Confirming Safe Reinstallation of Slack App for Community Admin Without Disruptions

·Aug 20, 2026 10:16 AM·

Sorry very newbie question; I now have admin access to The Community Community Slack channel. In the Tightknit admin overview, it says we need to reinstall the Slack app as it is out of date. Before I do that, just want to confirm that nothing will break right?

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Confirming Safe Reinstallation of Slack App for Community Admin Without Disruptions

Brian K.

·Aug 20, 2026 10:16 AM·

Sorry very newbie question; I now have admin access to The Community Community Slack channel. In the Tightknit admin overview, it says we need to reinstall the Slack app as it is out of date. Before I do that, just want to confirm that nothing will break right?

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Zach H.
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Nothing will break! We just need some updated scopes
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Brian K.
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Updated scopes, can you elaborate?
Zach H.
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Behind the scenes we've removed some Slack scopes that we no longer use in order to make sure our app has the least amount of privilege. Big announcement coming soon!
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Zach H.
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Nothing will break! We just need some updated scopes
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Brian K.
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Updated scopes, can you elaborate?
Zach H.
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Behind the scenes we've removed some Slack scopes that we no longer use in order to make sure our app has the least amount of privilege. Big announcement coming soon!
👀1