Completely rewrite the Fern Slack bot page and restructure its navigati… - #6623
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| Follow the URL returned in the `install_url` response field. | ||
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| You'll be redirected to Slack to authorize the app. Select your workspace and click **Allow**. |
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[Microsoft.UIVerbs] Use 'select' instead of the input-specific verb 'click'.
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| Docs updates require a connected GitHub repository. GitLab and other Git providers are not currently supported. |
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[Microsoft.Contractions] Use 'aren't' instead of 'are not'.
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[FernStyles.Current] Avoid time-relative terms like 'currently' that become outdated
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| You can rename @Fern to match your brand (e.g., `@Acme Support`): | ||
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| 1. In Slack, go to **Apps** in the sidebar and click **Fern** |
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[Microsoft.UIVerbs] Use 'select' instead of the input-specific verb 'click'.
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| ### Improve answers over time | ||
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| You can teach @Fern from real interactions to improve future responses: |
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| 4. @Fern drafts an improved Q&A pair — iterate until it looks right | ||
| 5. Confirm, and @Fern saves the pair to the knowledge base | ||
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| Once indexed, @Fern uses the curated Q&A pair to inform future responses to similar questions. |
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[Microsoft.Wordiness] Consider using 'tell' instead of 'inform'.
| 4. @Fern drafts an improved Q&A pair — iterate until it looks right | ||
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| Once indexed, @Fern uses the curated Q&A pair to inform future responses to similar questions. |
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| @Fern does not store your Slack messages directly. When you tag @Fern or reference a thread, the content is held in a session to complete the task and is **not retained** afterwards. |
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[Microsoft.Contractions] Use 'isn't' instead of 'is not'.
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| @Fern does not store your Slack messages directly. When you tag @Fern or reference a thread, the content is held in a session to complete the task and is **not retained** afterwards. |
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[Microsoft.Contractions] Use 'doesn't' instead of 'does not'.
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🌿 Preview your docs: https://fern-preview-2026-08-13-fern-ai-d8be69-7f17729c.docs.buildwithfern.com/learn Here are the markdown pages you've updated: |
Co-Authored-By: Devin AI <158243242+devin-ai-integration[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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Superseded by #6624 — the Fern in Slack rewrite has been folded into that PR. |
The docs.yml looks correct. All changes are staged and verified. Here's a summary of what was done:
Four files changed:
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fern/products/docs/pages/ai/fern-slack.mdx— the fully rewritten "Fern in Slack" page covering both Q&A and docs-update capabilities in a single unified bot, with setup steps for each mode, configuration options, how answering works, how to improve answers over time, docs-update behavior with example requests, and privacy/data handling.Deleted
fern/products/docs/pages/ask-fern/slack-app.mdx— the old Ask Fern Slack app page is removed.Updated
fern/products/docs/docs.yml— removed theFern Writertop-level page entry from the AI features section, removed theSlack appentry from Ask Fern > Setup, and added the newFern in Slackpage atslug: fern-slackalongside the MCP server entry in the AI features section.Updated
fern/products/docs/pages/ai/overview.mdx— replaced the "Ask Fern Slack app" card (linking to the old slug) with an "@fern in Slack" card (linking to/learn/docs/ai-features/fern-slack) in both the "Find answers" and "Create and update content" sections, and updated the prose references accordingly.