Slack App Invite and Redeem Code Flow Broken for Years
Developers building Slack apps encounter persistent failures in the invite and redemption code flows, with users hitting "app not found" errors despite successful uploads. The issue has persisted across multiple years without resolution. Broken onboarding flows in Slack apps directly block user activation.
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