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May 8, 2025

Version 3.1.0 of the developer tools for the Slack platform has sprouted!

    We've updated the slack app link command to work with apps that have a local manifest source.
    We've updated the slack feedback command to display a prompt for Slack CLI feedback; now you can ask questions, submit issues, or suggest features for the Slack CLI through GitHub Issues.
    Related to the above update, the slack feedback --name platform-improvements command has been replaced with slack feedback --name slack-platform. You can continue to use the --name platform-improvements flag until the next major version release.
    We've updated the slack feedback command error message to account for a missing --name <id> flag and to clarify that the name is specified as a flag. You should now see: Please provide a --name flag or remove the --no-prompt flag.
    We've fixed a bug from a rare edge case that caused the Slack CLI to hang without exiting the process. Now, the Slack CLI will exit with the correct error code and allow sub-processes to clean up.

Apr 24, 2025

Version 3.0.5 of the developer tools for the Slack platform has bloomed!

    The Slack CLI and installation scripts now point to our new Slack platform documentation at docs.slack.dev and our developer tools documentation at tools.slack.dev.
    We fixed a bug: When running the slack upgrade command inside a project directory, the output now notes whether the latest SDK versions were checked
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Apr 11, 2025

We want to update you about our previous announcement regarding support for classic apps. After much consideration and feedback, we have decided to push back the deprecation date to May 25, 2026.

Apr 10, 2025

The Slack CLI is now open source! Long a staple of workflow apps built with the Deno Slack SDK—and now with recent support for Bolt frameworks—we're proud to make the ever-growing Slack CLI part of our collection of open source tooling. We love contributions from our community, so we encourage you to explore and interact with the Github repo. Contributions, bug reports, and any feedback are all helpful; let us nurture the Slack CLI together to help make building Slack apps more pleasant for everyone. Not familiar with the Slack CLI? Visit the docs and follow the installation guide to begin your journey.

Apr 10, 2025

Version 3.0.4 of the developer tools for the Slack platform is here!

    We fixed a bug: we updated the URL in the hooks.json error message to use a working, valid URL.

Mar 27, 2025

Retiring of api.slack.com: as previously announced, the Slack platform and developer tools documentation are moving: the Slack platform documentation is now in beta on docs.slack.dev, and the developer tools documentation has moved to its new home on tools.slack.dev. Our next step is to sunset the old documentation experience on api.slack.com, and we plan to do so by the end of June 2025. In the meantime, you may want to update any bookmarks you have pointing to api.slack.com—but not to worry, we'll have redirects in place to make sure you end up right where you need to be!

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