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Quickstart

Get Align running with your team in under 5 minutes.

Prerequisites​

  • A Slack or Microsoft Teams workspace (admin access recommended)
  • An Align account at app.align.tech

Step 1: Sign Up​

  1. Go to app.align.tech
  2. Sign in with Google or Microsoft
  3. Create your organization

Step 2: Connect Slack or Teams​

Slack​

  1. Go to Settings → Integrations
  2. Click Connect Slack
  3. Authorize Align in your Slack workspace
  4. Select which channels Align can access

Microsoft Teams​

  1. Go to Settings → Integrations
  2. Click Connect Teams
  3. Authorize Align in your Teams tenant
  4. Add the Align bot to your channels

Step 3: Capture Your First Decision​

In any connected channel, mention Align when a decision is made:

@align We decided to use PostgreSQL instead of MongoDB
for the user service because we need strong consistency
for financial transactions.

Align will:

  1. Acknowledge the capture
  2. Synthesize the decision context
  3. Create a Decision Snapshot
  4. Post a link back to the channel

Step 4: View Your Decision​

  1. Go to your Align dashboard
  2. Find the decision in your feed
  3. See the full context: participants, rationale, evidence links

What's Next?​

Connect More Tools

Add Jira, GitHub, Linear for richer context.

View Integrations →

Import History

Use Discover to find past decisions.

Learn About Discover →

Invite Your Team

Add teammates to collaborate.

Manage Settings →

Tips for Better Decisions​

  1. Be specific — Include the "why" not just the "what"
  2. Tag participants — Mention everyone involved in the decision
  3. Link evidence — Reference Jira tickets, PRs, or docs
  4. Use context — Align captures the surrounding conversation too