diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 100452f8541..58545c0f74e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ Documentation
 Want to contribute to MAS Command Line Interface?
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 We welcome every Maximo Application Suite users, developers and enthusiasts to contribute to the MAS Command Line Interface while fixing code issues and implementing new automated functionalities.
-You can contribute to this collection by raising [a new issue](https://github.com/ibm-mas/cli/issues) with suggestions on how to make our MAS automation engine even better, or if you want to become a new code contributor, please refer to the [Contributing Guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) and learn more about how to get started.
\ No newline at end of file
+You can contribute to this collection by raising [a new issue](https://github.com/ibm-mas/cli/issues) with suggestions on how to make our MAS automation engine even better, or if you want to become a new code contributor, please refer to the [Contributing Guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) and learn more about how to get started.
diff --git a/image/cli/app-root/src/run-playbook.sh b/image/cli/app-root/src/run-playbook.sh
index b97ec26ba76..0e657ff1db6 100644
--- a/image/cli/app-root/src/run-playbook.sh
+++ b/image/cli/app-root/src/run-playbook.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,32 @@ source /opt/app-root/src/env.sh
 
 python3 /opt/app-root/src/register-start.py
 
+# Capture the playbook name for notification
+PLAYBOOK_NAME="$1"
+
+# Send Slack start notification if configured
+if [ -n "$SLACK_TOKEN" ] && [ -n "$SLACK_CHANNEL" ]; then
+  python3 /opt/app-root/bin/mas-devops-notify-slack \
+    --action ansible-start \
+    --task-name "$DEVOPS_SUITE_NAME" \
+    --pipeline-name "${PIPELINERUN_NAME:-unknown}" \
+    --instance-id "${DEVOPS_ENVIRONMENT:-}" || true
+      echo "# ----------------- Sending Start Notification Suite: $DEVOPS_SUITE_NAME | pipeline: $PIPELINE_NAME($PIPELINERUN_NAME) | Instance id: $DEVOPS_ENVIRONMENT -------------------- #"
+fi
+
 ansible-playbook ibm.mas_devops."$@"
 rc=$?
+
+# Send Slack completion notification if configured
+if [ -n "$SLACK_TOKEN" ] && [ -n "$SLACK_CHANNEL" ]; then
+  python3 /opt/app-root/bin/mas-devops-notify-slack \
+    --action ansible-complete \
+    --rc $rc \
+    --task-name "$DEVOPS_SUITE_NAME" \
+    --pipeline-name "${PIPELINERUN_NAME:-unknown}" \
+    --instance-id "${DEVOPS_ENVIRONMENT:-}" || true
+      echo "# ----------------- Sending Start Notification Suite: $DEVOPS_SUITE_NAME | pipeline: $PIPELINE_NAME($PIPELINERUN_NAME) | Instance id: $DEVOPS_ENVIRONMENT -------------------- #"
+fi
+
 python3 /opt/app-root/src/save-junit-to-mongo.py
 exit $rc
diff --git a/image/cli/app-root/src/run-role.sh b/image/cli/app-root/src/run-role.sh
index 4bd182b237c..3783ed2a311 100644
--- a/image/cli/app-root/src/run-role.sh
+++ b/image/cli/app-root/src/run-role.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,30 @@ python3 /opt/app-root/src/register-start.py
 
 export ROLE_NAME=$1
 shift
+
+# Send Slack start notification if configured
+if [ -n "$SLACK_TOKEN" ] && [ -n "$SLACK_CHANNEL" ]; then
+  python3 /opt/app-root/bin/mas-devops-notify-slack \
+    --action ansible-start \
+    --task-name "$DEVOPS_SUITE_NAME" \
+    --pipeline-name "${PIPELINERUN_NAME:-unknown}" \
+    --instance-id "${DEVOPS_ENVIRONMENT:-}" || true
+  echo "# ----------------- Sending Start Notification Suite: $DEVOPS_SUITE_NAME | pipeline: $PIPELINE_NAME($PIPELINERUN_NAME) | Instance id: $DEVOPS_ENVIRONMENT -------------------- #"
+fi
+
 ansible-playbook ibm.mas_devops.run_role $@
 rc=$?
+
+# Send Slack completion notification if configured
+if [ -n "$SLACK_TOKEN" ] && [ -n "$SLACK_CHANNEL" ]; then
+  python3 /opt/app-root/bin/mas-devops-notify-slack \
+    --action ansible-complete \
+    --rc $rc \
+    --task-name "$DEVOPS_SUITE_NAME" \
+    --pipeline-name "${PIPELINERUN_NAME:-unknown}" \
+    --instance-id "${DEVOPS_ENVIRONMENT:-}" || true
+    echo "# ----------------- Sending Stop Notification Suite: $DEVOPS_SUITE_NAME | pipeline: $PIPELINE_NAME($PIPELINERUN_NAME) | Instance id: $DEVOPS_ENVIRONMENT -------------------- #"
+fi
+
 python3 /opt/app-root/src/save-junit-to-mongo.py
 exit $rc
diff --git a/image/cli/app-root/src/update-pipeline-status.py b/image/cli/app-root/src/update-pipeline-status.py
index abbf0e924f5..e98945a829b 100755
--- a/image/cli/app-root/src/update-pipeline-status.py
+++ b/image/cli/app-root/src/update-pipeline-status.py
@@ -8,17 +8,62 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
+import subprocess
 from datetime import datetime, UTC
 from pymongo import MongoClient
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    if "DEVOPS_MONGO_URI" not in os.environ or os.environ['DEVOPS_MONGO_URI'] == "":
-        sys.exit(0)
 
-    print("MongoDb integration enabled (v2 data model)")
+def send_slack_notification(action, pipeline_name, instance_id, rc=0):
+    """
+    Send Slack notification for pipeline start or completion using CLI command.
 
-    # Initialize the properties we need
+    Args:
+        action: Either 'pipeline-start' or 'pipeline-complete'
+        pipeline_name: Name of the pipeline
+        instance_id: MAS instance ID
+        rc: Return code (0 for success, non-zero for failure)
+    """
+    slack_token = os.getenv("SLACK_TOKEN", "")
+    slack_channel = os.getenv("SLACK_CHANNEL", "")
+
+    if not slack_token or not slack_channel:
+        return
+
+    try:
+        print(f"Sending Slack notification: action={action}, pipeline={pipeline_name}, instance={instance_id}")
+
+        if action == "pipeline-start":
+            cmd = [
+                "python3", "/opt/app-root/bin/mas-devops-notify-slack",
+                "--action", "pipeline-start",
+                "--instance-id", instance_id,
+                "--pipeline-name", pipeline_name
+            ]
+        elif action == "pipeline-complete":
+            cmd = [
+                "python3", "/opt/app-root/bin/mas-devops-notify-slack",
+                "--action", "pipeline-complete",
+                "--rc", str(rc),
+                "--instance-id", instance_id,
+                "--pipeline-name", pipeline_name
+            ]
+        else:
+            print(f"Unknown action: {action}")
+            return
+
+        # Run the command, ignore errors (|| true equivalent)
+        result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
+        if result.returncode == 0:
+            print("Slack notification sent successfully")
+        else:
+            print(f"Slack notification command failed (ignored): {result.stderr}")
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error sending Slack notification (ignored): {e}")
 
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Initialize the properties we need
     # Note: We don't use MAS_INSTANCE_ID to remove the confusion between when a role actually
     # needs MAS_INSTANCE_ID and when we are providing it just for the reporting framework
     instanceId = os.getenv("DEVOPS_ENVIRONMENT", "")
@@ -28,11 +73,40 @@
     pipelineRunName = os.getenv("PIPELINERUN_NAME", "")
     pipelineRunNamespace = os.getenv("PIPELINERUN_NAMESPACE", "")
 
-    if "" in [instanceId, build, pipelineName, pipelineStatus, pipelineRunName, pipelineRunNamespace]:
-        print("Pipeline status not recorded because one or more required env vars are not set")
-        sys.exit(0)
+    # =========================================================================
+    # Slack Notification Logic (runs independently)
+    # =========================================================================
+    SLACK_TOKEN = os.getenv("SLACK_TOKEN", "")
+    SLACK_CHANNEL = os.getenv("SLACK_CHANNEL", "")
 
-    runId = f"{instanceId}:{build}"
+    if SLACK_TOKEN and SLACK_CHANNEL:
+        print("\nSlack integration enabled")
+
+        if "" in [instanceId, pipelineName, pipelineRunName, pipelineStatus]:
+            print("Slack notification skipped: one or more required env vars are not set")
+        elif pipelineName not in ["mas-install", "mas-update", "mas-upgrade", "mas-uninstall"]:
+            print(f"No slack notifications for pipeline: {pipelineName}")
+        else:
+            if pipelineStatus == "Started":
+                print("Sending pipeline start notification to Slack...")
+                send_slack_notification("pipeline-start", pipelineRunName, instanceId)
+
+            elif pipelineStatus in ["Completed", "Succeeded"]:
+                print("Sending pipeline completion (success) notification to Slack...")
+                send_slack_notification("pipeline-complete", pipelineRunName, instanceId, rc=0)
+
+            elif pipelineStatus == "Failed":
+                print("Sending pipeline completion (failure) notification to Slack...")
+                send_slack_notification("pipeline-complete", pipelineRunName, instanceId, rc=1)
+    else:
+        print("\nSlack integration disabled (SLACK_TOKEN or SLACK_CHANNEL not set)")
+
+    # =========================================================================
+    # MongoDB Integration Logic (runs independently)
+    # =========================================================================
+    if "DEVOPS_MONGO_URI" not in os.environ or os.environ['DEVOPS_MONGO_URI'] == "":
+        print("\nMongoDb integration disabled (DEVOPS_MONGO_URI not set)")
+        sys.exit(0)
 
     print(f"Instance ID .............. {instanceId}")
     print(f"Build .................... {build}")
@@ -41,6 +115,14 @@
     print(f"PipelineRun Namespace .... {pipelineRunNamespace}")
     print(f"Status ................... {pipelineStatus}")
 
+    print("\nMongoDb integration enabled (v2 data model)")
+
+    if "" in [instanceId, build, pipelineName, pipelineStatus, pipelineRunName, pipelineRunNamespace]:
+        print("Pipeline status not recorded because one or more required env vars are not set")
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    runId = f"{instanceId}:{build}"
+
     # Connect to mongoDb
     client = MongoClient(os.getenv("DEVOPS_MONGO_URI"))
     db = client.masfvt
@@ -55,16 +137,19 @@
             f"pipelines.{pipelineName}.status": "Started",
             f"pipelines.{pipelineName}.timestamp": datetime.now(UTC)
         }
+
     elif pipelineStatus in ["Completed", "Succeeded"]:
         updates = {
             f"pipelines.{pipelineName}.status": "Completed",
             f"pipelines.{pipelineName}.timestampFinished": datetime.now(UTC)
         }
+
     elif pipelineStatus == "Failed":
         updates = {
             f"pipelines.{pipelineName}.status": "Failed",
             f"pipelines.{pipelineName}.timestampFinished": datetime.now(UTC)
         }
+
     else:
         print("Unexpected state detected")
         sys.exit(0)
@@ -85,3 +170,5 @@
         },
         upsert=True
     )
+
+    print("Pipeline status recorded in MongoDB successfully")
diff --git a/image/cli/mascli/functions/internal/save_config b/image/cli/mascli/functions/internal/save_config
index d20732bde93..33766a9a05d 100644
--- a/image/cli/mascli/functions/internal/save_config
+++ b/image/cli/mascli/functions/internal/save_config
@@ -252,5 +252,9 @@ export MAS_MANUAL_CERT_MGMT=$MAS_MANUAL_CERT_MGMT
 # Guided Tour
 export MAS_ENABLE_WALKME=$MAS_ENABLE_WALKME
 
+# Slack
+export SLACK_TOKEN=$SLACK_TOKEN
+export SLACK_CHANNEL=$SLACK_CHANNEL
+
 EOF
 }
diff --git a/python/Makefile b/python/Makefile
index f4ddc7166c3..1cffe1ca4bf 100644
--- a/python/Makefile
+++ b/python/Makefile
@@ -24,4 +24,3 @@ lint: venv
 pyinstaller: venv
 	rm -f README.rst
 	. .venv/bin/activate && pyinstaller src/mas-upgrade --onefile --noconfirm --add-data="src/mas/devops/templates/ibm-mas-tekton.yaml:mas/devops/templates" --add-data="src/mas/devops/templates/subscription.yml.j2:mas/devops/templates/" --add-data="src/mas/devops/templates/pipelinerun-upgrade.yml.j2:mas/devops/templates/"
-
diff --git a/python/src/mas/cli/aiservice/install/app.py b/python/src/mas/cli/aiservice/install/app.py
index 4d0bb5f3aac..827e115c1fa 100644
--- a/python/src/mas/cli/aiservice/install/app.py
+++ b/python/src/mas/cli/aiservice/install/app.py
@@ -493,7 +493,9 @@ def install(self, argv):
                     slsLicenseFile=self.slsLicenseFileSecret,
                     additionalConfigs=self.additionalConfigsSecret,
                     podTemplates=self.podTemplatesSecret,
-                    certs=self.certsSecret
+                    certs=self.certsSecret,
+                    slack_token=self.getParam("slack_token"),
+                    slack_channel=self.getParam("slack_channel")
                 )
 
                 self.setupApprovals(pipelinesNamespace)
diff --git a/python/src/mas/cli/aiservice/install/params.py b/python/src/mas/cli/aiservice/install/params.py
index 83efc7697ee..e2050315db0 100644
--- a/python/src/mas/cli/aiservice/install/params.py
+++ b/python/src/mas/cli/aiservice/install/params.py
@@ -106,4 +106,8 @@
 
     # Enable IPv6 networking
     "enable_ipv6",
+
+    # Slack
+    "slack_token",
+    "slack_channel",
 ]
diff --git a/python/src/mas/cli/aiservice/install/summarizer.py b/python/src/mas/cli/aiservice/install/summarizer.py
index bd114e54cb8..75cb435ca56 100644
--- a/python/src/mas/cli/aiservice/install/summarizer.py
+++ b/python/src/mas/cli/aiservice/install/summarizer.py
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ def mongoSummary(self) -> None:
         else:
             self.fatalError(f"Unexpected value for mongodb_action parameter: {self.getParam('mongodb_action')}")
 
+    def slackSummary(self) -> None:
+        self.printH2("Slack Integration")
+        if self.getParam("slack_channel") != "":
+            self.printParamSummary("Slack Channel", "slack_channel")
+        else:
+            self.printSummary("Slack Channel", "Not Configured")
+
     def displayInstallSummary(self) -> None:
         self.printH1("Review Settings")
         self.printDescription([
@@ -129,3 +136,6 @@ def displayInstallSummary(self) -> None:
         self.slsSummary()
         self.mongoSummary()
         self.db2Summary()
+
+        # Notification Integration
+        self.slackSummary()
diff --git a/python/src/mas/cli/install/app.py b/python/src/mas/cli/install/app.py
index e1395166975..3fcc22d11fc 100644
--- a/python/src/mas/cli/install/app.py
+++ b/python/src/mas/cli/install/app.py
@@ -2120,7 +2120,9 @@ def install(self, argv):
                     slsLicenseFile=self.slsLicenseFileSecret,
                     additionalConfigs=self.additionalConfigsSecret,
                     podTemplates=self.podTemplatesSecret,
-                    certs=self.certsSecret
+                    certs=self.certsSecret,
+                    slack_token=self.getParam("slack_token"),
+                    slack_channel=self.getParam("slack_channel")
                 )
 
                 self.setupApprovals(pipelinesNamespace)
diff --git a/python/src/mas/cli/install/argBuilder.py b/python/src/mas/cli/install/argBuilder.py
index eeb9891f69d..8208eb2ce62 100644
--- a/python/src/mas/cli/install/argBuilder.py
+++ b/python/src/mas/cli/install/argBuilder.py
@@ -579,6 +579,11 @@ def buildCommand(self) -> str:
         if self.getParam('approval_aiservice') != "":
             command += f"  --approval-aiservice \"{self.getParam('approval_aiservice')}\"{newline}"
 
+        # Slack
+        # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+        if self.getParam('slack_channel') != "" and self.getParam('slack_token'):
+            command += f"  --slack-channel \"{self.getParam('slack_channel')}\"  --slack-token $SLACK_TOKEN{newline}"
+
         # More Options
         # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
         if self.devMode:
diff --git a/python/src/mas/cli/install/argParser.py b/python/src/mas/cli/install/argParser.py
index ff0134a245c..c11601e8ea4 100644
--- a/python/src/mas/cli/install/argParser.py
+++ b/python/src/mas/cli/install/argParser.py
@@ -1581,6 +1581,18 @@ def isValidFile(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser, arg: str) -> str:
     default=False,
     help="Don't show advanced install options (in interactive mode)"
 )
+otherArgGroup.add_argument(
+    "--slack-token",
+    dest="slack_token",
+    required=False,
+    help="Slack bot token for sending pipeline notifications"
+)
+otherArgGroup.add_argument(
+    "--slack-channel",
+    dest="slack_channel",
+    required=False,
+    help="Slack channel(s) for notifications (comma-separated for multiple channels)"
+)
 
 otherArgGroup.add_argument(
     "--accept-license",
diff --git a/python/src/mas/cli/install/params.py b/python/src/mas/cli/install/params.py
index 187dfd90546..19784de1b4e 100644
--- a/python/src/mas/cli/install/params.py
+++ b/python/src/mas/cli/install/params.py
@@ -221,5 +221,9 @@
     # Grafana
     "skip_grafana_install",
     "grafana_v5_namespace",
-    "grafana_instance_storage_size"
+    "grafana_instance_storage_size",
+
+    # Slack Integration
+    "slack_token",
+    "slack_channel"
 ]
diff --git a/python/src/mas/cli/install/summarizer.py b/python/src/mas/cli/install/summarizer.py
index 3de50649aac..9a2d57f1991 100644
--- a/python/src/mas/cli/install/summarizer.py
+++ b/python/src/mas/cli/install/summarizer.py
@@ -411,6 +411,13 @@ def grafanaSummary(self) -> None:
         else:
             self.printSummary("Install Grafana", "Do Not Install")
 
+    def slackSummary(self) -> None:
+        self.printH2("Slack Integration")
+        if self.getParam("slack_channel") != "":
+            self.printParamSummary("Slack Channel", "slack_channel")
+        else:
+            self.printSummary("Slack Channel", "Not Configured")
+
     def installSummary(self) -> None:
         pass
         # self.printH2("Install Process")
@@ -451,5 +458,8 @@ def displayInstallSummary(self) -> None:
         self.cp4dSummary()
         self.grafanaSummary()
 
+        # Notification Integration
+        self.slackSummary()
+
         # Install options
         self.installSummary()
diff --git a/python/src/mas/cli/uninstall/app.py b/python/src/mas/cli/uninstall/app.py
index 464a55390f0..d15686296e0 100644
--- a/python/src/mas/cli/uninstall/app.py
+++ b/python/src/mas/cli/uninstall/app.py
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ def uninstall(self, argv):
         droNamespace = args.dro_namespace
         self.noConfirm = args.no_confirm
 
+        # Set image_pull_policy if provided
+        if args.image_pull_policy and args.image_pull_policy != "":
+            self.setParam("image_pull_policy", args.image_pull_policy)
+
         if args.uninstall_all_deps:
             uninstallGrafana = True
             uninstallIBMCatalog = True
diff --git a/python/src/mas/cli/uninstall/argParser.py b/python/src/mas/cli/uninstall/argParser.py
index 4048bdb48a9..e187cbc523c 100644
--- a/python/src/mas/cli/uninstall/argParser.py
+++ b/python/src/mas/cli/uninstall/argParser.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 from .. import __version__ as packageVersion
 from ..cli import getHelpFormatter
 
+IMAGE_PULL_POLICIES = ["IfNotPresent", "Always"]
+
 uninstallArgParser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
     prog='mas uninstall',
     description="\n".join([
@@ -101,6 +103,24 @@
     default=False,
     help="Launch the upgrade without prompting for confirmation",
 )
+otherArgGroup.add_argument(
+    '--slack-token',
+    required=False,
+    help="Slack bot token for sending pipeline status notifications"
+)
+otherArgGroup.add_argument(
+    '--slack-channel',
+    required=False,
+    help="Slack channel(s) for pipeline notifications (comma-separated for multiple channels)"
+)
+otherArgGroup.add_argument(
+    "--image-pull-policy",
+    dest="image_pull_policy",
+    required=False,
+    help="Image pull policy for Tekton Pipeline",
+    choices=IMAGE_PULL_POLICIES,
+    metavar="{IfNotPresent,Always}"
+)
 otherArgGroup.add_argument(
     '-h', "--help",
     action='help',
diff --git a/python/src/mas/cli/update/app.py b/python/src/mas/cli/update/app.py
index fdedb98a10e..47e4b23722f 100644
--- a/python/src/mas/cli/update/app.py
+++ b/python/src/mas/cli/update/app.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 from mas.devops.ocp import createNamespace, getConsoleURL, getClusterVersion, isClusterVersionInRange
 from mas.devops.mas import listMasInstances, getCurrentCatalog
 from mas.devops.aiservice import listAiServiceInstances
-from mas.devops.tekton import preparePipelinesNamespace, installOpenShiftPipelines, updateTektonDefinitions, launchUpdatePipeline
+from mas.devops.tekton import preparePipelinesNamespace, installOpenShiftPipelines, updateTektonDefinitions, launchUpdatePipeline, prepareUpdateSlackSecrets
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -57,9 +57,13 @@ def update(self, argv):
                 "skip_pre_check",
                 "dev_mode",
                 "cpd_product_version",
+                "image_pull_policy",
                 # Dev Mode
                 "artifactory_username",
-                "artifactory_token"
+                "artifactory_token",
+                # Slack Integration
+                "slack_token",
+                "slack_channel"
 
             ]
             for key, value in vars(self.args).items():
@@ -201,6 +205,16 @@ def update(self, argv):
                 preparePipelinesNamespace(dynClient=self.dynamicClient)
                 h.stop_and_persist(symbol=self.successIcon, text=f"Namespace is ready ({pipelinesNamespace})")
 
+            # Create slack secret if slack token and channel are provided
+            if self.getParam("slack_token") and self.getParam("slack_channel"):
+                with Halo(text='Creating Slack notification secret', spinner=self.spinner) as h:
+                    prepareUpdateSlackSecrets(
+                        dynClient=self.dynamicClient,
+                        slack_token=self.getParam("slack_token"),
+                        slack_channel=self.getParam("slack_channel")
+                    )
+                    h.stop_and_persist(symbol=self.successIcon, text="Slack notification secret created")
+
             with Halo(text=f'Installing latest Tekton definitions (v{self.version})', spinner=self.spinner) as h:
                 updateTektonDefinitions(pipelinesNamespace, self.tektonDefsPath)
                 h.stop_and_persist(symbol=self.successIcon, text=f"Latest Tekton definitions are installed (v{self.version})")
diff --git a/python/src/mas/cli/update/argParser.py b/python/src/mas/cli/update/argParser.py
index 8487cd892e9..b7dfeacc535 100644
--- a/python/src/mas/cli/update/argParser.py
+++ b/python/src/mas/cli/update/argParser.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 from ..cli import getHelpFormatter
 
+IMAGE_PULL_POLICIES = ["IfNotPresent", "Always"]
+
 
 class UpdateArgumentParser(argparse.ArgumentParser):
     """Custom argument parser that validates --catalog requirement"""
@@ -208,6 +210,24 @@ def parse_args(self, args=None, namespace=None):  # type: ignore[override]
     default=False,
     help="Skips the 'pre-update-check' and 'post-update-verify' tasks in the update pipeline",
 )
+otherArgGroup.add_argument(
+    '--slack-token',
+    required=False,
+    help="Slack bot token for sending pipeline status notifications"
+)
+otherArgGroup.add_argument(
+    '--slack-channel',
+    required=False,
+    help="Slack channel(s) for pipeline notifications (comma-separated for multiple channels)"
+)
+otherArgGroup.add_argument(
+    "--image-pull-policy",
+    dest="image_pull_policy",
+    required=False,
+    help="Image pull policy for Tekton Pipeline",
+    choices=IMAGE_PULL_POLICIES,
+    metavar="{IfNotPresent,Always}"
+)
 otherArgGroup.add_argument(
     '-h', "--help",
     action='help',
diff --git a/python/src/mas/cli/upgrade/app.py b/python/src/mas/cli/upgrade/app.py
index c00a89b822f..ff8a9598d93 100644
--- a/python/src/mas/cli/upgrade/app.py
+++ b/python/src/mas/cli/upgrade/app.py
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ def upgrade(self, argv):
         self.nextChannel = args.next_channel
         self.devMode = args.dev_mode
 
+        # Set image_pull_policy if provided
+        if args.image_pull_policy and args.image_pull_policy != "":
+            self.setParam("image_pull_policy", args.image_pull_policy)
+
         if instanceId is None:
             self.printH1("Set Target OpenShift Cluster")
             # Connect to the target cluster
diff --git a/python/src/mas/cli/upgrade/argParser.py b/python/src/mas/cli/upgrade/argParser.py
index 697c8e48207..b56e93beb4f 100644
--- a/python/src/mas/cli/upgrade/argParser.py
+++ b/python/src/mas/cli/upgrade/argParser.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 from .. import __version__ as packageVersion
 from ..cli import getHelpFormatter
 
+IMAGE_PULL_POLICIES = ["IfNotPresent", "Always"]
+
 upgradeArgParser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
     prog='mas upgrade',
     description="\n".join([
@@ -72,6 +74,24 @@
     default="",
     help="The Target Mas channel to Upgrade on"
 )
+otherArgGroup.add_argument(
+    '--slack-token',
+    required=False,
+    help="Slack bot token for sending pipeline status notifications"
+)
+otherArgGroup.add_argument(
+    '--slack-channel',
+    required=False,
+    help="Slack channel(s) for pipeline notifications (comma-separated for multiple channels)"
+)
+otherArgGroup.add_argument(
+    "--image-pull-policy",
+    dest="image_pull_policy",
+    required=False,
+    help="Image pull policy for Tekton Pipeline",
+    choices=IMAGE_PULL_POLICIES,
+    metavar="{IfNotPresent,Always}"
+)
 otherArgGroup.add_argument(
     '-h', "--help",
     action='help',
diff --git a/python/test/install/test_dev_mode.py b/python/test/install/test_dev_mode.py
index 90b666559b4..01afdccf777 100644
--- a/python/test/install/test_dev_mode.py
+++ b/python/test/install/test_dev_mode.py
@@ -525,4 +525,73 @@ def test_install_master_dev_mode_non_interactive_with_path_routing(tmpdir):
     # Run the test
     run_install_test(tmpdir, config)
 
+
+def test_install_master_dev_mode_non_interactive_with_slack(tmpdir):
+    """Test non-interactive installation with Slack notification parameters.
+
+    This test verifies that slack_token and slack_channel parameters are properly
+    handled in non-interactive mode and passed through to the pipeline configuration.
+    """
+
+    # Define prompt handlers - should be empty for non-interactive mode
+    prompt_handlers = {}
+
+    # Create test configuration with Slack parameters
+    config = InstallTestConfig(
+        prompt_handlers=prompt_handlers,
+        current_catalog=None,  # No catalog installed
+        architecture='amd64',
+        is_sno=False,
+        is_airgap=False,
+        storage_class_name='nfs-client',
+        storage_provider='nfs',
+        storage_provider_name='NFS Client',
+        ocp_version='4.18.0',
+        timeout_seconds=30,
+        argv=[
+            "--dev-mode",
+            "--artifactory-username", "ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME",
+            "--artifactory-token", "ARTIFACTORY_TOKEN",
+            "--mas-catalog-version", "v9-master-amd64",
+            "--mas-instance-id", "fvtcore",
+            "--mas-workspace-id", "masdev",
+            "--mas-workspace-name", "MAS Development",
+            "--superuser-username", "MAS_SUPERUSER_USERNAME",
+            "--superuser-password", "MAS_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD",
+            "--mas-channel", "9.2.x-dev",
+            "--iot-channel", "9.2.x-dev",
+            "--db2-system", "--kafka-provider", "strimzi",
+            "--manage-channel", "9.2.x-dev",
+            "--manage-components", "",
+            "--db2-manage", "--manage-jdbc", "workspace-application",
+            "--cos", "ibm",
+            "--cos-resourcegroup", "fvt-layer3",
+            "--cos-apikey", "IBMCLOUD_APIKEY",
+            "--cos-instance-name", "Object Storage for MAS - fvtcore",
+            "--cos-bucket-name", "fvtcore-masdev-bucket-20260209-0209",
+            "--db2-channel", "rotate",
+            "--skip-grafana-install",
+            "--additional-configs", f"{tmpdir}",
+            "--storage-class-rwx", "ibmc-file-gold-gid",
+            "--storage-class-rwo", "ibmc-block-gold",
+            "--storage-pipeline", "ibmc-file-gold-gid",
+            "--storage-accessmode", "ReadWriteMany",
+            "--ibm-entitlement-key", "IBM_ENTITLEMENT_KEY",
+            "--license-file", f"{tmpdir}/authorized_entitlement.lic",
+            "--uds-email", "iotf@uk.ibm.com",
+            "--uds-firstname", "First",
+            "--uds-lastname", "Last",
+            "--sls-namespace", "sls-fvtcore",
+            "--sls-channel", "3.x-dev",
+            # Slack notification parameters
+            "--slack-token", "xoxb-test-slack-token-12345",
+            "--slack-channel", "mas-notifications,mas-alerts",
+            "--accept-license",
+            "--no-confirm",
+        ]
+    )
+    # Run the test
+    run_install_test(tmpdir, config)
+    run_install_test(tmpdir, config)
+
 # Made with Bob
diff --git a/python/test/test_slack_params.py b/python/test/test_slack_params.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..35a8ec55e7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/test/test_slack_params.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# *****************************************************************************
+# Copyright (c) 2026 IBM Corporation and other Contributors.
+#
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+# are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+# http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+#
+# *****************************************************************************
+
+"""
+Test suite to verify Slack integration parameters are properly configured.
+
+This test ensures that slack_token and slack_channel parameters are included
+in the optionalParams list for the install command, allowing them to be passed
+through to Tekton pipelines for Slack notifications.
+"""
+
+from mas.cli.install.params import optionalParams
+
+
+class TestSlackParameters:
+    """Test that Slack parameters are properly configured"""
+
+    def test_slack_token_in_optional_params(self):
+        """Verify slack_token is in the optionalParams list"""
+        assert "slack_token" in optionalParams, \
+            "slack_token should be in optionalParams to support Slack notifications"
+
+    def test_slack_channel_in_optional_params(self):
+        """Verify slack_channel is in the optionalParams list"""
+        assert "slack_channel" in optionalParams, \
+            "slack_channel should be in optionalParams to support Slack notifications"
+
+    def test_slack_params_are_optional(self):
+        """Verify Slack parameters are optional (not required)"""
+        from mas.cli.install.params import requiredParams
+
+        assert "slack_token" not in requiredParams, \
+            "slack_token should be optional, not required"
+        assert "slack_channel" not in requiredParams, \
+            "slack_channel should be optional, not required"
+
+    def test_slack_params_documentation(self):
+        """Document the purpose of Slack parameters"""
+        # This test serves as documentation
+        slack_params_doc = {
+            "slack_token": "OAuth token for Slack API authentication (optional)",
+            "slack_channel": "Comma-separated list of Slack channels for notifications (optional)"
+        }
+
+        # Verify both parameters exist
+        for param, description in slack_params_doc.items():
+            assert param in optionalParams, \
+                f"{param} should be in optionalParams. Purpose: {description}"
+
+# Made with Bob
diff --git a/tekton/src/params/common.yml.j2 b/tekton/src/params/common.yml.j2
index fe3e70199a6..20459f66aa4 100644
--- a/tekton/src/params/common.yml.j2
+++ b/tekton/src/params/common.yml.j2
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@
 - name: custom_labels
   type: string
   default: ""
+
+# Slack Notifications
+- name: slack_token
+  type: string
+  default: ""
+  description: Slack bot token for sending pipeline notifications
+- name: slack_channel
+  type: string
+  default: ""
+  description: Slack channel(s) for notifications (comma-separated for multiple channels)
   description: Optional custom labels, comma separated list of key=value pairs
 
 {% if application is not defined %}
diff --git a/tekton/src/pipelines/mas-uninstall.yml.j2 b/tekton/src/pipelines/mas-uninstall.yml.j2
index 9fdfa9b95bd..9ba7b6568cc 100644
--- a/tekton/src/pipelines/mas-uninstall.yml.j2
+++ b/tekton/src/pipelines/mas-uninstall.yml.j2
@@ -81,7 +81,14 @@ spec:
           value: $(params.image_pull_policy)
         - name: configmap_name
           value: approval-uninstall
-
+        - name: pipeline_status
+          value: Started
+        - name: pipeline_name
+          value: $(context.pipeline.name)
+        - name: pipelinerun_name
+          value: $(context.pipelineRun.name)
+        - name: pipelinerun_namespace
+          value: $(context.pipelineRun.namespace)
 
     # 1. Uninstall IBM Maximo Application Suite Applications
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -94,6 +101,7 @@ spec:
         kind: Task
         name: mas-devops-suite-app-uninstall
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: mas_instance_id
           value: $(params.mas_instance_id)
         - name: mas_app_id
@@ -110,6 +118,7 @@ spec:
         kind: Task
         name: mas-devops-suite-app-uninstall
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: mas_instance_id
           value: $(params.mas_instance_id)
         - name: mas_app_id
@@ -126,6 +135,7 @@ spec:
         kind: Task
         name: mas-devops-suite-app-uninstall
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: mas_instance_id
           value: $(params.mas_instance_id)
         - name: mas_app_id
@@ -142,6 +152,7 @@ spec:
         kind: Task
         name: mas-devops-suite-app-uninstall
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: mas_instance_id
           value: $(params.mas_instance_id)
         - name: mas_app_id
@@ -158,6 +169,7 @@ spec:
         kind: Task
         name: mas-devops-suite-app-uninstall
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: mas_instance_id
           value: $(params.mas_instance_id)
         - name: mas_app_id
@@ -174,6 +186,7 @@ spec:
         kind: Task
         name: mas-devops-suite-app-uninstall
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: mas_instance_id
           value: $(params.mas_instance_id)
         - name: mas_app_id
@@ -190,6 +203,7 @@ spec:
         kind: Task
         name: mas-devops-suite-app-uninstall
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: mas_instance_id
           value: $(params.mas_instance_id)
         - name: mas_app_id
@@ -206,6 +220,7 @@ spec:
         kind: Task
         name: mas-devops-suite-app-uninstall
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: mas_instance_id
           value: $(params.mas_instance_id)
         - name: mas_app_id
@@ -229,8 +244,7 @@ spec:
         kind: Task
         name: mas-devops-suite-uninstall
       params:
-        - name: image_pull_policy
-          value: $(params.image_pull_policy)
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: mas_instance_id
           value: $(params.mas_instance_id)
         - name: mas_wipe_mongo_data
@@ -244,8 +258,7 @@ spec:
     - name: uninstall-sls
       timeout: "0"
       params:
-        - name: image_pull_policy
-          value: $(params.image_pull_policy)
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: sls_action
           value: $(params.sls_action)
         - name: devops_suite_name
@@ -266,8 +279,7 @@ spec:
     - name: uninstall-mongodb
       timeout: "0"
       params:
-        - name: image_pull_policy
-          value: $(params.image_pull_policy)
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: mongodb_action
           value: $(params.mongodb_action)
         - name: devops_suite_name
@@ -288,8 +300,7 @@ spec:
     - name: uninstall-dro
       timeout: "0"
       params:
-        - name: image_pull_policy
-          value: $(params.image_pull_policy)
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: dro_action
           value: $(params.dro_action)
         - name: dro_namespace
@@ -312,8 +323,7 @@ spec:
     - name: uninstall-cert-manager
       timeout: "0"
       params:
-        - name: image_pull_policy
-          value: $(params.image_pull_policy)
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: cert_manager_action
           value: $(params.cert_manager_action)
         - name: cert_manager_provider
@@ -336,8 +346,7 @@ spec:
     - name: uninstall-ibm-catalogs
       timeout: "0"
       params:
-        - name: image_pull_policy
-          value: $(params.image_pull_policy)
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: ibm_catalogs_action
           value: $(params.ibm_catalogs_action)
         - name: devops_suite_name
@@ -358,8 +367,7 @@ spec:
     - name: uninstall-grafana
       timeout: "0"
       params:
-        - name: image_pull_policy
-          value: $(params.image_pull_policy)
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: grafana_action
           value: $(params.grafana_action)
         - name: devops_suite_name
diff --git a/tekton/src/pipelines/mas-update.yml.j2 b/tekton/src/pipelines/mas-update.yml.j2
index 95b219a0395..ce20b8eaf40 100644
--- a/tekton/src/pipelines/mas-update.yml.j2
+++ b/tekton/src/pipelines/mas-update.yml.j2
@@ -173,6 +173,14 @@ spec:
           value: $(params.image_pull_policy)
         - name: configmap_name
           value: approval-update
+        - name: pipeline_status
+          value: Started
+        - name: pipeline_name
+          value: $(context.pipeline.name)
+        - name: pipelinerun_name
+          value: $(context.pipelineRun.name)
+        - name: pipelinerun_namespace
+          value: $(context.pipelineRun.namespace)
 
     {{ lookup('template', 'taskdefs/cluster-setup/ocp-verify-all.yml.j2', template_vars={'name': 'pre-update-check', 'devops_suite_name': 'pre-update-check'}) | indent(4) }}
       runAfter:
@@ -189,6 +197,7 @@ spec:
       runAfter:
         - pre-update-check
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: devops_suite_name
           value: update-catalog
         - name: mas_catalog_version
@@ -221,6 +230,7 @@ spec:
       runAfter:
         - post-update-verify
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: devops_suite_name
           value: update-ocs
         - name: ocs_action
@@ -238,6 +248,7 @@ spec:
       runAfter:
         - post-update-verify
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: grafana_action
           value: update
         - name: devops_suite_name
@@ -255,6 +266,7 @@ spec:
       runAfter:
         - post-update-verify
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: devops_suite_name
           value: dependencies-rhoai-migration
 
@@ -266,6 +278,7 @@ spec:
       runAfter:
         - post-update-verify
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: devops_suite_name
           value: update-db2
         - name: db2_action
@@ -281,6 +294,7 @@ spec:
       runAfter:
         - post-update-verify
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: devops_suite_name
           value: update-mongodb
         - name: mongodb_action
@@ -308,6 +322,7 @@ spec:
       runAfter:
         - post-update-verify
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: devops_suite_name
           value: update-kafka
         - name: kafka_action
@@ -356,6 +371,7 @@ spec:
       runAfter:
         - post-update-verify
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: aiservice_instance_ids
           value: $(params.aiservice_instance_ids)
 
diff --git a/tekton/src/pipelines/mas-upgrade.yml.j2 b/tekton/src/pipelines/mas-upgrade.yml.j2
index 7a0a7bcba97..5b8ea20d244 100644
--- a/tekton/src/pipelines/mas-upgrade.yml.j2
+++ b/tekton/src/pipelines/mas-upgrade.yml.j2
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ spec:
           value: $(params.image_pull_policy)
         - name: configmap_name
           value: approval-upgrade
+        - name: pipeline_status
+          value: Started
+        - name: pipeline_name
+          value: $(context.pipeline.name)
+        - name: pipelinerun_name
+          value: $(context.pipelineRun.name)
+        - name: pipelinerun_namespace
+          value: $(context.pipelineRun.namespace)
 
     {{ lookup('template', 'taskdefs/cluster-setup/ocp-verify-all.yml.j2', template_vars={'name': 'pre-upgrade-check', 'devops_suite_name': 'pre-upgrade-check'}) | indent(4) }}
       runAfter:
@@ -60,6 +68,7 @@ spec:
       runAfter:
         - pre-upgrade-check
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: mas_instance_id
           value: $(params.mas_instance_id)
         - name: mas_channel
@@ -72,6 +81,7 @@ spec:
     - name: core-verify
       timeout: "0"
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: mas_instance_id
           value: $(params.mas_instance_id)
         - name: mas_channel
@@ -169,6 +179,7 @@ spec:
     - name: app-manage-upgrade
       timeout: "0"
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: mas_instance_id
           value: $(params.mas_instance_id)
         - name: mas_app_id
@@ -194,6 +205,7 @@ spec:
     - name: app-monitor-upgrade-before-iot
       timeout: "0"
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: mas_instance_id
           value: $(params.mas_instance_id)
         - name: mas_app_id
@@ -219,6 +231,7 @@ spec:
     - name: app-iot-upgrade-after-monitor
       timeout: "0"
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: mas_instance_id
           value: $(params.mas_instance_id)
         - name: mas_app_id
@@ -244,6 +257,7 @@ spec:
     - name: app-iot-upgrade
       timeout: "0"
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: mas_instance_id
           value: $(params.mas_instance_id)
         - name: mas_app_id
@@ -269,6 +283,7 @@ spec:
     - name: app-visualinspection-upgrade
       timeout: "0"
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: mas_instance_id
           value: $(params.mas_instance_id)
         - name: mas_app_id
@@ -291,6 +306,7 @@ spec:
     - name: app-assist-upgrade
       timeout: "0"
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: mas_instance_id
           value: $(params.mas_instance_id)
         - name: mas_app_id
@@ -313,6 +329,7 @@ spec:
     - name: app-optimizer-upgrade
       timeout: "0"
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: mas_instance_id
           value: $(params.mas_instance_id)
         - name: mas_app_id
@@ -334,6 +351,7 @@ spec:
     - name: app-monitor-upgrade
       timeout: "0"
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: mas_instance_id
           value: $(params.mas_instance_id)
         - name: mas_app_id
@@ -359,6 +377,7 @@ spec:
     - name: app-predict-upgrade
       timeout: "0"
       params:
+        {{ lookup('template', pipeline_src_dir ~ '/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(8) }}
         - name: mas_instance_id
           value: $(params.mas_instance_id)
         - name: mas_app_id
diff --git a/tekton/src/pipelines/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2 b/tekton/src/pipelines/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2
index e3f2d2911ca..a717732b2b0 100644
--- a/tekton/src/pipelines/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2
+++ b/tekton/src/pipelines/taskdefs/common/cli-params.yml.j2
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
 # Controls the image pull policy for the ibmmas/cli image
 - name: image_pull_policy
   value: $(params.image_pull_policy)
+
+# Pipeline context information
+- name: pipelinerun_namespace
+  value: $(context.pipelineRun.namespace)
+- name: pipelinerun_name
+  value: $(context.pipelineRun.name)
+- name: pipeline_name
+  value: $(context.pipeline.name)
diff --git a/tekton/src/tasks/common/cli-env-nosuitename.yml.j2 b/tekton/src/tasks/common/cli-env-nosuitename.yml.j2
index 52a744384b2..7c0d216ed7a 100644
--- a/tekton/src/tasks/common/cli-env-nosuitename.yml.j2
+++ b/tekton/src/tasks/common/cli-env-nosuitename.yml.j2
@@ -13,6 +13,24 @@
 - name: DEVOPS_ENVIRONMENT
   valueFrom:
     secretKeyRef:
-      name: mas-devops
+      name: mas-devops-slack
       key: MAS_INSTANCE_ID
       optional: true
+- name: SLACK_TOKEN
+  valueFrom:
+    secretKeyRef:
+      name: mas-devops-slack
+      key: SLACK_TOKEN
+      optional: true
+- name: SLACK_CHANNEL
+  valueFrom:
+    secretKeyRef:
+      name: mas-devops-slack
+      key: SLACK_CHANNEL
+      optional: true
+- name: PIPELINE_NAMESPACE
+  value: $(params.pipelinerun_namespace)
+- name: PIPELINERUN_NAME
+  value: $(params.pipelinerun_name)
+- name: PIPELINE_NAME
+  value: $(params.pipeline_name)
diff --git a/tekton/src/tasks/common/cli-env.yml.j2 b/tekton/src/tasks/common/cli-env.yml.j2
index 44e71a2c635..c3880cf3ed6 100644
--- a/tekton/src/tasks/common/cli-env.yml.j2
+++ b/tekton/src/tasks/common/cli-env.yml.j2
@@ -13,8 +13,26 @@
 - name: DEVOPS_ENVIRONMENT
   valueFrom:
     secretKeyRef:
-      name: mas-devops
+      name: mas-devops-slack
       key: MAS_INSTANCE_ID
       optional: true
 - name: DEVOPS_SUITE_NAME
   value: $(params.devops_suite_name)
+- name: SLACK_TOKEN
+  valueFrom:
+    secretKeyRef:
+      name: mas-devops-slack
+      key: SLACK_TOKEN
+      optional: true
+- name: SLACK_CHANNEL
+  valueFrom:
+    secretKeyRef:
+      name: mas-devops-slack
+      key: SLACK_CHANNEL
+      optional: true
+- name: PIPELINE_NAMESPACE
+  value: $(params.pipelinerun_namespace)
+- name: PIPELINERUN_NAME
+  value: $(params.pipelinerun_name)
+- name: PIPELINE_NAME
+  value: $(params.pipeline_name)
diff --git a/tekton/src/tasks/common/cli-params.yml.j2 b/tekton/src/tasks/common/cli-params.yml.j2
index 38dbd229f24..87b0864353f 100644
--- a/tekton/src/tasks/common/cli-params.yml.j2
+++ b/tekton/src/tasks/common/cli-params.yml.j2
@@ -8,3 +8,17 @@
   type: string
   description: Optional name for the junit suite, used to enable save-junit-to-mongo.py
   default: ""
+
+# Common: Pipeline context information (passed from Pipeline)
+- name: pipelinerun_namespace
+  type: string
+  description: Namespace where the pipeline is running
+  default: ""
+- name: pipelinerun_name
+  type: string
+  description: Name of the PipelineRun
+  default: ""
+- name: pipeline_name
+  type: string
+  description: Name of the Pipeline
+  default: ""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tekton/src/tasks/framework/update-pipeline-status.yml.j2 b/tekton/src/tasks/framework/update-pipeline-status.yml.j2
index 81c70b4c9be..f8f97114d01 100644
--- a/tekton/src/tasks/framework/update-pipeline-status.yml.j2
+++ b/tekton/src/tasks/framework/update-pipeline-status.yml.j2
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ metadata:
   name: mas-devops-update-pipeline-status
 spec:
   params:
+    - name: image_pull_policy
+      type: string
+      default: IfNotPresent
     - name: pipeline_status
       type: string
       description: "Started = started, Succeeded = all tasks succeeded. Completed = all tasks succeeded, including one or more skipped.  Any other value is treated as a failure"
@@ -20,6 +23,7 @@ spec:
   steps:
     - name: update-pipeline-status
       image: quay.io/ibmmas/cli:latest
+      imagePullPolicy: $(params.image_pull_policy)
       command:
         - /opt/app-root/src/update-pipeline-status.py
       env:
@@ -38,9 +42,21 @@ spec:
         - name: DEVOPS_ENVIRONMENT
           valueFrom:
             secretKeyRef:
-              name: mas-devops
+              name: mas-devops-slack
               key: MAS_INSTANCE_ID
               optional: true
+        - name: SLACK_TOKEN
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: mas-devops-slack
+              key: SLACK_TOKEN
+              optional: true
+        - name: SLACK_CHANNEL
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: mas-devops-slack
+              key: SLACK_CHANNEL
+              optional: true
         - name: PIPELINE_STATUS
           value: $(params.pipeline_status)
         - name: PIPELINE_NAME
diff --git a/tekton/src/tasks/framework/wait-for-configmap-v2.yml.j2 b/tekton/src/tasks/framework/wait-for-configmap-v2.yml.j2
index 3f382177e6c..ac3ae716da5 100644
--- a/tekton/src/tasks/framework/wait-for-configmap-v2.yml.j2
+++ b/tekton/src/tasks/framework/wait-for-configmap-v2.yml.j2
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ metadata:
   name: mas-devops-wait-for-configmap-v2
 spec:
   params:
+    - name: image_pull_policy
+      type: string
+      default: IfNotPresent
     - name: configmap_namespace
       type: string
       description: "The namespace of the configmap to wait for"
@@ -24,14 +27,31 @@ spec:
     # Optional escape route
     - name: escape_configmap_name
       type: string
-      description: "The name of the configmap wait for"
+      description: "The name of the configmap to wait for"
+      default: ""
+    
+    # Pipeline context information
+    - name: pipeline_status
+      type: string
+      description: "Pipeline status"
+      default: ""
+    - name: pipeline_name
+      type: string
+      description: "Name of the Pipeline"
+      default: ""
+    - name: pipelinerun_name
+      type: string
+      description: "Name of the PipelineRun"
       default: ""
-      description: "The key in the configmap to watch for"
+    - name: pipelinerun_namespace
+      type: string
+      description: "Namespace of the PipelineRun"
       default: ""
 
   steps:
     - name: wait-for-configmap
       image: quay.io/ibmmas/cli:latest
+      imagePullPolicy: $(params.image_pull_policy)
       command:
         - /opt/app-root/src/wait-for-configmap.sh
       env:
@@ -70,3 +90,30 @@ spec:
               name: $(params.configmap_name)
               key: IGNORE_FAILURE
               optional: true
+
+        - name: DEVOPS_ENVIRONMENT
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: mas-devops-slack
+              key: MAS_INSTANCE_ID
+              optional: true
+        - name: SLACK_TOKEN
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: mas-devops-slack
+              key: SLACK_TOKEN
+              optional: true
+        - name: SLACK_CHANNEL
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: mas-devops-slack
+              key: SLACK_CHANNEL
+              optional: true
+        - name: PIPELINE_STATUS
+          value: $(params.pipeline_status)
+        - name: PIPELINE_NAME
+          value: $(params.pipeline_name)
+        - name: PIPELINERUN_NAME
+          value: $(params.pipelinerun_name)
+        - name: PIPELINERUN_NAMESPACE
+          value: $(params.pipelinerun_namespace)
diff --git a/tekton/src/tasks/fvt/mas-fvt-pipeline-finish-and-deprovision.yml.j2 b/tekton/src/tasks/fvt/mas-fvt-pipeline-finish-and-deprovision.yml.j2
index 9e7d692c099..9a114ea0456 100644
--- a/tekton/src/tasks/fvt/mas-fvt-pipeline-finish-and-deprovision.yml.j2
+++ b/tekton/src/tasks/fvt/mas-fvt-pipeline-finish-and-deprovision.yml.j2
@@ -8,19 +8,10 @@ spec:
     # Common CLI parameters (required by cli-env.yml.j2)
     {{ lookup('template', task_src_dir ~ '/common/cli-params.yml.j2') | indent(4) }}
     
-    # Pipeline status parameters
+    # Pipeline status parameter (pipeline_name, pipelinerun_name, pipelinerun_namespace are in cli-params.yml.j2)
     - name: pipeline_status
       type: string
       description: "tasks.status value: Succeeded, Failed, Completed, or None"
-    - name: pipeline_name
-      type: string
-      description: "Provide the name of the pipeline"
-    - name: pipelinerun_name
-      type: string
-      description: "Provide the name of the pipelinerun"
-    - name: pipelinerun_namespace
-      type: string
-      description: "Provide the namespace of the pipelinerun"
     
     # Deprovision control parameter
     - name: deprovision
@@ -51,7 +42,7 @@ spec:
         - name: DEVOPS_ENVIRONMENT
           valueFrom:
             secretKeyRef:
-              name: mas-devops
+              name: mas-devops-slack
               key: MAS_INSTANCE_ID
               optional: true
         - name: PIPELINE_STATUS