Tightknit Release Notes (July 22, 2026)

Stephen C. · 2026-07-22T17:43:03.726Z

Tightknit Release Notes (July 22, 2026) The real odyssey was the features we shipped along the way. Don't worry, not a Trojan horse though. (https://res.cloudinary.com/dvmv1iqze/image/upload/v1784713084/slack-message-images/tightknit-changelog/2026/07-22-2026/rn_07-22-2026_odyssey.png) 🤖 Tightknit MCP Server Connect Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and other AI agents directly into your community workflows with the new Tightknit MCP Server! :sparkling: Your AI assistant can help manage members, posts, comments, events, groups, journeys, awards, feeds, content library, site settings, and more, using plain natural language. It is the fastest way yet to run community operations and automate the busywork; manage at the speed of thought! The team at Tightknit is super excited about this feature and cannot wait to see the creative things you do with it. Read more about it here (https://docs.tightknit.ai/integrations/mcp). The Tightknit MCP is currently in pilot. If you're interested in joining the pilot, please reach out to the team or react to this post with :goodbot:. Claude MCP (https://res.cloudinary.com/dvmv1iqze/image/upload/v1784741866/Claude-mcp-event_ltbnlj.gif) 🛠️ Improvements and Fixes Studio • Private channel lock icons - Feeds and Slack channel lists now show a lock icon on private channels, so it is clear at a glance which channels are restricted. • Onboarding test messages - You can now send yourself a test onboarding message, making it easier to preview and polish the new member experience. • Split "Status" column on Feed table - Split the ambiguous "Status" column into "Archived" and "Unlisted" columns with help text. • Image URL input validation - Added validation for image URL inputs (e.g. Content Resource cover image URLs) to prevent accidental invalid URLs. Community Site • Editable post SEO descriptions - Admins and authors can now set a custom SEO description for posts on the site, giving you control over how posts appear in search results and link previews. Use the Slack "Manage Context" message shortcut action to access this feature. • Group descriptions - Groups now support rich-text descriptions, displayed on the group page of the community site. • Improved "Last used" login detection - Fixed bug where the "Last used" badge would appear on auth providers for failed attempts. Slack • Cleaner event announcements - Refined the layout of event announcement messages in Slack for better readability including better title placement and larger container size. • Bugfix: Accurate author attribution - Posts composed on your site now show the real human author instead of the app bot, so they appear correctly in the Humans filter and to your members. • Bugfix: related discussions for bot-authored messages - Fixed a bug where related discussions were not sent for messages sent by bots.

Stephen C.

July 22, 2026

The real odyssey was the features we shipped along the way. Don't worry, not a Trojan horse though.(805 kB)

🤖 Tightknit MCP Server

Connect Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and other AI agents directly into your community workflows with the new Tightknit MCP Server! Your AI assistant can help manage members, posts, comments, events, groups, journeys, awards, feeds, content library, site settings, and more, using plain natural language. It is the fastest way yet to run community operations and automate the busywork; manage at the speed of thought! The team at Tightknit is super excited about this feature and cannot wait to see the creative things you do with it. Read more about it here. The Tightknit MCP is currently in pilot. If you're interested in joining the pilot, please reach out to the team or react to this post with .

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🛠️ Improvements and Fixes Studio

Private channel lock icons - Feeds and Slack channel lists now show a lock icon on private channels, so it is clear at a glance which channels are restricted.
Onboarding test messages - You can now send yourself a test onboarding message, making it easier to preview and polish the new member experience.
Split "Status" column on Feed table - Split the ambiguous "Status" column into "Archived" and "Unlisted" columns with help text.
Image URL input validation - Added validation for image URL inputs (e.g. Content Resource cover image URLs) to prevent accidental invalid URLs.

Community Site

Editable post SEO descriptions - Admins and authors can now set a custom SEO description for posts on the site, giving you control over how posts appear in search results and link previews. Use the Slack "Manage Context" message shortcut action to access this feature.
Group descriptions - Groups now support rich-text descriptions, displayed on the group page of the community site.
Improved "Last used" login detection - Fixed bug where the "Last used" badge would appear on auth providers for failed attempts.

Slack

Cleaner event announcements - Refined the layout of event announcement messages in Slack for better readability including better title placement and larger container size.
Bugfix: Accurate author attribution - Posts composed on your site now show the real human author instead of the app bot, so they appear correctly in the Humans filter and to your members.
Bugfix: related discussions for bot-authored messages - Fixed a bug where related discussions were not sent for messages sent by bots.

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