# Slack Developer Docs: Onboarding users to your app

- Canonical HTML: https://growth.iangoh.com/sources/slack-developer-docs-onboarding-users-to-your-app-docs-slack-dev/
- Original source: https://docs.slack.dev/app-management/onboarding-users-to-your-app
- Domain: docs.slack.dev
- Latest check: 2026-06-09
- Channels: Activation, Brand Trust, Collaboration, Community, Conversion, Marketplaces, Onboarding, Product, Retention, Support

## Cited GrowthDex tactics

- [Slack channel introduction with current config state](/growth-ideas/slack-channel-introduction-with-current-config-state/) - When the bot joins a channel, have it explain what it does and what is already configured there, so the room knows the operating rules before the first automated message lands.
- [Slack help path inside Slack before docs detour](/growth-ideas/slack-help-path-inside-slack-before-docs-detour/) - Keep the first help path inside Slack with a help action, DM fallback, or `@mention` response before you send the user to external docs.
- [Slack onboarding starts at the first invocation context](/growth-ideas/slack-onboarding-starts-at-the-first-invocation-context/) - Start onboarding from the first Slack surface the user actually touches, and vary the flow for App Home clicks versus slash-command intent instead of making every newcomer take the same route.
- [Slack welcome DM with one clear setup action](/growth-ideas/slack-welcome-dm-with-one-clear-setup-action/) - Send the installer one concise welcome DM with a single setup action, because Slack warns that broad surprise messages create uninstall risk.
- [Slack app suggestions from shared domain links](/growth-ideas/slack-app-suggestions-from-shared-domain-links/) - Use Slack app suggestions for your domain so a link shared in-channel can trigger an install suggestion at the exact moment a team sees your product in context.

## Related reading

- [GrowthDex Blog](/blog/)
- [All growth ideas](/growth-ideas/index.md)