SlackCAUTION
Overview
From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.
Disclaimer
This project includes code originally developed by Anthropic and released under the MIT License. Substantial modifications and new functionality have been added by For Good AI Inc. (dba Zencoder Inc.), and are licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
Overview
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with Slack workspaces. This server provides tools to list channels, post messages, reply to threads, add reactions, get channel history, and manage users.
Available Tools
- slack_list_channels
- List public or pre-defined channels in the workspace
- Optional inputs:
limit(number, default: 100, max: 200): Maximum number of channels to returncursor(string): Pagination cursor for next page- Returns: List of channels with their IDs and information
- slack_post_message
- Post a new message to a Slack channel
- Required inputs:
channel_id(string): The ID of the channel to post totext(string): The message text to post- Returns: Message posting confirmation and timestamp
- slack_reply_to_thread
- Reply to a specific message thread
- Required inputs:
channel_id(string): The channel containing the threadthread_ts(string): Timestamp of the parent messagetext(string): The reply text- Returns: Reply confirmation and timestamp
- slack_add_reaction
- Add an emoji reaction to a message
- Required inputs:
channel_id(string): The channel containing the messagetimestamp(string): Message timestamp to react toreaction(string): Emoji name without colons- Returns: Reaction confirmation
- slack_get_channel_history
- Get recent messages from a channel
- Required inputs:
channel_id(string): The channel ID- Optional inputs:
limit(number, default: 10): Numbe
40a335d9da86OBSERVED · 2026-10-07Connect
Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control. Replace the environment placeholders with a token scoped to the least it needs.
claude mcp add slack-mcp-server --env AUTH_TOKEN=${AUTH_TOKEN} --env SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=${SLACK_BOT_TOKEN} -- npx -y @zencoderai/[email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"slack-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@zencoderai/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"AUTH_TOKEN": "${AUTH_TOKEN}",
"SLACK_BOT_TOKEN": "${SLACK_BOT_TOKEN}"
}
}
}
}Exposed tools (8)
6 read · 2 write · 0 destructive.
| Tool | Risk | Description |
|---|---|---|
slack_add_reaction | write | |
slack_get_channel_history | read | |
slack_get_thread_replies | read | |
slack_get_user_profile | read | |
slack_get_users | read | |
slack_list_channels | read | |
slack_post_message | write | |
slack_reply_to_thread | read |
Trust audit
CAUTIONgrade C · trust 74/100 Install with care. The audit found things worth knowing before you trust its output.
| Layer | What it checks | Result |
|---|---|---|
| L0 | Provenance & inventory | PASS |
| L1 | Static analysis of the code | WARN |
| L2 | Instruction surface (what it tells the agent) | PASS |
| L3 | Class-specific surface | PASS |
| L4 | Behavioural (sandbox) | SKIPPED |
What the source does
- Filesystem
- none-observed
- Network
- declared (6 observation(s))
- Shell
- none-observed
- Dependencies
- not all pinned
- Secrets in source
- found
Findings (7)
console.error(`Slack MCP Server running on http://0.0.0.0:${port}/mcp`);export SLACK_BOT_TOKEN="xoxb-your-bot-token"
-e SLACK_BOT_TOKEN="xoxb-your-bot-token" \
-e SLACK_BOT_TOKEN="xoxb-your-bot-token" \
-e SLACK_BOT_TOKEN="xoxb-your-bot-token" \
-e SLACK_BOT_TOKEN="xoxb-your-bot-token" \
express, zod, @jest/globals, @types/express, @types/jest, @types/node, jest, shx
Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.
40a335d9da86full audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/zencoderai__slack-10.json · Report an issue / request a re-scanAudit history
Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.
| Date | Source | Verdict | Grade | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | 40a335d9da86 | CAUTION | C | 74 | first audit |
Questions
What tools does Slack expose?
8 in total: 6 read-only, 2 that write, and 0 that can delete or overwrite. Every one is listed on this page with its risk.
Is Slack safe to connect to an agent?
With care. The audit graded it C (74/100) and found 7 things worth knowing before you trust this server, listed below with the exact line each was found on.
What credentials does Slack need?
It reads AUTH_TOKEN and SLACK_BOT_TOKEN from the environment. Give it a token scoped to the least it needs — an agent that can be talked into calling a tool can be talked into calling it with your credentials.
How does Slack run?
It speaks stdio and streamable-http, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on npm as @zencoderai/slack-mcp-server at 0.0.0-dev.
How current is this page?
The grade is for one exact copy of the source (40a335d9da86), read on 2026-10-07. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.