How to summarize Slack channels with AI

1. 1

   Open the channel or DM

2. 2

   Click the three-dot menu at the top and choose Summarize channel

   In a DM the option is called Summarize conversation.

3. 3

   Pick a time range

   Unread messages, the last 7 days, or a custom range. Custom ranges are desktop only.

4. 4

   Check the sources

   Click More details to see which messages each point came from.

Open the thread and click Summarize at the top. On mobile, tap Summarize at the top right and wait for the badge that says it is ready.

On Business+ and Enterprise+, Recaps appear in the sidebar. Choose the channels you care about and Slack writes a summary of them every morning.

According to Slack's help center, the Free plan has no AI summaries. Pro includes conversation summaries and huddle notes. Business+ and Enterprise+ add Recaps, search answers, file summaries and translations. Workspace admins can switch AI features off.

Slack's official MCP server has been generally available since February 2026. Apps your workspace admin approves can search and read the channels you can see; Slack lists Claude, Claude Code, Cursor and Perplexity among the supported clients. Claude also offers a Slack connector once Claude is installed in your workspace.

ConnectChats puts Slack next to WhatsApp and your other chats, so one question to your AI app covers every app. Link Slack from your dashboard and choose the channels to share.

• Ask for decisions and action items, not a retelling.
• Summarize the last 7 days before a Monday meeting instead of scrolling every channel.
• If your plan has no AI, you can paste a thread into an AI app, but check your company's policy before sharing work messages with outside tools.