Slack MCP Server

Slack Model Context Protocol Server

This is a connector to allow Claude Desktop (or any MCP client) to interact with your Slack workspace to post messages and query a list of all users.

Local Development

In order to run this client locally, add the following configuration to your Claude Desktop MCP Server config file:

 {
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-slack-local": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/project/dist/index.js"], <---- replace this with your project path
      "env": {
        "SLACK_BOT_USER_OAUTH_TOKEN": "test-bot-token", 
        "SLACK_TEAM_ID": "test-team-id"
      }
    },
  }
}

After this, you should be able to test this implementation in your Claude Desktop App using example prompts like:

"Can you list all users of my Slack team?"
"Can you send a welcome message to my Slack Channel with the ID <channel id>?"

Running the server locally:

node dist/index.js

With the build in another terminal

npm run watch

Slack Permission Scopes

The following permissions are already implemented:

Permission	Description	Implemented
app_configurations:read	Read app configuration info via App Manifest APIs	❌
app_configurations:write	Write app configuration info and create apps via App Manifest APIs	❌
app_mentions:read	View messages that directly mention @your_slack_app in conversations that the app is in	❌
assistant:write	Allow your slack app to act as an AI Assistant	❌
bookmarks:read	List bookmarks	❌
bookmarks:write	Create, edit, and remove bookmarks	❌
calls:read	View information about ongoing and past calls	❌
calls:write	Start and manage calls in a workspace	❌
canvases:read	your slack app will be able to access contents of canvases created inside Slack.	❌
canvases:write	your slack app will be able to create, edit and remove canvases.	❌
channels:history	View messages and other content in public channels that your slack app has been added to	❌
channels:join	Join public channels in a workspace	❌
channels:manage	Manage public channels that your slack app has been added to and create new ones	❌
channels:read	View basic information about public channels in a workspace	❌
channels:write.invites	Invite members to public channels	❌
channels:write.topic	Set the description of public channels	❌
chat:write	Post messages in approved channels & conversations	✅
chat:write.customize	Send messages as @your_slack_app with a customized username and avatar	❌
chat:write.public	Send messages to channels @your_slack_app isn't a member of	❌
commands	Add shortcuts and/or slash commands that people can use	❌
conversations.connect:manage	Allows your slack app to manage Slack Connect channels	❌
conversations.connect:read	Receive Slack Connect invite events sent to the channels your slack app is in	❌
conversations.connect:write	Create Slack Connect invitations for channels that your slack app has been added to, and accept invitations sent to your slack app	❌
datastore:read	View and see data from Slack App Datastore	❌
datastore:write	Write data to Slack App Datastore	❌
dnd:read	View Do Not Disturb settings for people in a workspace	❌
emoji:read	View custom emoji in a workspace	❌
files:read	View files shared in channels and conversations that your slack app has been added to	❌
files:write	Upload, edit, and delete files as your slack app	❌
groups:history	View messages and other content in private channels that your slack app has been added to	❌
groups:read	View basic information about private channels that your slack app has been added to	❌
groups:write	Manage private channels that your slack app has been added to and create new ones	❌
groups:write.invites	Invite members to private channels	❌
groups:write.topic	Set the description of private channels	❌
im:history	View messages and other content in direct messages that your slack app has been added to	❌
im:read	View basic information about direct messages that your slack app has been added to	❌
im:write	Start direct messages with people	❌
im:write.topic	Set the description in direct messages	❌
incoming-webhook	Create one-way webhooks to post messages to a specific channel	❌
links.embed:write	Embed video player URLs in messages and app surfaces	❌
links:read	View URLs in messages	❌
links:write	Show previews of URLs in messages	❌
metadata.message:read	Allows your slack app to read message metadata in channels that your slack app has been added to	❌
mpim:history	View messages and other content in group direct messages that your slack app has been added to	❌
mpim:read	View basic information about group direct messages that your slack app has been added to	❌
mpim:write	Start group direct messages with people	❌
mpim:write.topic	Set the description in group direct messages	❌
none	Execute methods without needing a scope	❌
pins:read	View pinned content in channels and conversations that your slack app has been added to	❌
pins:write	Add and remove pinned messages and files	❌
reactions:read	View emoji reactions and their associated content in channels and conversations that your slack app has been added to	❌
reactions:write	Add and edit emoji reactions	❌
reminders:read	View reminders created by your slack app	❌
reminders:write	Add, remove, or mark reminders as complete	❌
remote_files:read	View remote files added by the app in a workspace	❌
remote_files:share	Share remote files on a user's behalf	❌
remote_files:write	Add, edit, and delete remote files on a user's behalf	❌
search:read.files	Search a workspace's content in files	❌
search:read.im	Search a workspace's content in direct messages	❌
search:read.mpim	Search a workspace's content in group direct messages	❌
search:read.private	Search a workspace's content in private channels	❌
search:read.public	Search a workspace's content in public channels	❌
team.billing:read	Allows your slack app to read the billing plan for workspaces your slack app has been installed to	❌
team.preferences:read	Allows your slack app to read the preferences for workspaces your slack app has been installed to	❌
team:read	View the name, email domain, and icon for workspaces your slack app is connected to	❌
tokens.basic	Execute methods without needing a scope	❌
triggers:read	Read new Platform triggers	❌
triggers:write	Create new Platform triggers	❌
usergroups:read	View user groups in a workspace	❌
usergroups:write	Create and manage user groups	❌
users.profile:read	View profile details about people in a workspace	❌
users:read	View people in a workspace	✅
users:read.email	View email addresses of people in a workspace	❌
users:write	Set presence for your slack app	❌
workflow.steps:execute	Add steps that people can use in Workflow Builder	❌
workflows.templates:read	Read a workflow template	❌
workflows.templates:write	Write a workflow template	❌

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