create-slack-app
A skill from Slack's official plugin that guides an agent through starting a new Slack app or agent project with the Slack CLI.
What the skill teaches
A skill from Slack's official plugin that guides an agent through starting a new Slack app or agent project with the Slack CLI. It checks that the CLI and a language runtime are installed, signs the developer in, helps choose where to install the app (a developer sandbox first, then a Free Team, and only then an existing workspace), and scaffolds a project from a Bolt for JavaScript or Bolt for Python template, including agent templates that ask for an AI provider. It ends by running the app locally. It can also scaffold the project for an app already created in App Settings.
Capabilities
- Scaffold a Slack app from a Bolt JS or Bolt Python template
- Check Slack CLI and runtime prerequisites
- Authenticate the Slack CLI and pick a workspace
- Run the new app locally
Install
- Run this to add it to Claude Code:
/plugin marketplace add slackapi/slack-skills-plugin
- Run this to add it to Claude Code:
/plugin install slack@slack
Details
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Skill | |
| Tool | Slack | |
| Publisher | Slack | source |
| Official status | OfficialSlack's developer docs document this plugin and link the slackapi repository | source |
| Needs an API key or sign-in | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Includes scripts | No | source |
| Platforms | Not stated in its documentation | |
| AI clients | Claude Code, Cursor, Codex | source |
| Licence | MIT | source |
| Pricing | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Activity | Last commit Nov 11, 2026165 GitHub starsDownload data not available (not on npm or PyPI) | source |
| Links | Repository Website |
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Sources
- GitHub repositorygithub.com/slackapi/slack-skills-plugin · Backs: AI clients, Publisher, Activity, LicenceNov 11, 2026
- Skill file (SKILL.md)github.com/slackapi/slack-skills-pluginNov 10, 2026
- Licence file (LICENSE)github.com/slackapi/slack-skills-plugin · Backs: LicenceNov 13, 2026
- Web pagedocs.slack.dev · Backs: Official statusNov 13, 2026
- Folder in the repository (create-slack-app)github.com/slackapi/slack-skills-plugin · Backs: Includes scriptsNov 10, 2026