§ MCP Server · Communication

Official

Slack.

by Anthropic

Send, read, and react to messages across a workspace.

Runs in Claude · Cursor · ChatGPT · Windsurf — any MCP-compatible client

Install

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-slack

Transports

stdio (local)

Tools exposed

8

§ Add to your AI client

Drop this into your client's MCP config — claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, or .cursor/mcp.json for Cursor — then restart the app. Replace placeholder paths and credentials with your own.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slack": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-slack"
      ]
    }
  }
}

§ About

MCP server for Slack. Read channel history, post messages, react, manage threads, and look up users. The standard integration for any agent that participates in team chat — incident response, daily standups, or ChatOps workflows.

§ Features

  • Post messages and replies
  • Read channel history
  • React to messages
  • Look up users and channels

§ Use cases

Incident-response agentsDaily standup summariesChatOps bots

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