Before You Begin

Make sure you have everything needed before installing Continuum:

Required

1. Slack Workspace

  • • Free or paid Slack workspace
  • • Admin permissions to install apps (or request admin approval)
  • • Slack web app access (for OAuth flow)

How to check:

Go to your Slack workspace settings and check if you have "Manage apps" permission.

2. Active Internet Connection

  • • Stable internet for OAuth flows
  • • Access to external APIs (Jira, GitHub)

Optional (But Recommended)

3. Jira Cloud Account

  • • Jira Cloud workspace (not Jira Server/Data Center)
  • • Admin or user access to the workspace you want to connect
  • • Jira API access (usually enabled by default)

Note: Jira Server/Data Center support coming soon.

4. GitHub Account

  • • GitHub.com account (personal or organization)
  • • Access to repositories you want to manage
  • • OAuth app permissions (Continuum will request minimal permissions)

Permissions Required

Slack Permissions

  • app_mentions:read - To see when you mention Continuum
  • chat:write - To respond with messages
  • commands - For slash commands
  • im:history / im:read - For DM conversations
  • users:read - To identify users
  • reactions:write - For emoji reactions

Jira Permissions

  • Read issues
  • Create issues
  • Update issues
  • Add comments
  • View projects

GitHub Permissions

  • Read repository (public and private)
  • Read/write pull requests
  • Read/write issues
  • Read user profile

What You Don't Need

  • No installation on your computer
  • No server setup required
  • No code knowledge needed
  • No database to manage
  • No API keys to generate (we handle OAuth)