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Slack for Zed

io.github.aaronsb/slack-mcp

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

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install Slack in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

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

{
  "context_servers": {
    "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>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

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