August 2025

New settings to manage work object previews — Owners and admins on paid subscriptions can now customise how work object previews appear for members.

Automatically start a workflow from a keyword — Use the When a message is posted event to kick off a workflow when keywords that you specify are used in Slack.

Get clarity quickly with AI explanations — When you find a message in Slack with lots of acronyms or that covers a complex topic, ask AI to explain it so that you can get a better understanding. Available on Business+ and Enterprise+ subscriptions, and for customers with the legacy Slack AI add-on.

Other news:

• Owners and admins can grant or restrict enterprise search data source access to certain people or IDP groups.
• Pinch a channel or thread in the Catch up view on mobile to generate an AI summary.
• Untick the box next to Send as a message to channel or Send as a direct message to skip sending a message when you share a canvas or a list.