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# Welcome to Slack Developers

Build context-aware AI apps and agents with Slack, the work operating system.

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Sep 23, 2025

### Slack Platform Reimagined for the Agentic Era

Work today demands an operating system that brings AI, agents, apps, data, and humans together in one conversational interface. That platform is Slack.Slack is no longer just a communication tool, it's the operating system for your entire organization's work, which now requires AI-powered workflows and agentic conversation. This is the…

By Kurt Kemple | Senior Director, Developer Relations @ Slack

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Nov 6, 2025

### Manifesting your app

All Slack apps have an app manifest, which serves as the blueprint for the app. There are two places to interact with these configuration settings: the manifest file (either as a JSON or YAML) and your app’s configuration page. Using both of these in concert gives you the ability to…

By Rosanne Ussery | Development Engineer III

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Oct 9, 2025

### Using the Slack CLI to code apps from start to finish

Creating Slack apps doesn’t have to be hard and the easier it is, the more satisfying I find it. Because I enjoy creating places for people to communicate and collaborate more effectively, I want to work in a space designed for communication and collaboration. And that’s literally what Slack is…

By Rosanne Ussery | Development Engineer III

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Oct 6, 2025

### The Slack Toolbox - Do it right and do it yourself

Slack provides many tools to get the job done, whether they be a third party app, Workflow Builder, or the Slack CLI. NOTE: Workflow apps require a paid plan and admin access Slack is the perfect place to start streamlining your work and plenty of tools to use. You can install…

By Rosanne Ussery | Development Engineer III

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Sep 25, 2025

### Data & security best practices for agentic Slack apps

AI agents are powerful, but they require access to company data to be effective. This creates a natural tension: how do you unlock the value of AI without compromising security, privacy, and trust? Our goal is to build the right platform experience to enable powerful AI use cases without sacrificing…

By Kurt Kemple | Senior Director, Developer Relations @ Slack

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Sep 24, 2025

### Dreamforce Hackathon Showcase Showdown

Be there or be 🔳 See the #DF25 Hackathon finalists pitch their solutions built with Agentforce and Slack. The prize? $100,000.

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Sep 23, 2025

### Slack Developer Changelog

Stay up to date with the latest Slack platform updates, API changes, and developer tool releases. From new features to deprecation notices, the changelog keeps you informed about everything that impacts your Slack apps.

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Sep 22, 2025

### Slack Quickstart Guide

Ready to build your first Slack app? This quickstart walks you through creating a simple bot that sends messages using webhooks: from setup to your first "Hello, World!" in under 10 minutes. No prior experience required.

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Sep 21, 2025

### Check out Slack's sessions at Dreamforce

Hey, developers. 👋 Want to learn how to put agents to work, build the future with Agentforce and Slack, create amazing automations, and so much more? Check out Slack's sessions at Dreamforce. #DF25 🚀

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Sep 18, 2025

### Reddit AMA Recap

On July 31, 2025, Slack hosted our first-ever Reddit AMA focused around Slack development. Kurt Kemple, Senior Director of Developer Relations, and Melissa Chan, Director of Product Management, answered questions about agents working in product management, custom color schemes, and more.Here, we’ll recap the most interesting discussions. You can view…

By Mia Moore | Sr. Community Marketing Manager @ Slack

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The Slack Toolbox – Do it right and do it yourself

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Data & security best practices for agentic Slack apps

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Slack Platform Reimagined for the Agentic Era

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Beyond the Chatbot: 4 ways to integrate AI directly into Slack

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### Rootly: Transforming Incident Management with Slack

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