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Details
- Anthropic has launched a research preview that lets developers assign coding tasks to Claude Code directly within Slack, enabling users to tag Claude and start coding sessions with full conversation context.
- This integration brings together Anthropic, Slack, Salesforce, and several prominent AI companies—such as OpenAI, Google, Perplexity, Writer, Dropbox, Notion, Cognition, Vercel, and Cursor—embedding AI agents across the Slack platform.
- Developers can draw on Slack conversation context, including bug reports and feature requests, by mentioning Claude, streamlining collaboration without leaving the messaging environment.
- Slack is positioning itself as an "agentic work OS," offering AI-powered features and agent previews that allow teams to coordinate work seamlessly with both human and machine intelligence.
- Data from Salesforce shows its Agentforce agents in Slack are saving enterprises approximately 500,000 hours annually, highlighting the productivity potential of agentic workflows at scale.
Impact
By embedding Claude Code and a host of AI agents into Slack, Anthropic is helping to establish the platform as the central hub for enterprise AI workflows, challenging both standalone developer tools and rival integrations from major AI companies. As Slack becomes the nerve center for agent-driven productivity, the lines blur between communication, collaboration, and AI execution—reshaping how enterprises approach technical work and teamwork alike.
