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Slack (Zencoder)
Slack MCP server for channels, messages, threads and reactions; successor to the archived reference server.
- Transport
- Remote (HTTP)
- Status
- Community
- Auth method
- Slack bot token (xoxb-)
- Scopes / permissions
- channels:history, channels:read, chat:write, reactions:write, users:read, users.profile:read
- Last verified
- Oct 15, 2026
- Tools listed
- 08
§1What it does
The original Slack reference server from the MCP project has been archived and is now maintained by Zencoder. It uses a Slack bot token to list channels, read history and post messages.
§2Setup
# Create a Slack app with a bot token, then follow the README:
# https://github.com/zencoderai/slack-mcp-serverSnippets adapted from the official documentation. Check the official page for current options and auth requirements.
§3Prompts to try
- “Summarize what happened in #engineering today.”
- “Post the deploy summary to #releases.”
