A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants to interact with Slack workspaces. This server provides a bridge between AI tools and Slack, allowing you to read messages, post…
slack-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the redhat-ai-tools/slack-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants to interact with Slack workspaces. This server provides a bridge between AI tools and Slack…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The project provides a local client configuration using podman. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.
The example declares SLACK_BOT_TOKEN, LOGS_CHANNEL_ID. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.
Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.
{
"mcpServers": {
"slack": {
"command": "podman",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"SLACK_BOT_TOKEN",
"-e",
"LOGS_CHANNEL_ID",
"quay.io/redhat-ai-tools/slack-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SLACK_BOT_TOKEN": "YOUR_SLACK_BOT_TOKEN",
"LOGS_CHANNEL_ID": "C7000000"
}
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| SLACK_BOT_TOKEN | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
| LOGS_CHANNEL_ID | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Optional |
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