Read Slack messages, threads, channels, download attachments via Python API. Use when you see Slack URLs (https://*.slack.com/archives/*/p*) or need to interact with Slack.
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Read and interact with Slack using Python (no MCP required).
# Read message/thread from URL python3 ~/.claude/skills/slack-api/scripts/slack.py --url "SLACK_URL" # Channel history / Thread replies python3 ~/.claude/skills/slack-api/scripts/slack.py --history -c CHANNEL_ID -l 10 python3 ~/.claude/skills/slack-api/scripts/slack.py --replies -c CHANNEL_ID --thread-ts TS # Search / List channels / User info python3 ~/.claude/skills/slack-api/scripts/slack.py --search "query" python3 ~/.claude/skills/slack-api/scripts/slack.py --list-channels python3 ~/.claude/skills/slack-api/scripts/slack.py --user-info USER_ID # List files from thread (with details) python3 ~/.claude/skills/slack-api/scripts/slack.py --url "URL" --list-files -v # Download all files from thread python3 ~/.claude/skills/slack-api/scripts/slack.py --url "URL" --download-files -o ./downloads # Output JSON python3 ~/.claude/skills/slack-api/scripts/slack.py --url "URL" --json
| Flag | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Read from Slack URL | URL |
| Channel messages | |
| Thread replies | |
| Search messages | query |
| List channels | - |
| User details | user_id |
| Post message | |
| List files with details | |
| Download all files | |
-c--channel--thread-ts-l--limit-o--output-dir-v--verbose--jsonTokens loaded from
~/.claude/skills/slack-api/.envSLACK_XOXC_TOKEN=xoxc-... SLACK_XOXD_TOKEN=xoxd-...
Get tokens: Browser DevTools -> Application -> Cookies (logged into Slack)
p17678795720950591767879572.095059