Get Started — GridKeeper

Know which plan you're on

Pro or Business+: a single workspace, no org-level admin console. Enterprise Grid: multiple workspaces managed from one Org-level console. Not sure? If you only see one workspace with no "org" view, you're not on Grid.

Use a dedicated admin or service account

Whoever authorizes the connection must be an owner: an Org Owner or the Primary Org Owner for Enterprise Grid, or a Workspace Owner or the Primary Owner for Pro and Business+. Admins cannot connect GridKeeper. On Enterprise Grid, Slack lets only the Primary Org Owner search the org's channels by default, so an Org Owner who connects first needs "Manage public channels at the org level" and "Manage private channels at the org level" in Roles & permissions, through their account type or a custom role. We recommend a dedicated owner account rather than a personal one, standard practice for any app with this level of access.

Open your invite link and pick your plan

Your invite link takes you to GridKeeper's connect page. Choose Pro/Business+ or Enterprise Grid, and it selects the right set of checks automatically, see the Trust & Scopes page for exactly what gets requested.

Review and approve in Slack

You'll land on Slack's own consent screen. It lists exactly what's being requested, matching the Trust & Scopes page. If you belong to more than one Slack workspace or org, check the workspace name shown near the top before approving. Slack pre-selects one for you based on your browser's most recent activity, not necessarily the one you meant, and it's easy to miss. Approve to complete the connection.

Enterprise Grid: add GridKeeper to each workspace you want full coverage on

An org-wide install doesn't automatically add GridKeeper to any individual workspace, that's a real Slack behavior, not something we can skip. Without this step, private channels stay invisible (GridKeeper only sees a private channel where it's actually a member) and some per-workspace Slack Connect data won't resolve either. In Slack, go to Integrations → Installed apps → GridKeeper → Add to workspaces, it supports adding it to several at once. Skip this step entirely if you're on Pro or Business+, it doesn't apply there.

Capture your baseline

Back in GridKeeper, hit "Capture baseline" on Security Posture. That's your first full check, everything after this is compared against it, so future checks only surface what actually changed.