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# Slack MCP Server - Platform Integration Report
**Server Name:** @agenticledger/slack-mcp-server
**Version:** 1.0.0
**Date:** 2025-10-31
**Platform:** AgenticLedger AI Agent Platform
---
## Executive Summary
This report documents real-world testing of the Slack MCP Server with actual Slack API credentials and production workspace data. All tests were performed against a live Slack workspace to validate functionality, error handling, and performance.
**Status:** ⚠️ **TESTING REQUIRED** - This template must be completed with actual test results before submission.
---
## Authentication Testing
### Token Format Validation
**Test:** Verify that the server accepts Slack OAuth tokens in the correct format
**Credentials Used:**
```
Token Type: User OAuth Token (xoxp-...)
Workspace: [YOUR_WORKSPACE_NAME]
User: [YOUR_TEST_USER]
```
**Test Steps:**
1. TODO: Obtain Slack OAuth token from https://api.slack.com/apps
2. TODO: Configure token with required scopes
3. TODO: Call conversations_history with token
4. TODO: Verify successful authentication
**Expected Result:**
```json
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"messages": [...],
"channel_id": "C..."
}
}
```
**Actual Result:**
```json
TODO: Paste actual API response here
```
**Status:** ⬜ Not Tested | ✅ Pass | ❌ Fail
---
## Tool Testing
### 1. conversations_history
**Description:** Retrieves message history from a Slack channel
#### Test Case 1.1: Basic Message Retrieval
**Request:**
```json
{
"accessToken": "xoxp-...",
"channel_id": "C1234567890",
"limit": 10
}
```
**Raw Slack API Response:**
```json
TODO: Paste actual response from Slack API
```
**Server Response:**
```json
TODO: Paste server's standardized response
```
**Validation:**
- [ ] Response follows { success, data, error } format
- [ ] Messages array populated with real data
- [ ] Channel ID correctly resolved
- [ ] Pagination cursor provided if has_more=true
- [ ] Performance < 2 seconds
**Status:** ⬜ Not Tested | ✅ Pass | ❌ Fail
---
#### Test Case 1.2: Channel Name Resolution
**Request:**
```json
{
"accessToken": "xoxp-...",
"channel_id": "#general",
"limit": 5
}
```
**Raw Slack API Response:**
```json
TODO: Paste actual response
```
**Server Response:**
```json
TODO: Paste response showing channel ID resolution
```
**Validation:**
- [ ] #general resolved to channel ID (C...)
- [ ] Messages retrieved successfully
- [ ] channel_id in response shows resolved ID
**Status:** ⬜ Not Tested | ✅ Pass | ❌ Fail
---
#### Test Case 1.3: Time-based Limit (7d)
**Request:**
```json
{
"accessToken": "xoxp-...",
"channel_id": "C1234567890",
"limit": "7d"
}
```
**Raw Slack API Response:**
```json
TODO: Paste response showing messages from last 7 days
```
**Server Response:**
```json
TODO: Paste server response
```
**Validation:**
- [ ] Time range correctly converted to 'oldest' timestamp
- [ ] Only messages from last 7 days included
- [ ] No messages older than 7 days present
**Status:** ⬜ Not Tested | ✅ Pass | ❌ Fail
---
### 2. conversations_replies
**Description:** Fetches thread messages
#### Test Case 2.1: Thread Retrieval
**Request:**
```json
{
"accessToken": "xoxp-...",
"channel_id": "C1234567890",
"thread_ts": "1234567890.123456"
}
```
**Raw Slack API Response:**
```json
TODO: Paste actual thread messages from Slack API
```
**Server Response:**
```json
TODO: Paste server response
```
**Validation:**
- [ ] Parent message included as first item
- [ ] Thread replies ordered chronologically
- [ ] thread_ts preserved in response
**Status:** ⬜ Not Tested | ✅ Pass | ❌ Fail
---
### 3. conversations_search_messages
**Description:** Searches messages across workspace
#### Test Case 3.1: Basic Search
**Request:**
```json
{
"accessToken": "xoxp-...",
"search_query": "deployment",
"limit": 10
}
```
**Raw Slack API Response:**
```json
TODO: Paste actual search results from Slack API
```
**Server Response:**
```json
TODO: Paste server response
```
**Validation:**
- [ ] Search results contain query term
- [ ] Message metadata included (channel, user, timestamp)
- [ ] Total count accurate
**Status:** ⬜ Not Tested | ✅ Pass | ❌ Fail
---
#### Test Case 3.2: Filtered Search
**Request:**
```json
{
"accessToken": "xoxp-...",
"search_query": "meeting",
"filter_in_channel": "#engineering",
"filter_date_after": "2025-01-01",
"limit": 20
}
```
**Raw Slack API Response:**
```json
TODO: Paste filtered search results
```
**Server Response:**
```json
TODO: Paste server response
```
**Validation:**
- [ ] Results only from #engineering channel
- [ ] Results only after 2025-01-01
- [ ] Query correctly formatted with filters
**Status:** ⬜ Not Tested | ✅ Pass | ❌ Fail
---
### 4. channels_list
**Description:** Lists workspace channels
#### Test Case 4.1: Public Channels List
**Request:**
```json
{
"accessToken": "xoxp-...",
"channel_types": "public_channel",
"limit": 50
}
```
**Raw Slack API Response:**
```json
TODO: Paste actual channels list from Slack API
```
**Server Response:**
```json
TODO: Paste server response with standardized format
```
**Validation:**
- [ ] Channel IDs, names, topics present
- [ ] Member counts accurate
- [ ] Only public channels included
**Status:** ⬜ Not Tested | ✅ Pass | ❌ Fail
---
#### Test Case 4.2: Popularity Sorting
**Request:**
```json
{
"accessToken": "xoxp-...",
"channel_types": "public_channel,private_channel",
"sort": "popularity",
"limit": 20
}
```
**Raw Slack API Response:**
```json
TODO: Paste unsorted API response
```
**Server Response:**
```json
TODO: Paste server response showing sorted channels
```
**Validation:**
- [ ] Channels sorted by member_count (descending)
- [ ] First channel has highest member count
- [ ] Sorting applied correctly
**Status:** ⬜ Not Tested | ✅ Pass | ❌ Fail
---
### 5. conversations_add_message
**Description:** Posts messages to channels
#### Test Case 5.1: Safety Check (Disabled by Default)
**Request:**
```json
{
"accessToken": "xoxp-...",
"channel_id": "C1234567890",
"payload": "Test message"
}
```
**Expected Response:**
```json
{
"success": false,
"error": "Message posting is disabled by default for safety..."
}
```
**Actual Response:**
```json
TODO: Paste actual response
```
**Validation:**
- [ ] Tool correctly disabled without env variable
- [ ] Error message clear and actionable
**Status:** ⬜ Not Tested | ✅ Pass | ❌ Fail
---
#### Test Case 5.2: Enabled Message Posting
**Setup:**
```bash
export SLACK_MCP_ADD_MESSAGE_TOOL="C1234567890"
```
**Request:**
```json
{
"accessToken": "xoxp-...",
"channel_id": "C1234567890",
"payload": "Test message from MCP server",
"content_type": "text/markdown"
}
```
**Raw Slack API Response:**
```json
TODO: Paste actual post response from Slack API
```
**Server Response:**
```json
TODO: Paste server response
```
**Validation:**
- [ ] Message posted successfully
- [ ] Message visible in Slack channel
- [ ] Message timestamp returned
- [ ] Markdown formatted correctly
**Status:** ⬜ Not Tested | ✅ Pass | ❌ Fail
---
## Error Handling Testing
### Invalid Token
**Test:** Verify error handling for invalid/expired tokens
**Request:**
```json
{
"accessToken": "xoxp-invalid-token",
"channel_id": "C1234567890"
}
```
**Expected Response:**
```json
{
"success": false,
"error": "Invalid or expired authentication credentials"
}
```
**Actual Response:**
```json
TODO: Paste actual error response
```
**Status:** ⬜ Not Tested | ✅ Pass | ❌ Fail
---
### Invalid Channel
**Test:** Verify error handling for non-existent channels
**Request:**
```json
{
"accessToken": "xoxp-...",
"channel_id": "CINVALIDXXX"
}
```
**Expected Response:**
```json
{
"success": false,
"error": "Channel not found with the provided ID"
}
```
**Actual Response:**
```json
TODO: Paste actual error response
```
**Status:** ⬜ Not Tested | ✅ Pass | ❌ Fail
---
### Missing Required Scope
**Test:** Verify error handling for insufficient permissions
**Setup:** Use token without required scope
**Request:**
```json
{
"accessToken": "xoxp-limited-scope-token",
"search_query": "test"
}
```
**Expected Response:**
```json
{
"success": false,
"error": "Token is missing required Slack permissions/scopes"
}
```
**Actual Response:**
```json
TODO: Paste actual error response
```
**Status:** ⬜ Not Tested | ✅ Pass | ❌ Fail
---
### Schema Validation
**Test:** Verify Zod schema validation
**Request:**
```json
{
"accessToken": "xoxp-...",
"channel_id": 12345
}
```
**Expected Response:**
```json
{
"success": false,
"error": "Validation error: Expected string, received number"
}
```
**Actual Response:**
```json
TODO: Paste actual validation error
```
**Status:** ⬜ Not Tested | ✅ Pass | ❌ Fail
---
## Performance Testing
### Response Time Measurements
**Tool:** conversations_history
**Channel Size:** TODO: [Small/Medium/Large]
**Response Time:** TODO: X.XX seconds
**Status:** ⬜ < 2s (Acceptable) | ⬜ > 2s (Needs Optimization)
**Tool:** channels_list
**Workspace Size:** TODO: XXX channels
**Response Time:** TODO: X.XX seconds
**Status:** ⬜ < 2s (Acceptable) | ⬜ > 2s (Needs Optimization)
**Tool:** conversations_search_messages
**Search Scope:** TODO: [Workspace-wide/Filtered]
**Response Time:** TODO: X.XX seconds
**Status:** ⬜ < 3s (Acceptable) | ⬜ > 3s (Needs Optimization)
---
## Pagination Testing
### conversations_history Pagination
**Test:** Verify cursor-based pagination works correctly
**Request 1:**
```json
{
"accessToken": "xoxp-...",
"channel_id": "C1234567890",
"limit": 10
}
```
**Response 1:**
```json
TODO: Paste response with cursor
```
**Request 2 (using cursor):**
```json
{
"accessToken": "xoxp-...",
"channel_id": "C1234567890",
"limit": 10,
"cursor": "dXNlcl9pZD1..."
}
```
**Response 2:**
```json
TODO: Paste second page of results
```
**Validation:**
- [ ] No duplicate messages between pages
- [ ] Cursor correctly continues from previous page
- [ ] has_more flag accurate
**Status:** ⬜ Not Tested | ✅ Pass | ❌ Fail
---
## Integration Test Script Results
**Command Run:**
```bash
npm run test:integration
```
**Test Output:**
```
TODO: Paste full test output here showing all tests passing
```
**Summary:**
- Total Tests: TODO
- Passed: TODO
- Failed: TODO
- Skipped: TODO
---
## Production Workspace Data Sample
**Workspace:** TODO: [Workspace Name]
**Total Channels:** TODO: XXX
**Total Users:** TODO: XXX
**Test Duration:** TODO: XX minutes
**API Calls Made:** TODO: XXX
**Sample Channel Used:**
- **ID:** TODO: C1234567890
- **Name:** TODO: #test-channel
- **Member Count:** TODO: XX
- **Message Volume:** TODO: ~XXX messages
---
## Known Issues & Limitations
### Issues Found During Testing
1. **Issue:** TODO: Describe any issues found
- **Severity:** [Critical/High/Medium/Low]
- **Workaround:** TODO
- **Fix Status:** [Fixed/In Progress/Planned]
2. **Issue:** TODO
- **Severity:**
- **Workaround:**
- **Fix Status:**
### Confirmed Limitations
1. **Search Scope Requirement:** The `search:read` scope may not be available in all Slack pricing plans
2. **Rate Limiting:** Slack enforces Tier-based rate limiting - implement retry logic for production
3. **Cache:** No user/channel caching implemented yet (future enhancement)
---
## Platform Integration Recommendations
### Configuration
```json
{
"mcp_server": "@agenticledger/slack-mcp-server",
"version": "1.0.0",
"authentication": {
"type": "oauth",
"token_format": "xoxp-... or xoxb-..."
},
"environment_variables": {
"SLACK_MCP_ADD_MESSAGE_TOOL": "*"
},
"required_scopes": [
"channels:history",
"groups:history",
"im:history",
"mpim:history",
"channels:read",
"users:read"
],
"optional_scopes": [
"search:read",
"chat:write"
]
}
```
### Monitoring
**Recommended Alerts:**
- Authentication failures (invalid_auth errors)
- Rate limiting (rate_limited errors)
- Permission errors (missing_scope errors)
- Performance degradation (>2s response times)
---
## Testing Checklist
Before submitting this report, ensure:
- [ ] All test cases executed with real Slack API
- [ ] Actual API requests/responses documented
- [ ] No mocked or fake data used
- [ ] Integration test script runs successfully
- [ ] All 5 tools tested comprehensively
- [ ] Error scenarios verified
- [ ] Performance measurements recorded
- [ ] Pagination tested end-to-end
- [ ] Production workspace data included
- [ ] Screenshots or logs attached (if applicable)
---
## Conclusion
**Overall Status:** ⬜ Ready for Integration | ⬜ Needs Work | ⬜ Not Tested
**Recommendation:** TODO: [Approve/Request Changes/Reject]
**Notes:** TODO: Add any final notes or observations
---
**Tester:** [Your Name]
**Date Completed:** [YYYY-MM-DD]
**Testing Duration:** [X hours]
**Contact:** [Your Email]
---
## Appendix
### Test Environment
- **Node.js Version:** TODO: v20.x.x
- **OS:** TODO: Windows/Mac/Linux
- **MCP SDK Version:** TODO: 0.5.0
- **Slack API Version:** TODO
### Test Credentials Setup
```bash
# How to obtain test token:
1. Go to https://api.slack.com/apps
2. Create new app or use existing
3. Navigate to OAuth & Permissions
4. Add required scopes
5. Install app to workspace
6. Copy OAuth token (xoxp-... or xoxb-...)
# Set environment variable:
export SLACK_TEST_TOKEN="xoxp-your-token-here"
export SLACK_TEST_CHANNEL="C1234567890"
```
---
**Document Version:** 1.0.0
**Last Updated:** 2025-10-31
**Platform:** AgenticLedger AI Agent Platform