Slack makes it easier to install agents built with third-party tools
Slack on Thursday rolled out Add to Slack, which lets users more easily bring the agents they’ve built with ten The post Slack makes it easier to install agents built with third-party tools appeared first on The New Stack .
Slack has introduced a new feature called "Add to Slack," which simplifies the process of installing agents created with third-party tools within Slack workspaces. Users can now install these agents by starting the installation within a partner tool and letting Slack handle the OAuth, app configuration, and permission scoping. The runtime for these agents remains outside Slack, either with the provider or on the user's machine or cloud account.
Slack's partner list for Add to Slack includes Hyperagent, LangChain, Lovable, n8n, NanoClaw, OpenAI, Runlayer, Skydive, Superhuman, and Vercel. This new feature streamlines the installation process, making it easier and more uniform compared to the previous method that required users to navigate various settings and permissions manually.
Each installed agent inherits the workspace's data boundaries and permission controls, and they also appear in Slack's App browser. NanoClaw exemplifies this new functionality, where its Marketplace app serves as the manager app, creating a separate managed Slack app for each NanoClaw agent. This allows for more seamless integration and interaction among the bots.
Slack has also introduced another feature called Slack Code, which creates temporary project channels for coding agents to collaborate on tasks. While Add to Slack focuses on installing apps, Slack Code structures the work of coding agents after installation.
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