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Slack MCP server

Vendor-hosted MCP server. Connect it to your AI assistant with your own Slack account.

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  • Sign in (OAuth)sign-in
  • Newuptime, last 30 checks

Server URL

https://mcp.slack.com/mcp

Live checked 48 minutes ago

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Is the Slack MCP server up?

Live Checked 48 minutes ago, answered in 231 ms

Answered with an MCP sign-in challenge, so the server is up and asks for your account.

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What can an AI assistant do with Slack?

Slack shares its tool list only after you sign in, so these capabilities come from the listing and Slack's own documentation. Your AI app shows the exact tools once it is connected.

Things recruiters ask tools like this

  • “Who joined in the last 90 days, and which of them still have onboarding tasks open?”
  • “Summarise this quarter's survey comments by theme and quote the most common concerns.”

What the Slack MCP server does

Vendor-hosted MCP server. Connect it to your AI assistant with your own Slack account.

Run by
Slack (official server)
Categories
Internal communications
Starting price
$8.75/user/mo, with a free plan

Read the full Slack review: pricing, pros and cons, alternatives

Server facts

Sign-in
Sign in (OAuth)
Observed
Sign-in handled by
mcp.slack.com
Observed
Permission scopes
canvases:read, canvases:write, channels:history, channels:read, channels:write, chat:write, emoji:read, files:read, files:write, groups:history, groups:read, groups:write, im:history, im:read
Observed
Transport
Streamable HTTP
Observed
Last response time
231 ms
Observed
First checked
Oct 22, 2026, 1 checks since
Observed

Observed means our own checker saw it at the server URL, without signing in. Nothing here is copied from the vendor's marketing. Server details refresh weekly; last refreshed Oct 22, 2026.

How to connect Slack to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor

When you add it, your AI app opens a sign-in window for Slack. Log in with your own Slack account and approve access. Nothing to copy or paste beyond the URL.

Server URLhttps://mcp.slack.com/mcp

Claude on the web or desktop

  1. Go to Customize, then Connectors.
  2. Click Add custom connector, name it Slack and paste the server URL.
  3. Click Add, then sign in to Slack when asked.
  4. In a chat, open the + menu and switch it on under Connectors.

On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it first under Organization settings.

Claude Code

  1. Run claude mcp add --transport http 'slack' 'https://mcp.slack.com/mcp'
  2. Type /mcp to check it shows as connected and to sign in.

Cursor

  1. Open Settings, then MCP, and add a new server.
  2. Paste {"mcpServers":{"slack":{"url":"https://mcp.slack.com/mcp"}}}
  3. Reload, then ask in the agent chat.

ChatGPT, Grok and others

  1. Add a custom connector or remote MCP server where your app and plan allow it.
  2. Paste the server URL. Transport is Streamable HTTP.

Steps follow Anthropic's guides to custom connectors and MCP in Claude Code. Menu names change, so check there if a label looks different. Start read only and keep sends, writes and credit spend on approval.

Questions

Does Slack have an MCP server?

Yes. Slack runs its own official MCP server at https://mcp.slack.com/mcp, so an AI assistant such as Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor can work inside Slack with your own account and permissions.

What is the Slack MCP server URL?

The server URL is https://mcp.slack.com/mcp. Paste it into your AI app as a custom connector or remote MCP server.

Do I need to sign in to use it?

Yes. You sign in with your own Slack account when you add the connector, and the assistant only sees what your account can see.

Is the Slack MCP server working right now?

At our last check, 48 minutes ago, it was live. Answered with an MCP sign-in challenge, so the server is up and asks for your account.

Is it safe to connect Slack to AI?

An official server only lets the assistant see and do what your own Slack account allows. Start read only, keep anything that sends, writes or spends credits on approval, and check whether your admin needs to approve the connection.

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