Topical
Topical's app for Slack brings automated, AI-powered briefings directly into your workspace, keeping your team informed without needing to chase links, skim endless feeds, or manage manual research.Once installed, you choose a topic or area of interest in the Topical dashboard (for example: AI marketing trends, fintech regulations, fitness product launches). Topical’s AI automatically scans trusted sources, filters the latest updates for relevance, and posts a concise weekly bulletin into a Slack channel of your choice.What the app does inside Slack:
- Posts a weekly news bulletin into a selected Slack channel
- Summarises key developments based on your custom topic prompt
- Includes original, unmodified source links so teams can dig deeper
- Highlights the most important developments so teams understand the impact
- Helps teams stay aligned without leaving their normal workflowWhat triggers messages:
- A scheduled weekly update set in the Topical dashboard
- Any change you make to your topic prompt or configuration will be reflected in the next bulletinWhat you can configure:
- The topic or area the AI should monitor
- The Slack channel where summaries are posted
- The audience the AI is speaking to (your team)How it integrates with Slack:
Topical uses Slack’s Web API to post formatted bulletin messages into the channel you select during installation. It only posts to the channel you explicitly approve. The app never joins channels or sends messages without your permission.AI disclaimer:
This app uses a Large Language Model (LLM) to generate and summarise content. AI-generated outputs may be inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated. Do not rely on AI-generated responses as factual without independent verification, and always review content before sharing or acting on it. Original, unmodified source article links are included in every Slack post for transparency.
- Posts a weekly news bulletin into a selected Slack channel
- Summarises key developments based on your custom topic prompt
- Includes original, unmodified source links so teams can dig deeper
- Highlights the most important developments so teams understand the impact
- Helps teams stay aligned without leaving their normal workflowWhat triggers messages:
- A scheduled weekly update set in the Topical dashboard
- Any change you make to your topic prompt or configuration will be reflected in the next bulletinWhat you can configure:
- The topic or area the AI should monitor
- The Slack channel where summaries are posted
- The audience the AI is speaking to (your team)How it integrates with Slack:
Topical uses Slack’s Web API to post formatted bulletin messages into the channel you select during installation. It only posts to the channel you explicitly approve. The app never joins channels or sends messages without your permission.AI disclaimer:
This app uses a Large Language Model (LLM) to generate and summarise content. AI-generated outputs may be inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated. Do not rely on AI-generated responses as factual without independent verification, and always review content before sharing or acting on it. Original, unmodified source article links are included in every Slack post for transparency.
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General
Developer
Topical
Company headquarters location
United Kingdom
Terms of service
Privacy & data governance
Data retention policy
Topical will retain customer data in the AWS Ireland (eu-west-1) region in accordance with applicable data protection legislation. Data protection is governed by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR).
Data archiving and removal policy
When a customer removes the Topical app, their data will be deleted within 30 days, or sooner on request, in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR). Customers may also request to keep their Topical account active through a link provided in their email.
Data storage policy
Topical stores customer data in the AWS Ireland (eu-west-1) region. Data is hosted on Amazon Web Services (Cognito and DynamoDB). Storage is governed by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR).
Data center location(s)
United Kingdom
Data hosting details
Cloud hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Data hosting company
AWS
App/service has sub-processors
no
App/service uses large language models (LLM)
yes
LLM model(s) used
GPT-5 by OpenAI
LLM retention settings
Topical does not retain customer prompts or LLM responses beyond what is necessary to provide the service (e.g. generating and displaying a Slack bulletin). OpenAI states that data sent via their API is not used to train their models.
LLM data tenancy policy
Topical does not host or train its own LLM. All LLM operations are performed using the OpenAI API. Requests are sent securely from Topical’s servers to OpenAI, and responses are returned to the user.
LLM data residency policy
OpenAI processes data in the United States. Topical does not control the underlying data residency of the OpenAI API, but no customer data is stored outside of OpenAI’s infrastructure other than transient processing.
Certifications & compliance
Data deletion request procedure
When a customer requests data deletion, they can email us at support@topicalsupport.com
. Upon receipt, we verify the request and permanently delete all associated customer data from our systems within 30 days. We also confirm back to the requester once the deletion has been completed.
HIPAA compliant
no
While this app may offer HIPAA compliance, Slack does not have a business associate agreement with any third-party application providers, including those in the Slack Marketplace, so you are responsible for validating the provider's compliance and executing an appropriate agreement before enabling.
Security
Supports Single Sign On (SSO) with the following providers
Google, Sign In With Slack
Supports Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
no
Has a dedicated security team
no
Contact for security issues
support@topicalsupport.com
Has a vulnerability disclosure program
no
Has a bug bounty program
no
Requires third party authorization/connections
no
Uses token rotation
no