Slack MCP Server

Stablecommunication

★1540 starsTypeScriptAnthropic

About

Overview

The Slack MCP Server provides comprehensive tools for AI agents to interact with Slack workspaces. Agents can send and read messages, manage channels, list users, add reactions, upload files, and search message history. Uses Slack Bot tokens for authentication with granular permission scopes.

Capabilities

Tools & Capabilities

⚡send_message

Send a message to a Slack channel or user

⚡read_channel

Read recent messages from a channel

⚡list_channels

List all channels in the workspace

⚡add_reaction

Add a reaction emoji to a message

⚡search_messages

Search messages across channels

⚡list_users

List all users in the workspace

Setup

Installation

bash

Install

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-slack

Examples

Example Usage

javascript

Usage

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slack": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-slack"],
      "env": {
        "SLACK_BOT_TOKEN": "xoxb-your-token",
        "SLACK_TEAM_ID": "T0123456789"
      }
    }
  }
}

Quick Info

AuthorAnthropic

LanguageTypeScript

StatusStable

Stars★ 1540

Last UpdatedFeb 12, 2026