Chapter 12: Distributing Your App in the Slack App Directory

This is it. Whether you chose to build, buy, or outsource, through some means, you've reached the point where you have an app or bot and need something to do with it. The tool works well for you, but understandably, you want to be able to share your creation with the world. A lot of skill and effort goes into creating something as complex as a bot or app, so the ultimate product should be spread across every and any workspace that may benefit from its resource. If your bot could be useful to others, you can list it on the Slack App Directory.

In Chapter 7, Integrating Your Favorite Tools, we discovered what the Slack App Directory is and how it functions similar to your smartphone's App Store. But we've yet to learn how to make your content a part of it. Similar to any public distribution platform, your app needs to undergo a process before it can be accepted and widely spread among other users. In Chapter...