Slack Code brings AI coding agents into team chat channels
Slack just shipped a feature that puts coding agents directly inside your team channels. It’s called Slack Code, and it’s available now on all Slack plans.
How It Works
Tag a coding agent in any Slack channel when something needs to get built or fixed. The agent opens a new dedicated Code channel, automatically pulls in the relevant team members, and gets to work with the context already in place. Team members can follow progress in real time. When the build is ready, the team reviews an HTML preview, approves it, and the agent archives the channel.
Supported agents at launch include Claude Code, Devin, and GitHub Copilot. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff demoed the feature on X.
The Guardrail Worth Noting
High-stakes actions, specifically merging code to production, require human sign-off. That approval step runs through Slack’s existing enterprise security model, according to company spokesperson Gianna Dimick. Given the well-documented history of coding agents deleting files and misinterpreting instructions, the mandatory review gate is a sensible design choice.
The Positioning
Slack VP of product Katie Steigman described the pitch in the demo: the whole team and the agent work together in one channel rather than one person and one agent in a silo. No extra browser tab, no separate tool, no parallel chat threads to manage.
This fits the pattern Slack has been building toward. Earlier this year the platform introduced Slackbot as an in-platform AI assistant with ongoing awareness of each user’s work style. Salesforce’s Agentforce Coworker follows the same framing. The consistent message across all three: AI as a digital coworker, not just a tool you open and close.
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