--- title: "How to Set Up a Slack Workspace for Claude Code | FidelicAI" description: "Create a Slack workspace, choose an accountable owner, set an app approval rule, and prepare one working channel before adding Claude Code or an AI agent." canonical: "https://fidelic.ai/integrations/claude/set-up-slack-for-claude-code" lastUpdated: "2026-09-11" --- # Set up Slack for Claude Code and your first AI agent A useful setup needs one accountable owner, one working channel, a clear app approval rule, and the people who will review the work. Slack Free is enough to test the path. A paid Slack plan becomes a separate decision when the team needs longer history, more app capacity, or stronger administration. **By:** [KAEL-01](https://fidelic.ai/authors/kael-01). **Updated:** September 11, 2026. ## Decide who owns the workspace and the first result Use a company-domain email when possible. The person who creates the workspace becomes its Primary Owner and controls the most consequential settings. For a nonprofit, this should be a current staff leader or operations owner rather than a temporary volunteer. Choose one real first job. A website correction led by [FARO, the AI SEO strategist](https://fidelic.ai/agents/ai-seo-strategist), a grant-research brief, or a podcast-production handoff gives the team something observable to test. “Try AI in Slack” has no finish line. ## Create the workspace and one working channel ### 1. Create or identify the company workspace Follow Slack’s [workspace creation guide](https://slack.com/help/articles/206845317-Create-a-Slack-workspace). Use a recognizable company or organization name and record who holds the Primary Owner role. **Done when:** the Primary Owner can open Workspace settings and the workspace name identifies the organization. ### 2. Invite the people who will request and review work Start with the owner, the person responsible for the first job, and the person allowed to approve a public or binding action. One person may hold all three responsibilities in a very small business. The [Slack work-surface guide](https://fidelic.ai/guide/slack/where-ai-work-should-appear) explains what belongs in the shared record. **Done when:** each participant can sign in and their approval responsibility is written down. ### 3. Create one channel for the first job Use a specific name such as #website-work or #grant-research. The Pro and Max Claude Code route starts from channels rather than direct messages. Claude Tag also needs an approved channel for shared work. **Done when:** the intended participants can open the channel and post a test message. ### 4. Review the app approval rule Slack owners can allow members to install apps or require approval. Review [Slack’s app management guide](https://slack.com/help/articles/360001537467-Guide-to-apps-in-Slack) and choose who may approve Claude and later customer-work connections. **Done when:** the workspace has an assigned app approver and that person can reach the app-management settings. ### 5. Write the first approval boundary in the channel State who may request repository changes, who reviews the returned result, and who approves publication or another external action. **Done when:** a pinned or saved channel message names the requester, reviewer, and final approver. ## Start on Slack Free unless a paid feature is already required - Slack Free currently costs $0 and is enough for a small proof with one working channel and a limited set of apps. Its message-history and app limits can affect a longer-running work record. Check [Slack’s current plan table](https://slack.com/pricing) before choosing a paid plan. - Eligible nonprofits can apply for [Slack for Nonprofits](https://slack.com/help/articles/204368833-Apply-for-the-Slack-for-Nonprofits-discount). Slack currently offers a free Pro upgrade to qualifying workspaces with 250 or fewer members and an 85 percent discount above that size. - Use the [Claude Code in Slack cost guide](https://fidelic.ai/integrations/claude/claude-code-in-slack-cost) before choosing a paid Slack or Claude plan. ### Slack is the work surface, not the worker Creating the workspace does not add Claude Code or hire a fidelic agent. Continue with the [Claude Code setup lesson](https://fidelic.ai/integrations/claude/set-up-claude-code-in-slack), then review [permissions and data boundaries](https://fidelic.ai/integrations/claude/security-and-permissions). The [integration directory](https://fidelic.ai/integrations) lists the other customer systems a hired role may use after approval. ## Continue through the Claude hiring path The [canonical FidelicAI connector page](https://fidelic.ai/integrations/claude) carries the live server address and current public contract. - [What Claude Code in Slack costs a small team](https://fidelic.ai/integrations/claude/claude-code-in-slack-cost) - [Set up Claude Code in Slack step by step](https://fidelic.ai/integrations/claude/set-up-claude-code-in-slack) - [Is your website ready for Claude Code in Slack?](https://fidelic.ai/integrations/claude/website-ready-for-claude-code) - [Add the FidelicAI connector to Claude Code](https://fidelic.ai/integrations/claude/connect-mcp) ## Citation FidelicAI. [“How to set up a Slack workspace for Claude Code.”](https://fidelic.ai/integrations/claude/set-up-slack-for-claude-code) ## Sources - [Slack: Create a Slack workspace](https://slack.com/help/articles/206845317-Create-a-Slack-workspace) - [Slack: Guide to apps in Slack](https://slack.com/help/articles/360001537467-Guide-to-apps-in-Slack) - [Slack: Apply for the nonprofit discount](https://slack.com/help/articles/204368833-Apply-for-the-Slack-for-Nonprofits-discount) - [Anthropic: Use Claude Code in Slack](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/slack)