Changelog

February 2026

  • Multi-Workspace Dashboard — Switch between workspaces in the same organization directly from the account dashboard
  • Cross-Workspace Admin Roles — Admin privileges now persist when switching between workspaces under the same customer
  • Improved Message Filtering — Smarter detection of bot and system messages using Slack message properties instead of text matching
  • Simplified authorization — removed the requirement for user-level OAuth for basic thread operations
  • Bot users are now excluded from the admin management dropdown
  • Updated privacy policy and terms of service
  • Security fix for HMAC signature verification
  • Database cleanup of legacy data and orphaned records

January 2026

  • Fresh new look for the website with updated branding
  • Upgraded to Tailwind CSS 4

October 2025

  • Improved attachment thread closing to match classic thread behavior
  • Analytics dashboard updates for non-admin users

August 2025

  • Horizon Dashboard — Real-time job queue monitoring in the admin panel

July 2025

  • Customer Analytics — View thread usage statistics in your account dashboard
  • Auto-close Settings — Configure automatic closing of stale threads from your dashboard
  • Admin Management — Add multiple administrators to manage your Smithy account
  • Preference Audit Trail — Track who changed settings and when
  • Simplified App Home experience
  • Automatic user profile updates when Slack user info changes

June 2025

  • Thread Tagging — Organize threads with custom tags for easier categorization and searching
  • Attachment Threads — Create threads from messages that contain file attachments
  • Enterprise Grid Support — Full support for Slack Enterprise Grid workspaces
  • Channel Dashboard — View and manage all channels where Smithy is enabled
  • Customer Preferences — New dashboard panel to customize Smithy behavior
  • Billing with Paddle — Subscription management, checkout, and customer portal
  • New /smithy Commands — Unified slash commands including /smithy support, /smithy preferences, /smithy authorize, and /smithy help
  • Role-Based Access Control — Admin roles for managing your Smithy account
  • Enhanced Security — All thread content and decisions are now encrypted at rest, plus Content Security Policy headers
  • Performance improvements with Redis caching

May 2025

  • Major Platform Upgrade — Upgraded to Laravel 11 and PHP 8.4
  • Migrated from Laravel Mix to Vite for faster frontend builds
  • New admin dashboard powered by Filament
  • CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions