# Slack Developer Agent context has landed

- Product: Slack Developer (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/slack-developer)
- Vendor: Salesforce
- Date: 2026-07-02
- Original notes: https://docs.slack.dev/changelog/2026/07/02/app-context
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/slack-developer/releases/feed-https-docs.slack.dev-changelog-2026-07-02-app-context

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Agent apps can now receive context about what a user is currently viewing when they send a message. When a user has a channel, DM, thread, canvas, or list open and messages your app, Slack will pass t…

- **added** — Agent apps can now receive context about what a user is currently viewing when they send a message, including information about channels, DMs, threads, canvases, or lists