Changelog
Recent updates and improvements to Groomba.
April 2026
- Custom estimate fields: choose any numeric Jira custom field for story points (not just "Story Points" or "Story point estimate")
- Estimate field picker now uses searchable dropdown with recommended fields at the top
- Groomba automatically joins public channels during team creation — no need to manually invite the bot first
- Use
/groomba slash commands from any channel: groom issues and access settings even outside your team channel
March 2026
- Customize who votes on specific issues by adding guest voters or removing team members
- Choose between Spaces, Filters, or Boards as your backlog source
- Use Jira Scrum or Kanban board backlogs directly for auto-polling
- Deferred polls now defer for a configurable duration instead of queue position
- Fixed custom non-estimate vote options with custom point scales
February 2026
- Poll display settings: toggle issue descriptions, vote visibility, awaiting voters, and more
- Inline vote buttons option to show voting options in a single row
- Jira comment settings: control when comments are posted and whether to include voting results
- Team name now included in Jira comments for multi-team workspaces
- Rounding cutoff setting for controlling when estimates round up vs down
- Smart team defaults: remembers your last used team
- Updated Jira terminology from "Projects" to "Spaces"
- Backlog selection is now optional during team creation