Version 2.4.0 - Slack Integration, Zero-Noise Bot Briefings & Multi-Platform CI
Highlights
- Full Slack integration — OAuth install, DMs, channels, rich formatting
- Zero-noise bot briefings — only sent when high-risk updates are detected
- Telegram & Slack bot formatting overhaul with sources, entities, and rich links
- Multi-platform integrations showcase on landing page
Changes
- [New] Slack Integration — Live: The Open Compete Bot is now live on Slack with full feature parity. One-click OAuth install from Settings → Integrations, DM and channel support, threaded conversations, team-wide CI sharing, and all 8 slash commands. Rich mrkdwn formatting with source-cited intelligence.
- [New] Zero-Noise Bot Briefings: Proactive CI briefings delivered to Telegram or Slack — but only when high-risk competitive updates are detected. No high-risk signals means no notification, eliminating noise completely. Customize your delivery schedule (daily or weekly), preferred platform, content sections (summary, signals, AI recommendations), and max items per briefing from Settings → Notifications.
- [New] Slack OAuth Flow: Secure one-click Slack OAuth with workspace-level bot token storage. Install the Compete Bot into any Slack workspace and start getting competitive intelligence without leaving Slack.
- [New] Quick-Start Guides for Integrations: Both Telegram and Slack now show an interactive 3-step quick-start guide after connecting. Get from installation to your first intelligence query in under 60 seconds.
- [Improved] Rich Bot Formatting — Telegram & Slack: Complete formatting overhaul for both platforms. Entities display with clickable domain links, recent signals include clickable source URLs, monitors show clickable hostnames. Slack gets full mrkdwn conversion (bold, links, code blocks, separators) and Telegram gets optimized Markdown v1.
- [Improved] Slack Message Handling: Retry protection skips Slack API retries, thinking indicator (⏳) shows while processing, intelligent message splitting at 3,800 characters, and automatic markdown fallback on formatting errors.
- [Improved] Source Display in Bot Responses: Bot responses now show up to 5 sources with entity names and markdown link syntax. Sources are automatically converted to platform-native format — clickable links on Slack, markdown links on Telegram.
- [Improved] Landing Page Integration Showcase: New dedicated multi-platform section on the homepage featuring Telegram, Slack, and WhatsApp (coming soon) with branded icons, live status badges, feature lists, and direct CTAs. The Bot feature card now displays platform badges.
- [Improved] Compete Bot Landing Page — Slack Parity: The Compete Bot marketing page now presents Slack with full visual parity to Telegram — gradient card styling, 'Live Now' badge, shadow effects, branded checkmarks, and 'One-click OAuth install' in the feature list.
- [Fixed] Telegram Message Splitting: Improved message splitting to prefer paragraph breaks over arbitrary cuts. Long bot responses now split cleanly at natural content boundaries for better readability.