Slack Notify MCP Server

MCP server for sending notifications to Slack using OAuth bot tokens

Local serverstdioTypeScript

What is the Slack Notify MCP server?

Slack Notify becomes available to MCP clients through the slack notify mcp server. MCP server for sending notifications to Slack using OAuth bot tokens.

What Slack Notify does

MCP server for sending notifications to Slack using OAuth bot tokens.

Key capabilities

  • Send formatted messages to Slack channels with title and description
  • Mention specific users automatically with the mention parameter
  • Support for Slack's markdown formatting
  • Clean message formatting with optional header
  • TypeScript support with full type safety

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call this tool directly:

  • send_slack_notification — Parameters: - channel (optional): The Slack channel (e.g., #general or C1234567890) - title (optional): The notification title (if provided, displays with

Installing the slack notify mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as @mkusaka/mcp-server-slack-notify, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply 3 environment variables: SLACK_BOT_TOKEN, SLACK_DEFAULT_CHANNEL, SLACK_MENTIONS. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Where it fits

Communication servers earn their keep on volume — summarising channels and threads that would otherwise cost you an hour of scrollback. Slack Notify sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — send_slack_notification — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other communication servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • Maintained by mkusaka, written in TypeScript.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the slack notify mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
send_slack_notificationParameters: - channel (optional): The Slack channel (e.g., #general or C1234567890) - title (optional): The notification title (if provided, displays with header formatting) - description (required): The notification bod

How to install the Slack Notify MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slack-notify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@mkusaka/mcp-server-slack-notify@latest"],
      "env": {
        "SLACK_BOT_TOKEN": "xoxb-your-token-here",
        "SLACK_DEFAULT_CHANNEL": "#general",
        "SLACK_MENTIONS": "U1234567890,U0987654321"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
SLACK_BOT_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
SLACK_DEFAULT_CHANNELConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
SLACK_MENTIONSConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Slack Notify to send slack notification.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Slack Notify to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 1 tool (send_slack_notification) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Slack Notify directly.