Slack Personal

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Slack Personal skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Slack Personal is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: General · Sub-category: communication · Last updated: 2026-06-10

tool:slack

Read, send, search, and manage Slack messages via the slk CLI. Use when the user asks to check Slack, read channels, send Slack messages, search Slack, check unreads, manage drafts, view saved items, or interact with Slack workspace. Also use for heartbeat Slack checks. Triggers on "check slack", "any slack messages", "send on slack", "slack unreads", "search slack", "slack threads", "draft on slack".

About this skill (catalog notes)

Slack Personal includes at least one code block. The SKILL.md is on the shorter side at about 576 words.

Original author: ndesv21
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-10
Catalog position: General · communication
Indexed related skills: 10

How Slack Personal fits the catalog

Slack Personal sits in the General category under the communication sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Session-based Slack CLI for macOS. Auto-authenticates from the Slack desktop app — no tokens, no OAuth, no app installs. Acts as your user (xoxc- session tokens).

What this skill does

Slack Personal is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the communication sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/slack-personal/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the user asks to check Slack, read channels, send Slack messages, search Slack, check unreads, manage drafts, view saved items, or interact with Slack workspace. Also use for heartbeat Slack checks.

Who uses this skill

The Slack Personal Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 117,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/slack-personal
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/slack-personal/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/slack-personal/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/slack-personal/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/slack-personal/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\slack-personal\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Slack Personal Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/slack-personal/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Slack Personal skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Slack Personal skill?

Use Slack Personal when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the communication area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Slack Personal" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Slack Personal skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Slack Personal is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/ndesv21/awesome-openclaw-skills-1/blob/HEAD/skills/slack-personal/SKILL.md
Author: ndesv21

Cite this skill

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APA

ndesv21. (2026). Slack Personal [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/slack-personal/

BibTeX

@misc{slack-personal-2026,
  author    = {ndesv21},
  title     = {Slack Personal [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/slack-personal/}
}

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