AI in Slack overview | Slack Developer Docs guide Skip to main content Guides Reference Samples Tools Changelog Dev Program MANAGE APPS * Welcome! * Quickstart * Resources * * Slack platform concepts * AI in Slack * Overview * Build agents on Slack * Build with AI * MCP * Other integration methods * APIs * App management * App manifests * Admin resources * Authentication * Block Kit * Enterprise * Enterprise Search for apps * GovSlack * Interactivity * Messaging * Slack Marketplace * Surfaces * Workflows * * Legacy * * 日本語版ページ * * AI in Slack Copy as markdown On this page AI in Slack overview Slack provides a set of tools, APIs, and platform features for bringing AI-powered experiences into the flow of work. New Create an agent Build agents ​ Agents are autonomous, goal-oriented AI apps that can reason, use tools, and maintain context across conversations in Slack. They go beyond simple Q&A bots by planning actions, calling external systems, and iterating on results without constant human intervention. Slack offers dedicated surfaces for agents, including a split-view container, top navigation entry point, app threads, text streaming, and suggested prompts. Use these alongside design best practices around trust, transparency, and bounded autonomy to build agents that feel native to Slack. Build with AI ​ Bring AI into your Slack app building journey and lean on tools, skills, and plugins to move faster. * AI-assisted development gives your AI coding assistant, IDE, or chat-based LLM better context about the Slack platform. * Vercel's Slack Agent Skill walks you through building, testing, and deploying a Slack agent on Vercel. * The OpenClaw Slack Plugin connects an OpenClaw agent to your workspace. * The Slack MCP and Skills Plugin bundles skills that help you develop on the Slack platform with Claude Code and Cursor. Connect Slack and AI with MCP ​ Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that gives AI a consistent, secure way to discover and use external tools and data. Slack offers two ways to work with it: * The Slackbot MCP Client connects remote MCP servers to Slack. Once connected, Slackbot discovers your server's tools and invokes them based on user prompts in conversation. * The Slack MCP Server lets AI apps search channels, send messages, manage canvases, and perform other Slack actions through any MCP-compatible client. Connect it to clients like Cursor and Claude . Integrate AI in other ways ​ AI doesn't have to only live in an agent. You can bring AI capabilities into Slack through workflow automations and Salesforce Agentforce . Previous Security best practices Next Overview Copy as markdown * Build agents * Build with AI * Connect Slack and AI with MCP * Integrate AI in other ways . * Tools * Slack CLI * Bolt frameworks * Slack SDKs * Block Kit Builder * Developer program * Code samples & tutorials * LLM? Read llms.txt * All tools Learn * Learning paths * Workshops * Slack certifications * Trailhead * Resource library * All learning resources Community * Slack community * Slack events Resources * Docs * Blog * Slack marketplace * Developer newsletter Manage Apps * Your apps * Status * Privacy * Terms * Cookie Preferences * Support * Changelog * Your Privacy Choices © 2026 Slack Technologies, LLC, a Salesforce company. All rights reserved. Various trademarks held by their respective owners. * * *