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cc-connect: Talk to Local AI Coding Agents via Slack, Discord & More

Chat with Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI or Codex from any messaging app, no public IP needed. Backed by 16k+ GitHub stars, perfect for distributed dev teams.

From the repo · “Bridge local AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Codex) to messaging platforms (Feishu/Lark, DingTalk, Slack, Telegram, Discord, LINE, WeChat Work). Chat with your AI dev assistant from anywhere — no public IP required for most platforms.”

intermediate⏱ 30 minutes💵 Free
16,054 stars+90★ this week1,659 forksGoGuide quality 9/10 · reviewed Oct 5Updated 10/22/2026100% free · open source
What it is

Connect your local AI coding agents to messaging platforms

Real use case example

"A founder uses cc-connect to connect their local Codex agent to Slack, then automates sending daily updates on their project's progress without needing to expose their IP address."

Best insideClaude DesktopClaude CodeCodex CLIGemini
When to use it
  • •You want to access your local AI coding agent remotely
  • •You need to integrate your AI coding assistant with your team's messaging platform
  • •You prefer to keep your AI coding agent on a local machine for security or performance reasons
Ready-to-paste prompt
cc-connect -config config.yml -agent ClaudeCode -platform Slack
Heads up: Make sure you have the correct API keys and addresses for your AI coding agent and messaging platform, as specified in the README and configuration file
Saves to your device
Use with Claude
New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/cc-connect && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/cc-connect/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/cc-connect/SKILL.md
Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)
claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How cc-connect: Talk to Local AI Coding Agents via Slack, Discord & More works
Codeflow
Free to inspect

Cc-connect: Talk to Local AI Coding Agents via Slack, Discord & More is a very large Go project (~140k lines across 491 code files, plus 32 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, no license file, has a test suite.

Size
Very large codebase
~140k lines · 491 code files · days to read — use, don't read
Setup
Developer setup
A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.
Runs on
Go
No API keys detected
Go 95%TypeScript 5%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    AGENTS.md
    The instructions the AI actually follows
  3. 3
    cmd/cc-connect/main.go
    Where the program starts running
  4. 4
    go.mod
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
  5. 5
    agent/acp/agent_test.go
    Inside agent/ — an example of what the AI is told to do
What's in each folder
agent/Prompts, skills & agent definitions118 files
core/Core code — the actual logic113 files
cmd/Command-line entry points77 files
web/Frontend / UI72 files
docs/Documentation52 files
platform/Folder105 files
daemon/Folder16 files
npm/Folder5 files
READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksNo licenseUpdated this month
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Details
Creator
chenhg5
Language
Go
Category
automation
Published
2/28/2026

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