Get started with Claude in Slack (original) (raw)

You can now integrate Claude and Slack, giving you two ways to use them together: add Claude directly to your Slack workspace, or enable the Slack connector for your Claude apps.

What is Claude in Slack?

It’s how we’ve brought Claude’s capabilities directly to Slack, bringing AI assistance into your team’s workspace. This integration allows you to work with Claude without leaving Slack through three convenient surfaces:

Direct message with Claude: Start a private conversation with @Claude.

AI assistant panel: Click the Claude icon in Slack's AI assistant header to open a panel on the right side of your Slack window, allowing you to access Claude from anywhere in the Slack app.

Thread participation: Mention @Claude in any thread to get Claude's help with the conversation.

All surfaces provide the same capabilities that you have enabled in Claude, including web search and connections to your integrated tools, allowing you to seamlessly integrate AI assistance into your existing workflow.

Enable and install Claude in Slack

For Slack admins

To install across all workspaces:

For individual users

Once your Slack admin has approved Claude (or if you're on a personal Slack plan):

Enable Claude Code in Slack (beta)

Team and Enterprise plan users can route coding tasks from Slack to Claude Code on the web. To enable this capability:

Once enabled, mentioning @Claude for coding tasks will automatically create a Claude Code session. Learn more about using Claude Code in Slack.

What is the Slack connector?

Enabling the Slack connector allows Claude to search within your Slack workspace’s channels, direct messages, and shared files to pull relevant context into your conversations. Note that members of Team and Enterprise plan organizations will not see the option to enable the Slack connector individually until it’s enabled by an Owner.

Enable the Slack connector

Team and Enterprise owners

Individual Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise users

Manage your Claude in Slack connections

View Claude app connection status

Disconnect the Claude app

To disconnect your Claude account from Slack:

Disconnecting will:

Disconnect the Slack connector

You can also disconnect the Slack connector from your Claude settings (or you can enable/disable the connector for an individual chat):

Privacy and data

Data storage

Your Slack conversations with Claude remain separate from your Claude history, keeping work organized across platforms.

Data visibility

Data deletion

Frequently asked questions

I’m trying to add Claude in Slack but it’s not working – help!

If you are using a company Slack instance and are not assigned to an Admin role, a Slack Admin must approve the Claude app on behalf of your organization before you’re able to download it. If you try to skip this step and install Claude in Slack, you’ll see a Request to install prompt where you can send a message to your Slack Admin. Work with them to approve the app and make it available for your team.

Use connectors to extend Claude's capabilities Get started with Claude in Chrome Use Claude in Slack Get started with Claude Cowork Use interactive connectors in Claude