Claude Desktop · MCP

Add Slack to Claude Desktop

Read channels and post messages to your Slack workspace.

ProductivityNeeds an API keySource repo

Your config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slack": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-slack"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SLACK_BOT_TOKEN": "xoxb-your-token",
        "SLACK_TEAM_ID": "T01234567"
      }
    }
  }
}

›Create a Slack app, add bot scopes, and install it to your workspace to get the bot token and team ID.

How to add it

01

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config.

02

Paste the block below into claude_desktop_config.json (merge it into "mcpServers" if you already have some).

03

Fill in any placeholder values (paths, API keys).

04

Fully quit and reopen Claude Desktop. The server’s tools appear in the 🔌 menu.

The linked repo is the source of truth — if the package name ever changes, it’ll be current there.

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