~~chat

Connects to the Slack API to enable reading messages, posting messages, and managing channels. Requires a Slack bot token and team ID.

automation

Add to Your Project

Copy this JSON into your .mcp.json to enable this server

Add to your .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "~~chat": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-slack"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SLACK_TEAM_ID": "YOUR_SLACK_TEAM_ID",
        "SLACK_BOT_TOKEN": "YOUR_SLACK_BOT_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace placeholder values for: SLACK_BOT_TOKEN

Security Considerations

Review these signals before enabling this server

Requires secrets

This MCP server needs API keys or credentials. Configure them in your environment before use.

Details

Server configuration and connection parameters

Commandnpx

Access Levelwrite

Arguments

Command-line arguments passed to the server process

-y@modelcontextprotocol/server-slack

Environment Variables

Environment variables set when the server starts

SLACK_TEAM_ID=YOUR_SLACK_TEAM_ID

SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=YOUR_SLACK_BOT_TOKEN

Required Secrets

Sensitive values you must provide — never committed to source control

SLACK_BOT_TOKEN

Capabilities

Declared capabilities of this MCP server

communication

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LanguagePython

Parent stars3

MaintenanceFair

Last CommitJun 12, 2026

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