Claude Code Is Coming To Slack
(Tuesday December 09, 2025 @05:00AM (BeauHD)
from the pull-request-enters-the-chat dept.)
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- News link: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/12/09/0417242/claude-code-is-coming-to-slack
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Anthropic is [1]bringing Claude Code directly into Slack , letting developers spin up coding sessions from chat threads and automate workflows without leaving the app. TechCrunch reports:
> Previously, developers could only get lightweight coding help via Claude in Slack -- like writing snippets, debugging, and explanations. Now they can tag @Claude to spin up a complete coding session using Slack context like bug reports or feature requests. Claude analyzes recent messages to determine the right repository, posts progress updates in threads, and shares links to review work and open pull requests.
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> The move reflects a broader industry shift: AI coding assistants are migrating from IDEs (integrated development environment, where software development happens) into collaboration tools where teams already work. [...] While Anthropic has not yet confirmed when it would make a broader rollout available, the timing is strategic. The AI coding market is getting more competitive, and differentiation is starting to depend more on integration depth and distribution than model capability alone.
[1] https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/08/claude-code-is-coming-to-slack-and-thats-a-bigger-deal-than-it-sounds/
> Previously, developers could only get lightweight coding help via Claude in Slack -- like writing snippets, debugging, and explanations. Now they can tag @Claude to spin up a complete coding session using Slack context like bug reports or feature requests. Claude analyzes recent messages to determine the right repository, posts progress updates in threads, and shares links to review work and open pull requests.
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> The move reflects a broader industry shift: AI coding assistants are migrating from IDEs (integrated development environment, where software development happens) into collaboration tools where teams already work. [...] While Anthropic has not yet confirmed when it would make a broader rollout available, the timing is strategic. The AI coding market is getting more competitive, and differentiation is starting to depend more on integration depth and distribution than model capability alone.
[1] https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/08/claude-code-is-coming-to-slack-and-thats-a-bigger-deal-than-it-sounds/
Sounds like a bigger surface area to vacuum (Score:3)
by evanh ( 627108 )
What better way to reach into internal networks to collect training material.
More ways to get rogered. 2025, best year ever (Score:2)
by sg_oneill ( 159032 )
Oh cool. Now its not just chat bots, but chat clients can take our jobs too.
What a world to live in.
They can't really sell AI coding to developers (Score:1)
By doing this they will have access to a layer of management that is more likely to push the tech into the development lifecycle while being completely oblivious to the harm it is likely to cause..
Re: They can't really sell AI coding to developers (Score:2)
As with a lot of other tools: Show a lot of fancy tools to managers, prepare some demos, where it works nicely. Sold. But low - or even negative - value in the daily workflow. AI coding is a perfect fit for this, as the inexperienced coder, i.e. middle management, can themselves make something, that seems useable, but is hard to actually get to wirk.