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Slack MCP Server Goes GA — 25x Growth

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Slack's MCP server hit general availability with 25x growth in tool calls. Launch partners: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Perplexity, Cursor, Vercel, Notion, Cognition. Any MCP-compatible agent can now search Slack channels, post messages, and access conversational context. Slack is positioning itself as the execution layer for enterprise AI agents. (Slack Blog)

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