SlackDMArchiveSearch
Full-text search and auto-organization tool for Slack DMs that disappeared after 90 days, letting remote teams recover lost context and decisions
The Problem
Slack's free tier and even paid tiers delete DM history after 90 days. When team members need to reference a past decision, link, or specification shared in DMs, they hit a wall. Teams either lose critical information or waste hours recreating context from memory and piecing together fragments from other channels.
Target Audience
Remote-first companies (10-100 people) on Slack's Standard or Plus plan who heavily use DMs for quick async decisions, engineering specs, and client approvals
Why Now?
Remote work is entrenched, async communication is the norm, and AI-powered search/retrieval is now accessible to solo builders. Teams are increasingly frustrated by Slack's 90-day cutoff on cheap plans
What's Missing
Slack doesn't offer native DM history recovery below Pro tier, and third-party solutions focus on compliance/archiving rather than search experience. No tool makes old DM context *easy to find and share*
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