Use when locating messages, files, channels, or people across Slack, or gathering context before answering, with the search MCP tools (slack_search_public, slack_search_public_and_private, slack_search_channels, slack_search_users). Covers search modifiers (in:, from:, before:), file-type filters, natural-language vs. keyword search, and reading results in context.
Install
npx skills add slackapi/slack-skills-plugin --skill slack-searchnpx skills add slackapi/slack-skills-plugin --skill slack-search -a claude-code -gnpx skills add slackapi/slack-skills-plugin --skill slack-search -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/slackapi/slack-skills-plugin.git --path skills/slack-searchgh skill install slackapi/slack-skills-plugin slack-searchgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/slackapi/slack-skills-plugin /tmp/slackapi__slack-skills-plugin
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/slackapi__slack-skills-plugin/skills/slack-search ~/.claude/skills/slack-search # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/slackapi__slack-skills-plugin/skills/slack-search ~/.agents/skills/slack-search # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode