slack
local MCP serverslack is a local MCP server: MCP server for Slack — read/write messages, manage threads, and react to messages. Install it from npm as slack-workspace-mcp-server.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add com-pulsemcp-slack -e SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=... -e ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS=... -- npx -y slack-workspace-mcp-server
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"com-pulsemcp-slack": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"slack-workspace-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SLACK_BOT_TOKEN": "...",
"ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS": "..."
}
}
}
}Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.
What you need
- Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
- Environment variables:
SLACK_BOT_TOKEN,ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS
Summary
MCP server for Slack — read/write messages, manage threads, and react to messages.
slack vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| slack | 80 | Local | Yes | npm |
| Slack | 12 | Local | Yes | npm |
| kaneo | 9,252 | Local | Yes | npm |
| mcp | 3,690 | Hosted | Yes | None |
| DBHub | 3,574 | Local | Yes | npm |
Questions
It reads 2 environment variables: SLACK_BOT_TOKEN, ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.
Node.js 18+ (runs with npx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
slack is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package slack-workspace-mcp-server.
Run: claude mcp add com-pulsemcp-slack -e SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=... -e ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS=... -- npx -y slack-workspace-mcp-server
Run: codex mcp add com-pulsemcp-slack --env SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=... --env ENABLED_TOOLGROUPS=... -- npx -y slack-workspace-mcp-server
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NameStars
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- DBHubio.github.bytebase/dbhub3,574
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