# The next wave of Agent messaging experience By Steven Van · 2026-08-20 We're rolling out a wave of updates to agents on Slack, along with an important heads-up about the road ahead for the Assistant messaging experience. [**Slack**]() announced [**The next wave of Agent messaging experience**]() on August 20, 2026. ## What changed We're rolling out a wave of updates to agents on Slack, along with an important heads-up about the road ahead for the Assistant messaging experience. Agent updates and the deprecation of assistant\_view​ The Assistant messaging experience (assistant\_view) will be deprecated in February 2027. The assistant-related methods that power it are being replaced by a new set of API methods: the Agent Sessions API. Agent sessions let users manage their conversations with your agent in one place, with a status, a title, and a stop button. The agents.sessions.setStatus and agents.sessions.rename API methods replace the assistant.threads.setStatus and assistant.threads.setTitle API methods, respectively. For now, your existing calls keep working through a compatibility bridge. See the Agent sessions guide to get started. The Agent messaging experience (agent\_view) is already available, and we recommend moving to it now. If your app still uses assistant\_view, follow the migration guide to move to the new experience. Read more in the guide to developing agents. What's new for agents​ Alongside this announcement, we're releasing a set of improvements to the agent experience: Upgraded Tools tab: a n ![Slack]() Slack The AI work platform — channels, messaging, huddles, and workflow automation that connect your team and tools in one place. [View Slack →]() Sources [Original source]() [Read The next wave of Agent messaging experience on Creators Toolbox]() --- Canonical source: https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/slack-the-next-wave-of-agent-messaging-experience