Slack User MCP Server

A personal MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that connects to Slack using your user token (xoxp-...), giving AI agents full access to your workspace — including message search, channel history, DMs, and posting as yourself.

Unlike bot-token-based Slack integrations, this server acts as you, so it can access any channel you're a member of (including private channels and DMs) and use the Slack search API.

Features

• Search messages — Full Slack search syntax (from:me, in:#channel, has:link, date filters, etc.)
• Channel history — Read messages from any channel, DM, or group message you're in
• Post messages — Send messages as yourself (not as a bot)
• User lookup — Find users by name or email
• Thread reading — Fetch all replies in a thread
• Auth verification — Confirm your connection and identity

Tools

Tool	Description
slack_search_messages	Search messages with Slack query syntax
slack_list_channels	List channels (public, private, DMs)
slack_get_channel_history	Read recent messages from a channel
slack_post_message	Send a message as yourself
slack_lookup_user	Find users by name or email
slack_get_user_info	Get detailed user profile by ID
slack_get_thread	Read all replies in a thread
slack_auth_test	Verify your connection

Setup

1. Create a Slack App and Get a User Token

1. Go to api.slack.com/apps and create a new app From scratch
2. Under OAuth & Permissions, add these User Token Scopes:
   • search:read
   • channels:read, channels:history
   • groups:read, groups:history
   • im:read, im:history
   • mpim:read, mpim:history
   • users:read, users:read.email
   • chat:write
3. Install the app to your workspace
4. Copy the User OAuth Token (starts with xoxp-)

2. Install Dependencies and Build

cd slack-user-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build

3. Connect to Claude Desktop

Add this to your Claude Desktop config:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slack-personal": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/slack-user-mcp-server/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "SLACK_USER_TOKEN": "xoxp-your-token-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Note: If you use a Node version manager like fnm or nvm, use the full path to node instead of just "node". Find it with fnm exec --using=default -- which node or nvm which default.

4. Restart Claude Desktop

Quit and reopen Claude Desktop. The server will appear in your MCP connections.

Example Queries

Once connected, you can ask your AI assistant things like:

• "Search for my recent Slack messages" — uses from:me
• "What's the latest in #general?" — channel history
• "Find messages about the Q1 budget" — full-text search
• "Who is on the marketing team?" — user lookup
• "Send a message to #general saying the build is green" — post as yourself

Search Syntax

The search tool supports all Slack search modifiers:

Modifier	Example	Description
from:	from:me or from:@username	Messages from a user
in:	in:#channel	Messages in a channel
has:	has:link, has:reaction	Filter by attributes
before: / after:	after:2024-01-01	Date range
is:	is:thread	Threaded messages only

Tech Stack

• TypeScript
• MCP TypeScript SDK
• Slack Web API (via fetch)
• Zod for input validation
• stdio transport