Slack MCP Server

A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables LLMs to interact with Slack workspaces. This server provides tools for searching, reading, and managing Slack content, along with…

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What is the Slack MCP Server?

Slack MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the sergiokingone/slack-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables LLMs to interact with Slack workspaces. This server provides tools for searching, reading, and managing Slack…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Installation

The documented npm package is @sergdev1/slack-mcp-server. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

Configuration values

The example declares SLACK_BOT_TOKEN, SLACK_TEAM_ID. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
exclude_archivedboolean, optional): Exclude archived channels (default: true)
typesstring, optional): Channel types (default: "public_channel,private_channel")
limitnumber, optional): Maximum channels to return (default: 100)
cursorstring, optional): Pagination cursor
querystring, required): Search query with Slack modifiers
countnumber, optional): Results per page (default: 20)
pagenumber, optional): Page number (default: 1)
highlightboolean, optional): Highlight matches (default: true)
sortstring, optional): Sort by 'score' or 'timestamp' (default: 'score')
sort_dirstring, optional): Sort direction 'asc' or 'desc' (default: 'desc')
from@username - Messages from specific user
inchannel - Messages in specific channel
after:2024-01-01Messages after date
before:2024-12-31Messages before date
has:linkMessages with links
has:fileMessages with files
channelstring, required): Channel ID
timestampstring, required): Message timestamp
slack_list_channels
slack_search_messages

How to install the Slack MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slack": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sergdev1/slack-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SLACK_BOT_TOKEN": "YOUR_SLACK_BOT_TOKEN",
        "SLACK_TEAM_ID": "T01234567"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
SLACK_BOT_TOKENDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Yes
SLACK_TEAM_IDDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Optional