Mute a channel or conversation

We’re getting too many interruptions from #dev-discuss during the release window. Mute that channel for the next six hours so the release lead and oncall can focus unless someone mentions @release or my name.

Before I mute #dev-discuss, surface what I’ll miss: show pinned alerts, any scheduled standup reminders, and whether someone has recently @here’d or @channel’d. Flag words that should bypass mute like security or outage so I don’t silence critical alarms by accident.

During the last release, #dev-discuss kept pinging the team and we lost focus. If I mute the channel for six hours, will mentions of @release still come through? If not, what’s the safest mute configuration so the team isn’t disrupted but legitimate release mentions still alert us?

Our team repeatedly gets derailed during releases and oncall shifts by noisy channels. What routine should we adopt to manage channel muting: who decides when to mute, which keywords or mentions must bypass mute, and how do we communicate the mute to avoid missed emergencies? Give a short checklist the release lead can follow.