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The Slack integration sends real-time notifications to your team’s Slack channel when scans complete, critical vulnerabilities are found, or scan failures occur.

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Setup

1

Navigate to Integrations

In the LaunchSafe dashboard, go to Integrations in the sidebar.
2

Connect Slack

Click Connect Slack. You’ll be redirected to Slack’s OAuth authorization page.
3

Select workspace and channel

Choose the Slack workspace and select the channel where notifications should be posted. We recommend creating a dedicated #security-alerts or #launchsafe channel.
4

Authorize

Click Allow to grant LaunchSafe permission to post messages to the selected channel.

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Notification events

LaunchSafe sends the following notifications:

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Scan started

Sent when a new scan begins. Includes the target name, scan type, and a link to the scan detail page.

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Scan completed

Sent when a scan finishes successfully. Includes:
  • Severity distribution summary (e.g., “2 Critical, 5 High, 12 Medium”)
  • Total findings count
  • Scan duration
  • Direct link to results

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Critical finding discovered

Sent immediately when a critical-severity vulnerability is found — even before the scan completes. This ensures your team is alerted to the most dangerous issues as soon as they’re confirmed.

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Scan failed

Sent when a scan encounters an error. Includes the error message and a link to the scan detail page for troubleshooting.

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Per-scan notifications

You can toggle Slack notifications for individual scans using the Slack toggle on the scan detail page. This is useful when:
  • You’re running a test scan and don’t want to notify the team
  • You’re re-scanning after a fix and don’t need duplicate alerts
  • You want notifications for production scans but not development branch scans

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Webhook URL (alternative)

If you prefer more control over notification delivery, you can configure a Slack Incoming Webhook URL instead of the OAuth integration:
  1. Go to Settings → Notifications
  2. Enter your Slack webhook URL (starts with https://hooks.slack.com/)
  3. Save
This approach lets you use Slack’s workflow builder or route notifications to different channels based on your own logic.

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Message format

Notifications are formatted as Slack Block Kit messages with:
  • Color-coded severity indicators (red for critical, orange for high, yellow for medium)
  • Structured fields for scan metadata
  • Action buttons linking directly to the scan or finding in LaunchSafe
  • Compact, scannable layout designed to be read quickly in a busy channel
LaunchSafe only posts to the channel you selected during setup. It cannot read your messages, access other channels, or perform any other actions in your Slack workspace.