
+        """
+        return await self._client.open_modal(self.trigger_id, view, **kwargs)
+
+    async def push_modal(
+        self,
+        view: dict | View,
+        **kwargs: Any,
+    ) -> AsyncSlackResponse:
+        """Push a new modal view in response to the modal submission
+
+        Push a new modal view on top of the view stack in response to modal submission, using the trigger_id that was
+        returned when the modal was submitted.
+        Any extra kwargs you provide, will be passed on directly to `AsyncWebClient.views_push()`
+
+        Note: you have to call this method within 3 seconds of receiving the modal submission payload.
+
+        :param view: the view to push
+        :return: Dictionary deserialized from `AsyncWebClient.views_push()`
+        """
+        return await self._client.push_modal(self.trigger_id, view, **kwargs)
+
+    async def update_modal(
+        self,
+        view: dict | View,
+        **kwargs: Any,
+    ) -> AsyncSlackResponse:
+        """Update the modal view in response to the modal submission
+
+        Update the modal view in response to modal submission, using the trigger_id that was returned when the modal was
+        submitted.
+        Any extra kwargs you provide, will be passed on directly to `AsyncWebClient.views_update()`
+
+        Note: you have to call this method within 3 seconds of receiving the modal submission payload.
+
+        :param view: the view to update
+        :return: Dictionary deserialized from `AsyncWebClient.views_update()`
+        """
+        return await self._client.update_modal(view, self.payload.view.id, self.payload.view.external_id, **kwargs)
+
+    async def send_dm(
+        self,
+        text: str | None = None,
+        attachments: Sequence[Attachment] | Sequence[dict[str, Any]] | None = None,
+        blocks: Sequence[Block] | Sequence[dict[str, Any]] | None = None,
+        **kwargs: Any,
+    ) -> AsyncSlackResponse:
+        """Send a DM to the user that submitted the modal
+
+        Send a Direct Message to the user that submitted the modal by opening a DM channel and
+        sending a message to it.
+        Allows for rich formatting using [blocks] and/or [attachments] . You can provide blocks
+        and attachments as Python dicts or you can use the [convenient classes] that the
+        underlying slack client provides.
+        Any extra kwargs you provide, will be passed on directly to the `chat.postMessage` request.
+
+        [attachments]: https://api.slack.com/docs/message-attachments
+        [blocks]: https://api.slack.com/reference/block-kit/blocks
+        [convenient classes]: https://github.com/slackapi/python-slack-sdk/tree/main/slack/web/classes
+
+        :param text: message text
+        :param attachments: optional attachments (see [attachments])
+        :param blocks: optional blocks (see [blocks])
+        :return: Dictionary deserialized from [chat.postMessage] response.
+
+        [chat.postMessage]: https://api.slack.com/methods/chat.postMessage
+        """
+        return await self._client.send_dm(self.user.id, text, attachments=attachments, blocks=blocks, **kwargs)
+
 
 class ModalClosure:
     payload: ViewClosedPayload