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Claude Desktop

Slack for Claude Desktop

io.github.aaronsb/slack-mcp

Read and write Slack with session tokens — no OAuth, no bot, no admin approval.

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Slack in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen. 

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slack-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aaronsb/slack-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SLACK_MCP_XOXC_TOKEN": "<SLACK_MCP_XOXC_TOKEN>",
        "SLACK_MCP_XOXD_TOKEN": "<SLACK_MCP_XOXD_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

Slack in other clients

Slack MCP server