Claude and Slack

Bring Claude to Slack

Ask your Slack workspace admin to approve the Claude app from the Slack App Marketplace, then use your existing Claude account to get started.

Send a direct message

Start a private conversation with @Claude to get one-on-one help on research, writing, or analysis.

Mention Claude in any thread

Claude will draft a response based on the conversation, which you can review and approve before sharing with the group.

Get help wherever you are

Chat with Claude in the AI assistant header from any channel or conversation.

Perfect for your daily workflows

Summarize threads

Ask Claude to explain complex concepts or break down lengthy threads.

Create content

Draft emails, documentation, and proposals in your Claude DM, then share directly in relevant channels.

Prep for meetings

Analyze documents and prepare talking points before joining calls.

Do quick research

Get instant answers about industry trends, technical concepts, or company information.

Get help with code

Debug errors, optimize functions, and understand legacy code.

Bring Slack to Claude

For complex tasks that need full context, use the Slack connector in Claude. Claude can search your channels, messages, and files to provide insights.

Private by design

When you interact with Claude, it only has access to Slack messages you can see

Your conversations with Claude in Slack follow your organization’s Slack retention policies and permissions

You can delete your conversations any time by disconnecting your account

FAQ

When you prompt Claude in Slack, Anthropic gets access to your prompt and contextually relevant Slack conversation data that you can see. Anthropic retains your Slack conversation data for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes and criteria outlined in our Privacy Policy or other agreement you’ve entered with Anthropic. Users and administrators can disconnect the Claude app at any time.

Anthropic retains your Slack conversation data and personal data for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes outlined in our Privacy Policy or other agreement you’ve entered with Anthropic. Anthropic doesn’t use conversations you have with Claude in Slack to train models.

Anthropic doesn’t charge anything additional to access the Claude App for Slack, but ordinary pricing and usage limits apply. Note: The Claude app for Slack is currently only available to install for paid Slack plans.

Research, file creation and editing, and extended thinking will not be available for Claude in Slack to start. Remember Claude can make mistakes, so please double-check responses.

Thank you for helping us improve Claude. Please send feedback and bugs through our support center.

Claude in Slack is available for paid Slack plans. A Slack admin must first approve the Claude app for their organization from the Slack App Marketplace in order for their employees to access the app from their workspace. From there, individuals can authenticate with their Claude login information.

You must have a Team or Enterprise plan to use the Slack connector and bring Slack context to Claude. Before you can set up the Slack connector, you’ll need to install the Claude in Slack app.