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How to Use Claude with Slack

Connect Claude Cowork directly to Slack

Integration Overview

Integrate Claude Cowork with Slack to automate messages, search conversations, and trigger workflows from your favorite communication platform.

What You Can Do

Connect Claude Cowork to Slack to unlock these workflows:

Search Slack messages from Claude

Query your entire Slack message history and get summaries without leaving Claude Cowork.

Post Claude insights to channels

Send analysis, reports, and summaries automatically to the right Slack channels.

Trigger workflows from Slack

Use Slack commands to launch Claude Cowork automations and get results in-thread.

Summarize thread discussions

Let Claude Cowork synthesize long thread discussions into actionable summaries.

Setup Guide

  1. 1 Install the Slack connector plugin for Claude Cowork
  2. 2 Authenticate your Slack workspace in Claude Cowork settings
  3. 3 Grant the required permissions to read and post messages
  4. 4 Start using Claude Cowork commands in Slack or directly in Claude

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Legal

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Customer Support

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Triage tickets, draft responses, and turn resolved issues into knowledge

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can Claude Cowork access private Slack channels?

Only channels where you've given explicit permission. You can control access for each channel individually.

How do I post Claude insights to Slack?

Use the Slack connector plugin's posting feature to send summaries, reports, and analysis to any channel.

Is there a message limit?

Slack's API has rate limits, but Claude Cowork optimizes requests. Most workflows won't hit these limits.

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