Slack vs Slack MCP Server
Slack is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Salesforce. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude: knowledge-work-plugins). Slack MCP Server is an MCP server published by jtalk22. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-18. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |   Slack MCP Server | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 391 Stars (GitHub): 30 009 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 5.1.0 Downloads/month (npm): 2 821 Downloads/week (npm): 1 217 Forks (GitHub): 25 Stars (GitHub): 32 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Slack | Slack MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 30 009 (better) | 32 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 3 391 (better) | 25 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.slack.com/mcp) | Remote server (mcp.revasserlabs.com/oauth/mcp) |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 2, secrets among them: 2 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 8 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins | github.com/jtalk22/slack-mcp-server |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 46 h ago, requires a key | Responded 4 h ago, requires a key |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Slack
Slack integration for searching messages, sending communications, managing canvases, and more
Slack MCP Server
Catch up on Slack without reading it. Unreads, threads, search. Browser-session or hosted OAuth.
How to run each
Slack As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins
/plugin install slack-by-salesforce@knowledge-work-pluginsSlack MCP Server As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http slack-mcp-server https://mcp.revasserlabs.com/oauth/mcpRequires: SLACK_COOKIE (secret), SLACK_TOKEN (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Both endpoints responded at the last daily check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Slack publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Slack · What it can do: Slack MCP Server · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.