Smithy
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