boss-ai-agent vs Slack
boss-ai-agent is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by tonypk. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Slack is an MCP server published by mindstone. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-29. 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 |  boss-ai-agent |  Slack |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.1 Downloads/month (npm): 3 929 Downloads/week (npm): 520 Forks (GitHub): 4 Stars (GitHub): 13 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 | boss-ai-agent | Slack |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 13 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 4 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-28 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@mindstone/mcp-server-slack) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 3, secrets among them: 2 | 8, secrets among them: 1 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 16 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/tonypk/boss-ai-agent-claude-plugin | github.com/mindstone/mcp-servers |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
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
boss-ai-agent
AI management middleware for Claude Code/Cowork. 14 mentor philosophies shape every decision — check-ins, chase reminders, summaries, project patrol, 1:1 prep, and emergency response. 9 culture packs adapt communication per employee. Connects to Slack, Telegram, GitHub via MCP. Works fully offline.
Slack
Slack MCP server: channels, messages, threads, reactions, users, files, and scheduled messages
How to run each
boss-ai-agent As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install boss-ai-agent@claude-communitySlack As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "SLACK_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_SLACK_CLIENT_SECRET>" --env "SLACK_CONFIG_PATH=<YOUR_SLACK_CONFIG_PATH>" --env "SLACK_TEAM_ID=<YOUR_SLACK_TEAM_ID>" --transport stdio mcp-server-slack -- npx -y @mindstone/mcp-server-slackRequires: SLACK_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), SLACK_CONFIG_PATH, SLACK_TEAM_ID
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Only boss-ai-agent asks for
GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)SLACK_BOT_TOKEN (secret)
Only Slack asks for
MCP_WORKSPACE_PATHSLACK_CLIENT_IDSLACK_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)SLACK_CONFIG_PATHSLACK_DISABLE_REFRESHSLACK_MAX_RETRIESSLACK_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: boss-ai-agent · What it can do: Slack · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/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.