{user.Atono}'s Slack integration lets you connect Slack channels to your teams and stories. With just a few clicks, you can link existing channels or create new ones, automatically adding your team members. From {user.Atono}, jump directly to the corresponding channel in Slack, where team and story updates are posted. Links are provided to bring you back to {user.Atono} if you need to view more details. ### Enable the integration for your workspace A Workspace Owner or Administrator must [enable the Slack integration](#enable-the-slack-integration) for your {user.Atono} workspace before you can connect or create Slack channels for teams or stories.

*** # What does Atono post in Slack? To reduce noise and keep development focused, {user.Atono} posts only the most relevant updates to your Slack channels. For detailed information, you can always return to {user.Atono} using the provided links. Here's what {user.Atono} posts in your Slack channels: - When a channel is added or removed from a team in {user.Atono}. - When a member joins or leaves the team in {user.Atono}. - When a channel is connected or disconnected from a story. - When someone adds or removes a feature flag from a story. - When a flag is turned ON or OFF for specific environments. - When slices for a flag are updated. - When someone renames a feature flag.
## Configure feature flag notifications Workspace Owners and Administrators can control whether Slack receives notifications when feature flags are flipped or their slices are updated in each environment. These settings appear in workspace **Settings** and are only visible when the Slack integration is enabled. 1. In the workspace header, click your workspace name and select **Settings**. 2. Under Integrations, click **Slack**. 3. In the **Feature flag update notifications** section, use the toggles to turn notifications on or off per environment. Notifications are turned on by default for all environments. If a new environment is added to your workspace, notifications will be enabled for it automatically. If an environment is removed, its notification setting will be deleted.
*** # Team Slack channels Linking your {user.Atono} team to a Slack channel keeps communication at your fingertips, so everyone stays updated on important discussions and quick check-ins. This connection helps bridge the gap between managing projects in {user.Atono} and collaborating in real-time on Slack, so no crucial information slips through the cracks.
## Connect a team Slack channel Connecting a Slack channel to your team in {user.Atono} centralizes communication and keeps your team aligned. You can link to an existing channel or create a new one. Multiple teams can be connect to the same Slack channel. 1. On the **Team overview** page, click **Connect Slack channel**. - If you haven't [connected your Slack account](#connect-to-slack-users), {user.Atono} will prompt you to allow access to your Slack workspace. 2. In the **Connect Slack channel** dialog, click the search box and choose one of the following: - Select an existing public or private channel from the list or search for another one. - Create a public channel named after your team, following Slack's format (for example, #best-team-ever for the team 'Best Team Ever' team). {user.Atono} will suggest a channel name based on your team name. 3. Click **Connect channel**. 4. In the **Add team members to Slack channel** dialog, click **Add to channel**, or click **Skip** to add them later.
## Disconnect a team Slack channel If you no longer need a Slack channel or want to connect your team to a different one, you can disconnect the channel from your team in {user.Atono}. 1. On the **Team overview** page, click the **ellipsis** (...) icon. 2. From the menu, select **Disconnect Slack channel**. 3. In the **Disconnect Slack channel** dialog, confirm by clicking **Disconnect channel**, or click **X** to cancel.
*** # Story Slack channels Linking Slack channels to your stories centralizes discussions and questions, making relevant communication easily accessible within each story.
## Connect a Slack channel Connect a new or existing Slack channel to a story to centralize conversations and questions. The connected Slack channel appears as a link at the top of the story, making it simple to open in Slack. The Slack channel also includes links back to the story in {user.Atono} for quick access. Multiple stories can be connected to the same Slack channel. 1. In the story header, click **Connect Slack channel**. - If you haven't [connected your Slack account](#connect-to-slack-users), {user.Atono} will prompt you to allow access to your Slack workspace. 2. In the **Connect Slack channel** dialog, click the search box and then do one of the following: - Select an existing public or private channel from the list or search for another one. - Create a public channel named after your story, following Slack's format (for example, #story -7-login-page-error-handling for the story 'STORY-7 Login Page Error Handling'). {user.Atono} will suggest a channel name based on your story name. 3. Click **Connect Channel**.
## Disconnect a Slack channel If you no longer need a Slack channel or want to connect the story to a different channel, you can disconnect the channel in {user.Atono}. 1. In the story header, click the **ellipsis** (...) icon. 2. From the menu, select **Disconnect Slack channel**. 3. In the **Disconnect Slack channel** dialog, confirm by clicking **Disconnect channel**, or click **X** to cancel.
*** # Connect to Slack (users) Once Slack is enabled for your workspace, you can connect your Slack account from your **User profile** or **Home page** in {user.Atono}. You must connect to Slack before adding Slack channels to teams or stories. If you haven't connected yet, {user.Atono} will prompt you when performing these tasks. Only connected users will have the option to automatically join their teams' Slack channels when connected in {user.Atono}. Non-connected users can still join channels from their Slack workspace or by clicking a channel link in their **Team overview** or a story in {user.Atono}. 1. You can connect to Slack from your **User profile** or **Home** page: - **User profile**: Click your initials in the top right corner of the {user.Atono} web interface, and then click **User profile**. - **Home page**: Click **Home** in the side panel. 2. In the Slack pane, click **Connect**. 3. Follow the instructions to enter your Slack workspace URL or select your workspace. 4. Review the permissions {user.Atono} requires in your Slack workspace, then click **Allow**. 5. In the **Join team Slack channels** dialog, click **Join channels** to add yourself to any Slack channels connected to your teams, or click **Skip** to join later.
*** # Integrate Slack with your workspace (Administrators) > Only Workspace Owners and Administrators can enable or disable the Slack integration for a workspace.
## Enable the Slack integration A Workspace Owner or Administrator must enable the Slack integration for the {user.Atono} workspace before users can connect their accounts to Slack. 1. In the {user.Atono} workspace header, click your workspace name and select **Settings**. 2. Under **Integrations**, click **Enable** for the Slack integration. 3. Follow the instructions to enter your Slack workspace URL or select your workspace. 4. Review the permissions {user.Atono} requires in your Slack workspace, then click **Allow**.
## Disable the Slack integration 1. In the {user.Atono} workspace header, click your workspace name and select **Settings**. 2. Under **Integrations**, click **Disable** for the Slack integration. 3. In the **Remove Slack integration** dialog, confirm by clicking **Remove Slack**, or click **X** to cancel. Disabling the Slack integration prevents users from interacting with {user.Atono} through Slack. If you re-enable the integration, users must reconnect their Slack accounts in {user.Atono} and reconnect their team channels.