DevOps / SRE / Platform · 20.08.2026, 18:46 UTC
Slack makes it easier to install agents built with third-party tools
| Schweregrad | info |
|---|---|
| Kategorie | DevOps / SRE / Platform |
| Quelle | The New Stack ↗ |
| Veröffentlicht | 20.08.2026 UTC |
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Slack on Thursday rolled out Add to Slack, which lets users more easily bring the agents they’ve built with ten outside platforms into their workspaces without having to write a custom Slack integration.
A user simply starts the installation (and agent creation) inside a partner tool, Slack says, and the partner then handles OAuth, app configuration, and permission scoping. The runtime itself remains outside Slack, either with the provider or, for tools like NanoClaw, on a user’s machine or cloud account. The respective Slack app can then receive messages and mentions and join channels.
The launch partners for Add to Slack are Hyperagent, LangChain, Lovable, n8n, NanoClaw, OpenAI, Runlayer, Skydive, Superhuman, and Vercel.
That’s quite a wide range of products that spans from point-and-click builders to developer frameworks. But what matters most here is that the installation path is the same — and far easier than the previous approach, where users had to tediously click through various settings, enable permissions, and hope for the best.
Slack says installed agents inherit workspace data boundaries and permission controls. The workspace’s app-approval policy still applies. Each app’s OAuth scopes and channel membership determine what it can access. Once installed, they will also appear in Slack’s App browser.
Credit: Slack.
One app per agent
NanoClaw is a good example of how this works in practice. Connecting the open source framework previously required creating a custom Slack app, then working through its configuration, scopes, and authentication. Now, NanoClaw’s …