MCP Slack vs Slack MCP Server
MCP Slack is an MCP server published by crunchtools. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). 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 2026-10-20. 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 |  MCP Slack |   Slack MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.1.2 Downloads/month (PyPI): 423 Downloads/week (PyPI): 223 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
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 | MCP Slack | Slack MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (worse) | 32 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 25 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp-slack-crunchtools) | Remote server (mcp.revasserlabs.com/oauth/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 2, secrets among them: 2 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/crunchtools/mcp-slack | 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) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 2 days 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
MCP Slack
Secure read-only MCP server for Slack workspaces
Slack MCP Server
Catch up on Slack without reading it. Unreads, threads, search. Browser-session or hosted OAuth.
How to run each
MCP Slack As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio slack -- uvx mcp-slack-crunchtoolsSlack 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.
Only Slack MCP Server has a remote endpoint we 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 MCP Slack publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: MCP Slack · What it can do: Slack MCP Server · Compare two other plugins
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.