Set up Slack MCP (Official) in Continue

Official MCP server for Slack. Send and read messages, manage channels, and search conversations from your AI editor.

Locate the config file

Continue reads MCP server configuration from the following file:

~/.continue/config.yaml

Create this file if it does not already exist.

Add the configuration

Add the following to your Continue config file:

yaml

mcpServers:
  - name: slack-official-mcp
    command: npx
    args:
      - -y
      - @modelcontextprotocol/server-slack
    env:
      SLACK_BOT_TOKEN: YOUR_SLACK_BOT_TOKEN
      SLACK_TEAM_ID: YOUR_SLACK_TEAM_ID

Set up environment variables

Slack MCP (Official) requires the following environment variables:

SLACK_BOT_TOKENRequired

Slack bot token (xoxb-...)

SLACK_TEAM_IDRequired

Slack team/workspace ID

Verify it works

Restart Continue. Slack MCP (Official) should appear in your MCP server list with 8 tools available.

This server adds approximately 4,120 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.

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