Slack launches collaborative vibe coding channels with AI agents

Slack just turned its group chat into something that looks a lot more like a software development studio. The platform is rolling out dedicated coding channels where teams can tag AI agents, assign them tasks, and watch code get written in real time, all without leaving the app where they were already arguing about lunch plans.

The feature, called Slack Code, lets users spin up project-specific channels by tagging agents like Anthropic’s Claude or Cognition’s Devin. Those agents then create dedicated workspaces to tackle coding tasks, drawing context from existing conversations and project history to produce relevant output.

How it actually works

The mechanics are straightforward enough. When someone has an idea, needs to fix a bug, or wants to update a web page, they tag a coding agent in a channel. That agent creates a dedicated code channel for the task, complete with user tabs, diff comparisons for tracking changes, and HTML preview capabilities so teams can see what they’re shipping before they ship it.

“With Slack Code, when you have an idea or need to build a new feature, update a web page, or fix a bug, you simply tag in a coding agent like Anthropic’s Claude or Cognition’s Devin, and that agent then spins up a code channel to tackle the task,” Slack said in its press release.

Beyond Claude and Devin, Slack is also integrating agents from OpenAI (Codex), GitHub, and Vercel.

The road to multiplayer AI coding

This launch didn’t materialize overnight. The Claude Code integration first appeared as a research preview back in December 2025, giving early adopters a taste of agent-assisted development within Slack’s interface.

That was followed by Claude Tag, a persistent shared agent that entered beta in June 2026. Where the original integration was more of a one-off interaction model, Claude Tag stuck around in channels as a continuous collaborator. Slack Code is essentially the full-featured evolution of those experiments.

Salesforce has also been building out its marketplace and developer ecosystem to support the shift. The Slack Skills Plugin now works with tools like Claude Code and Cursor, an AI-native code editor that has gained significant traction among developers.

The term “vibe coding” itself describes a more conversational, intuition-driven approach to building software, where developers describe what they want in natural language and let AI handle the implementation details.

What this means for the collaboration software landscape

For Salesforce investors, the play here is about expanding Slack’s value proposition well beyond messaging. For a platform that Salesforce acquired for $27.7B back in 2021, proving out that thesis would go a long way toward justifying the price tag.