<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
  <channel>
    <title>Slack API changelog - seamless.engineering</title>
    <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/</link>
    <description>Every Slack API change our daily monitoring detects: breaking changes, deprecations and additions.</description>
    <language>en</language>
    <lastBuildDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:10:15 GMT</lastBuildDate>
    <ttl>720</ttl>
    <atom:link href="https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#dec81bbd6556</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-dec81bbd6556</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-08-28). Slack CLI v4.7.0: Added app request status command, custom app icons support, and improved help template for Slack CLI.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#cf9d84d4487f</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-cf9d84d4487f</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-09-15). Slack CLI v4.8.0: New CLI features including manifest sync command, --manifest-source flag, code_channels support, and bug fixes for interactive prompts.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#2dff8856366d</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-2dff8856366d</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-08-31). Slack CLI v4.7.0: New Slack CLI version adds app request status checking command, custom app icon support, and fixes help template display of hidden subcommands.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Updated installation requirement for Slack Marketplace apps</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#42eba0578a83</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-42eba0578a83</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Other</category>
      <description>Other (2026-09-01). Slack Marketplace app submissions now require minimum 10 active workspace installations, increased from temporary lower threshold.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#421ce7e02b8b</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-421ce7e02b8b</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-07-30). Slack CLI v4.6.0: Added manifest diff command and Block Kit Builder preview command to Slack CLI.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#7f1e932de86e</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-7f1e932de86e</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Breaking</category>
      <description>Breaking (2026-07-15). Bolt for JS v5 - Node.js 20+ requirement: Bolt for JS v5 requires Node.js 20+, removes Workflow Steps from Apps, removes proxy/TLS configuration options, and updates respond() to return native Response objects.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#4df88dd38842</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-4df88dd38842</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Breaking</category>
      <description>Breaking (2026-07-14). Multiple Node Slack SDK package updates: Major version updates across Node SDK packages requiring Node.js 20+, with significant breaking changes in socket-mode, web-api, and webhook packages related to HTTP transport.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Block Kit markdown block added</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#8765089b1011</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-8765089b1011</guid>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2025-02-03). New markdown-specific block added to Block Kit for better markdown content rendering.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>New agent_session_stopped event</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#ea9cd49267cc</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-ea9cd49267cc</guid>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-08-20). Apps now receive agent_session_stopped event when users stop an agent stream, enabling proper handling of agent termination.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>The next wave of Agent messaging experience</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#113178b31a61</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-113178b31a61</guid>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Deprecation</category>
      <description>Deprecation (2026-08-20). Assistant messaging experience (assistant_view) will be deprecated in February 2027, replaced by new Agent Sessions API with agents.sessions.setStatus and agents.sessions.rename methods.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Announcing Slack Code</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#d7a9afdaf168</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-d7a9afdaf168</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-08-20). New feature allowing agents and people to collaborate in dedicated channels with code diffs, Block Kit views, HTML previews, and Canvases for shared artifact work.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Assistant messaging experience (assistant_view) deprecation</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#93b0bdca5da0</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-93b0bdca5da0</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Deprecation</category>
      <description>Deprecation (2026-08-20). The assistant_view messaging experience will be deprecated in February 2027 and replaced by the new Agent Sessions API with agents.sessions.setStatus and agents.sessions.rename methods.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Agent context has landed</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#a57dbb7d2ac8</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-a57dbb7d2ac8</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-07-02). New app_context_changed event and app_context field in message.im and app_home_opened events to provide context about user&apos;s active view.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Desktop notifications now pull text from blocks first</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#c29a1949b1e2</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-c29a1949b1e2</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Other</category>
      <description>Other (2026-07-13). Desktop notifications changed to prioritize text from blocks over top-level text field, mobile notifications continue using message.text only.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>System notifications now delivered by &apos;Slack&apos; instead of Slackbot</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#d09026e710c5</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-d09026e710c5</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Breaking</category>
      <description>Breaking (2026-06-17). Breaking change: system notifications now sent from USLACK instead of Slackbot, requires apps to update logic filtering by Slackbot user ID or username.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Classic apps deprecation timeline adjustment</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#0cc45c1815bb</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-0cc45c1815bb</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Other</category>
      <description>Other (2025-04-11). Classic apps deprecation timeline has been adjusted multiple times; currently paused as of December 2025.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#67946deefc29</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-67946deefc29</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-04-10). Slack CLI v4.0.0 and v4.0.1: Slack CLI v4.0.0 includes new AI Agent templates with IT support agent, improved environment variable management with .env file loading before hooks, and better template categorization for slack create command.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#0160c5c70306</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-0160c5c70306</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-07-21). Slack CLI v4.5.0: Added Claude Code plugin recommendation, reduced verbose output, new --category flag for docs search, and improved error messages.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#050beb8161eb</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-050beb8161eb</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-05-19). Slack CLI v4.1.0: Added slack api method command, screen reader accessibility support, env init command, mcp_server and optional OAuth scopes manifest support.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Announcing the Slack MCP and Skills Plugin</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#a3f838c91a9d</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-a3f838c91a9d</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-07-31). New Slack MCP and Skills Plugin for Claude Code and Cursor with AI-focused skills and direct Slack workspace interaction capabilities.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#421ce7e02b8b</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-421ce7e02b8b</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-07-30). Slack CLI v4.6.0: Added slack manifest diff command to show differences between project manifest and app settings, and slack blocks preview command for Block Kit Builder.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Introducing the Agent messaging experience</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#74b4524a785e</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-74b4524a785e</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-06-30). New agent_view messaging experience replacing assistant_view, with changes to app_home_opened events, suggested prompts location, and conversation continuation logic.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#0160c5c70306</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-0160c5c70306</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-07-21). Slack CLI v4.5.0: Added category flag to docs search, improved non-TTY error messages for prompts, fixed JSON parsing errors from empty files, and reduced verbose output.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>New Block Kit blocks and Streaming API method updates</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#3ee48723de28</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-3ee48723de28</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-04-16). Added alert, card, and carousel blocks to Block Kit with streaming API support for blocks in chat methods.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#7f1e932de86e</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-7f1e932de86e</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Breaking</category>
      <description>Breaking (2026-07-15). Bolt for JS v5: Major version bump requiring Node.js 20+, removes Workflow Steps from Apps, migrates from axios to Fetch API, removes deprecated proxy/TLS configuration options.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Desktop notifications now pull text from blocks first</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#c29a1949b1e2</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-c29a1949b1e2</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Other</category>
      <description>Other (2026-07-13). Slack desktop client notifications now extract text from blocks first before falling back to top-level text field; mobile notifications unchanged.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#4df88dd38842</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-4df88dd38842</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Breaking</category>
      <description>Breaking (2026-07-14). Multiple Node Slack SDK package updates: All Node Slack SDK packages now require Node.js 20+; web-api updated to v8, webhook updated to v8, socket-mode updated to v3, all migrating from axios to Fetch API.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#576b5d412b88</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-576b5d412b88</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-06-03). Slack CLI v4.2.0: Added unauthenticated request support to slack api command, improved Y/N prompts, disabled upgrade notifications for manifest commands.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Apps can now display thinking steps to users</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#89f53adcb7ac</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-89f53adcb7ac</guid>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-02-11). New plan and task card blocks allow apps to display agent thinking steps and task progress to users.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#e225e7b52c4f</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-e225e7b52c4f</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-06-30). Python Slack SDK v3.43.0: Added public ts property to ChatStream, made thread_ts optional for setSuggestedPrompts method.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#2891fd90c16c</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-2891fd90c16c</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-05-18). Python Slack SDK v3.42.0: Added authorship arguments to assistant and chat methods, highlight_type support for file uploads, new Block Kit blocks support.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Agent context has landed</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#a57dbb7d2ac8</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-a57dbb7d2ac8</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-07-02). New app_context_changed event and app_context field in message.im and app_home_opened events allow agent apps to receive context about user&apos;s current viewing location (channel, DM, thread, canvas, list).</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Retiring of api.slack.com timeline adjustment</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#971d9b8dc15e</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-971d9b8dc15e</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Deprecation</category>
      <description>Deprecation (2025-06-05). Timeline for retiring api.slack.com has been adjusted.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Slack App Developer Policy updates</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#06764179f7e0</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-06764179f7e0</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Other</category>
      <description>Other (2024-12-10). Slack App Developer Policy has been updated.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Slack platform API and tools docs are moving</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#ecddc6f2a2b8</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-ecddc6f2a2b8</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Other</category>
      <description>Other (2024-12-05). API documentation is migrating from api.slack.com to docs.slack.dev.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Introducing the Agent messaging experience</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#74b4524a785e</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-74b4524a785e</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-06-30). New agent_view feature deprecates assistant_view for agent conversations, changing DM detection to use app_home_opened event instead of assistant_thread_started and making thread_ts optional for suggested prompts.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#e225e7b52c4f</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-e225e7b52c4f</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-06-30). Slack CLI v4.4.0: Slack CLI v4.4.0 adds support for features.agent_view app manifest property to enable the new Agent messaging experience.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>New Block Kit container block</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#7f1a87e6e3ba</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-7f1a87e6e3ba</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-06-29). Container block is now available for Block Kit use.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#0d5d69cf697e</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-0d5d69cf697e</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-06-18). Slack CLI v4.3.0: Added --app flag to create command, external-auth add-secret for all apps, and mcp_server manifest field support.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#67946deefc29</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-67946deefc29</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-04-10). Slack CLI v4.0.0 and v4.0.1: Major CLI version with agent development templates, environment variable management, file watching with live reload, and improved Python project handling.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Slack CLI v3.13.0 released</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#efdca3169999</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-efdca3169999</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-02-19). Updates and improvements to Slack CLI.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Slack CLI v4.2.0 released</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#c9494ae75fc7</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-c9494ae75fc7</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-06-03). Added unauthenticated request support to slack api command, improved UI formatting, disabled upgrade notifications for manifest commands.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Slack CLI v4.3.0 released</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#f15b699297be</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-f15b699297be</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-06-18). New version adds --app flag for scaffolding, external-auth command availability, and MCP server manifest field support.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Announcing the Slackbot MCP Client</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#6238f5e1ca9d</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-6238f5e1ca9d</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-06-18). New Slackbot MCP Client allowing developers to connect MCP servers with multiple authentication methods for tool discovery and invocation.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#67946deefc29</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-67946deefc29</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-04-10). Slack CLI v4.0.0 and v4.0.1: Major release with agent development focus: new AI agent templates (Starter and IT Support agents), environment variable management (.env files loaded before hooks), file watch with live reload, improved Python project setup with virtual environments, and refreshed prompt UI.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#6343daf526c3</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-6343daf526c3</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-03-19). Slack CLI v3.15.0: Normalized project directory names to kebab-case, improved app name prompt with placeholder text, switched to local manifest.json by default, and updated slack app link command.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Slack CLI v3.14.0 released</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#ab6341db5c61</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-ab6341db5c61</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-03-05). Bug fixes and improvements to Slack CLI tooling.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Slack CLI v4.1.0 released</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#06b8414c1b77</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-06b8414c1b77</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-05-19). CLI adds slack api command for direct API method calls, screen reader support, env init command, MCP server manifest support, and optional OAuth scopes.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#050beb8161eb</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-050beb8161eb</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-05-19). Slack CLI v4.1.0: Added slack api command to call any API method directly, improved accessibility support, added env init command, added MCP server manifest field support, added optional OAuth scopes support, improved icon handling and auto-detection.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>System notifications now delivered by Slack instead of Slackbot</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#ac096405d86f</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-ac096405d86f</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Breaking</category>
      <description>Breaking (2026-06-17). Breaking change: System notifications migrated from Slackbot (U025AQVCU) to new Slack system user (USLACK); apps filtering by Slackbot user ID or username must update integration logic.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>New Block Kit data visualization block</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#6c315d16d7dd</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-6c315d16d7dd</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-06-16). Data visualization block is now available for Block Kit use.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Slack CLI v4.1.0 - Direct API method invocation and environment management</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#53c95ce5ac56</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-53c95ce5ac56</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-05-19). Slack CLI v4.1.0 adds slack api command to call any API method directly, improved environment variable management, and support for optional OAuth scopes.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Slack CLI v3.0.0 - Major version release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#c5fa945f4f36</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-c5fa945f4f36</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Breaking</category>
      <description>Breaking (2025-02-27). Major Slack CLI version 3.0.0 released with significant features and improvements.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#576b5d412b88</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-576b5d412b88</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-06-03). Java Slack SDK v1.49.0: Added authorship arguments to assistant.threads.setStatus and chat.startStream methods; added highlight_type support to file upload methods.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#576b5d412b88</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-576b5d412b88</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-06-03). Slack CLI v4.2.0: Added unauthenticated request support to slack api command, disabled upgrade notifications for manifest commands, and improved Y/N prompt displays.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Introducing Work Objects</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#43a45b87da5b</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-43a45b87da5b</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2025-10-22). New Work Objects feature enabling structured data management and collaboration within Slack.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Slack CLI v3.7.0 released</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#3768663e5343</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-3768663e5343</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2025-09-11). New features and improvements to developer tools.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Slack CLI v3.8.0 released</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#bac995f55361</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-bac995f55361</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2025-09-25). New features and improvements to developer tools.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Slack CLI v3.9.0 released</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#43a26e6e0f4a</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-43a26e6e0f4a</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2025-10-21). New features and improvements to CLI tooling.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>The Data Access API is here</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#434e048b9df0</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-434e048b9df0</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2025-01-30). New Data Access API released for accessing Slack workspace data.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>New Block Kit data table block</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#233e89dce074</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-233e89dce074</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-05-20). Data table block is now available for Block Kit use.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Slack CLI v4.1.0 released</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#06b8414c1b77</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-06b8414c1b77</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-05-19). New CLI features including slack api command, screen reader support, env management improvements, and MCP Server configuration support.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Slack CLI v4.0.0 and v4.0.1 released</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#24596fb52d74</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-24596fb52d74</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-04-10). Major update focused on AI agent development with scaffold templates, file watching with live reload, environment variable management, and agent framework support including Claude, OpenAI, and Pydantic AI.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>New Slack MCP Server tools released</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#341503081977</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-341503081977</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-05-13). Five new tools added to Slack MCP server: add reactions, create conversations, list channel members, list emoji, and read files.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Rich text formatting for Block Kit surfaces</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#8bd72554869c</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-8bd72554869c</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2023-09-29). Rich text formatting capabilities added to Block Kit surfaces for more expressive messaging.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#d368e7ac5e37</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-d368e7ac5e37</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-02-19). Slack CLI v3.13.0: Highlighted agentic apps in slack create agent command, added --list flag to show templates without immediate selection, and improved login prompts.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Clarifying rate limit changes for non-Marketplace apps</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#70ba6ced8091</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-70ba6ced8091</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Other</category>
      <description>Other (2025-06-03). Clarification provided on rate limit changes for non-Marketplace apps.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Discontinuing classic apps and custom bots creation</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#08ef0e91d43b</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-08ef0e91d43b</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Breaking</category>
      <description>Breaking (2024-04-11). New creation of classic apps and legacy custom integration bots has been discontinued.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>File upload functionality is now available in Block Kit</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#dc30b1764686</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-dc30b1764686</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2024-01-17). New file upload functionality added to Block Kit enabling file uploads in messages and modals.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Removing the Slack CLI deno command</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#cab8bdcb827b</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-cab8bdcb827b</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Breaking</category>
      <description>Breaking (2025-02-27). The Slack CLI deno command is being removed from the platform.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Securely render your internal images in modals and messages</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#76d5d83279d9</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-76d5d83279d9</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2024-01-16). New capability to securely render internal images in modals and messages with proper authorization.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Agents &amp; AI Apps feature is here</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#47a77e6fa7df</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-47a77e6fa7df</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2024-09-16). New Agents &amp; AI Apps feature released enabling development of AI-powered agent applications.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>API Terms of Service updates</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#a6a0be48e1ce</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-a6a0be48e1ce</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Other</category>
      <description>Other (2025-05-29). Slack API Terms of Service have been updated; developers should review changes to ensure compliance.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Custom workflow steps for all Slack apps are available today</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#70c1d57850cc</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-70c1d57850cc</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2024-08-14). Custom workflow steps feature now available to all Slack apps providing workflow extensibility.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Discontinuing support for legacy custom bots and classic apps</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#45d05fb8b4dc</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-45d05fb8b4dc</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Deprecation</category>
      <description>Deprecation (2024-09-01). Breaking change: Legacy custom bots and classic apps support is being discontinued affecting older app implementations.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>files.upload API method deprecation timeline adjustment</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#ade68ba13a0a</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-ade68ba13a0a</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Deprecation</category>
      <description>Deprecation (2025-03-17). Timeline for files.upload method deprecation has been extended; developers should migrate to new file upload methods.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Rate limit changes for non-Marketplace apps</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#d0105afc6c30</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-d0105afc6c30</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Other</category>
      <description>Other (2025-05-29). Rate limits for non-Marketplace apps have been updated, requiring apps to adjust their API call patterns accordingly.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Retiring of api.slack.com</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#0c6fb2dfa781</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-0c6fb2dfa781</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Breaking</category>
      <description>Breaking (2025-03-27). api.slack.com is being retired; developers must migrate to docs.slack.dev for API documentation and references.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Slack platform API and tools docs are now in beta</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#73d4ab618b73</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-73d4ab618b73</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Other</category>
      <description>Other (2025-03-10). Slack platform API and tools documentation is now available in beta on docs.slack.dev, providing early access to updated content.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>The files.upload method is now deprecated</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#77c362e61dcd</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-77c362e61dcd</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Deprecation</category>
      <description>Deprecation (2024-05-16). Breaking deprecation: files.upload method is deprecated and will be replaced by sequenced Web API methods.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>The Slack CLI is now open source</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#29fca440dd21</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-29fca440dd21</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Other</category>
      <description>Other (2025-04-10). Slack CLI released as open source software.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>New Block Kit blocks and Streaming API method updates</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#3ee48723de28</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-3ee48723de28</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-04-16). Three new Block Kit blocks (alert, card, carousel) added and streaming API methods updated to support streaming blocks.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Slack CLI v3.15.0 released</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#641ef113ecad</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-641ef113ecad</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-03-19). Updates include kebab-case project directory normalization, local manifest.json default for Bolt projects, manifest source detection, and app manifest overwrite warnings.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Slack Web API featured workflows introduced</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#1645da87d159</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-1645da87d159</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2025-07-21). New API for creating and managing featured workflow templates in Slack.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>A new Block Kit block is now available for use</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#707a1fb71bb6</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-707a1fb71bb6</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2025-02-03). New markdown block added to Block Kit.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Lists API introduced</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#abe1158d186d</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-abe1158d186d</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2025-09-02). New Lists API for creating and managing list data structures in Slack.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Release</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#67946deefc29</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-67946deefc29</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-04-10). Slack CLI v4.0.0 and v4.0.1: Major CLI update with agent development focus including new AI Agent templates, environment variable management from .env files, file watching with live reloading, local manifest management, and improved Python project support.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>The Data Access API is here</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#434e048b9df0</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-434e048b9df0</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2025-01-30). New Data Access API released for secure access to Slack data through search interface.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>New features for AI response streaming</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#48e5e94d4e54</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-48e5e94d4e54</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2025-10-07). New features released specifically designed for Slack apps that send AI responses, including streaming text and other AI-related capabilities.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>PKCE is now generally available</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#2da0e0b6f759</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-2da0e0b6f759</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-03-30). PKCE (Proof Key for Code Exchange) authentication flow is now generally available for enhanced security.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Announcing the redesigned OAuth page</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#c05578dcf13e</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-c05578dcf13e</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Other</category>
      <description>Other (2025-10-28). OAuth page redesigned with improved user experience.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Announcing the Slack MCP server and Real-time Search API</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#a4f609fdd9e3</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-a4f609fdd9e3</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-02-17). New Slack MCP server and Real-time Search API released, enabling AI-powered search and tool integration capabilities.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Apps can now display thinking steps to users</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#89f53adcb7ac</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-89f53adcb7ac</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2026-02-11). New Block Kit components (task_card, url source, plan blocks) and task_display_mode parameter for text-streaming API methods enable display of app actions.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Classic apps deprecation paused</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#4692bcbb3f07</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-4692bcbb3f07</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Deprecation</category>
      <description>Deprecation (2025-12-08). Classic apps deprecation timeline has been paused.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Classic apps deprecation timeline adjustment</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#efefee1451ac</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-efefee1451ac</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Deprecation</category>
      <description>Deprecation (2025-07-29). Classic apps deprecation timeline has been extended.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Deprecation of the allow_message_deletion field</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#2682927a0d75</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-2682927a0d75</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Deprecation</category>
      <description>Deprecation (2025-08-26). The allow_message_deletion field is being deprecated.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Installation requirement for Slack Marketplace apps</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#8403727029cc</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-8403727029cc</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Other</category>
      <description>Other (2025-07-08). Slack Marketplace apps now required to have minimum installations on active workspaces to be eligible for Marketplace submission.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Introducing Slack Web API featured workflows</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#4a27f0ce0fdd</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-4a27f0ce0fdd</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2025-07-21). New featured workflows API available for discovering and managing featured workflows in the Slack platform.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Introducing the Block Kit table block</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#fe4698d5dc2b</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-fe4698d5dc2b</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2025-08-14). New table block available for Block Kit use.</description>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Introducing the Lists API</title>
      <link>https://seamless.engineering/api-changelog/slack/#f01da4f689a9</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">slack-f01da4f689a9</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>New feature</category>
      <description>New feature (2025-09-02). New Lists API released for managing lists in Slack workspaces.</description>
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>
