MCP Servers · Communication
Slack MCP Server
by Model Context Protocol (reference)
Reference MCP server for Slack. Read channels, post messages, search history, all through Claude or any MCP client.
Our verdict
We have not reviewed Slack MCP Server yet
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From the listing
About Slack MCP Server
The reference Slack MCP server lives in the modelcontextprotocol/servers monorepo and gives agents structured access to a Slack workspace. List channels, read history, post messages, manage reactions, search across the workspace. Pair with the Slack skill for a full read-think-post loop.
Best for
Teams whose async ops live in Slack and want agents in the loop
Use cases
- Triage Slack threads through an agent that can read and reply
- Post a structured daily standup digest from the agent
- Search across channels to find the last decision on a topic
- Build internal Slack-driven bot workflows without a custom app
Notes
Why it matters
Slack is the comms substrate for most modern teams. An MCP server here means agents stop pasting into webhooks and start operating in the workspace like a coworker.
How teams use it in production
Pin the bot to the channels it actually needs. Wire it to a skill that encodes channel norms. Review per-channel activity in the audit log every few weeks.
What to watch
The Slack MCP server plus a Slack skill is the most common comms pattern landing in 2026. Teams MCP needs to follow.
Pros
- Reference quality maintained alongside the protocol
- Covers the surfaces ops teams actually use
- Pairs cleanly with the Slack skill for tone-aware posts
- Easy to scope with a per-workspace bot token
Cons
- Bot tokens still give wide channel access if over-granted
- Some admin-level actions still require dashboard
- Rate limits bite under aggressive multi-agent use
Key facts
What we have checked
- Days since the last commit
- 0
- GitHub forks
- 11,914
- GitHub stars
- 91,811
- Days to a first reply on issues
- 0.1
- Open issues
- 7
- Releases in the last 90 days
- 7
Each value shows when we last confirmed it and where it came from. Values we have not confirmed are left out, never guessed.
How to use
How to set it up
As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.
Install
npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-memoryClients the listing names (not checked here)
Claude Desktop
Example client config
{
"mcpServers": {
"slack": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-slack"
]
}
}
}Install
Add Slack MCP Server to your client
No install recipe yet. We write one for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and ChatGPT when the server is in the official MCP registry with a package or remote address we can use.
Until then, follow the project's own README, or the setup the listing publishes under How to set it up.
Works with
What Slack MCP Server connects to
1 product, each with how we know and when we checked.
| Works with | Type | How we know | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slack | Product | Its name pairs the product with MCPname "slack-mcp-server" | GitHub |
Stars and usage
How Slack MCP Server is growing
91,671 to 91,811
Health and security
Is Slack MCP Server looked after, and what do its setup files show
Health score
100 out of 100
| Part | Points | What we saw |
|---|---|---|
| Recent activity | 30 of 30 | Last push 0 days ago |
| Releases | 15 of 15 | 7 releases in 90 days |
| Issue replies | 20 of 20 | First reply in 0.1 days (median) |
| Maintainer | 15 of 15 | Owned by an organisation |
| Official source | 20 of 20 | Official server |
Sources
Where this comes from
- GitHubRegistry
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Changelog
What changed
No changes recorded yet. Releases, price changes and deprecations appear here, with their dates, once we track them for this record.
Pairs with
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