# Slack Integration — Manage Projects Without Leaving Slack | YAPL (https://yapl.app/en/slack)

> Get task updates, run slash commands, and see your projects in Slack's App Home. YAPL's Slack integration keeps your team in sync without extra tabs.

**Your projects, right inside Slack** Get notified, update tasks, and check what's on your plate — all without leaving the channels your team already lives in.

Free to connect, no credit card required

## Set up once, everyone's in

The workspace owner connects Slack a single time. Everyone else is linked automatically.

1. **Connect your workspace** — The workspace owner authorizes YAPL from Settings → Integrations → Slack — takes under a minute.
2. **Everyone links automatically** — Teammates are matched to their YAPL account by email the first time they interact with the bot — no manual setup per person.
3. **Work from wherever you are** — Use the App Home tab, slash commands, or channel notifications — whichever fits how your team already works.

## Everything you need, without switching tabs

Real capabilities your team can use today — not a marketing wishlist.

- **App Home dashboard** — Open the YAPL app in Slack to see your assigned tasks and upcoming milestones at a glance, with one click through to update anything.
- **Update tasks without leaving Slack** — Click Update on any task to change its status right there, or use the Create Task shortcut to add new work to a plan mid-conversation.
- **The /yapl slash command** — Run /yapl tasks to see what's assigned to you, /yapl status to mark something done, or /yapl assign to hand off work — all without opening a browser tab.
- **Channel notifications that don't spam** — Subscribe a channel to a plan or project and get concise updates when plans publish, tasks are reassigned, or projects change — nothing more.
- **Personal DMs, on your schedule** — Get a direct message the moment something needs your attention, or switch to an hourly or daily digest if you'd rather check in on your own time.
- **Paste a link, see the details** — Share a YAPL plan or task link in any channel and Slack shows a rich preview — no need to open it to know what it's about.

## Privacy, at a glance

- **What we access**: Channel and user lists to set things up, permission to post messages, and slash command activation — nothing more.
- **What we store**: Encrypted bot tokens, the mapping between your Slack and YAPL accounts, and a 30-day log of messages we've sent.
- **What we don't access**: Your team's Slack messages or conversations outside of our own bot's direct messages.
- **Where your data lives**: Integration data (tokens, account mappings, message logs) stays in your workspace's own Supabase region; notification content is delivered only to your connected Slack workspace.

## Questions about YAPL for Slack

### Is Slack integration available on my plan?

Slack integration is included with the Trial and Professional plans. It isn't available on Basic — upgrading to Professional adds Slack access for your workspace.

### Do I need to connect Slack separately for each teammate?

No. The workspace owner connects Slack once. Every other teammate is linked automatically by email the first time they interact with the bot — there's no per-person setup.

### Can I choose how often Slack notifies me?

Yes. You can get a direct message the moment something needs your attention, or switch to an hourly or daily digest instead, from your own notification settings.

### Does YAPL read our team's Slack conversations?

No. YAPL only ever sees messages sent directly to its own bot — never your team's channel conversations or other private messages.

### What does YAPL need access to in our Slack workspace?

Just enough to work: your channel and user lists to set things up, permission to post messages, and the ability to respond to slash commands. Nothing more.

### Where is our Slack connection data stored?

Tokens, account mappings, and message logs are stored in your workspace's own Supabase region, alongside the rest of your YAPL data. Notification content is delivered only into the Slack workspace you connected — nowhere else.

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