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Epoch Slackbot security document

Angie Kwan

May 11, 2026 3:19 PM

Authorizations

On behalf of users, Epoch can:

• View information about a user's identity
• View a user's email address
• View a user's Slack avatar
• View a user's Slack workspace name
• View URLs from epochapp.com

On behalf of the app, Epoch can:

• Join public channels in a workspace
• Manage public channels that "Epoch" has been added to and create new ones
• View basic information about public channels in a workspace
• Send messages as @epoch
• Send messages to channels @epoch isn't a member of
• View basic information about private channels that "Epoch" has been added to
• Manage private channels that "Epoch" has been added to and create new ones
• View basic information about direct messages that "Epoch" has been added to
• Start direct messages with people
• Show previews of epochapp.com URLs in messages
• View the name, email domain, and icon for workspaces "Epoch" is connected to
• View people in a workspace
• View email addresses of people in a workspace
• View URLs from epochapp.com

To access this document from Slack:

1. Go to the Epoch Slackbot App.
2. Go to About.
3. Click on Configuration.

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