# Connect Claude Managed Agent to Slack | Novu Connect

> Give your Claude Managed Agent agent a voice in Slack with Novu Connect.

Canonical: https://www.novu.co/channels/slack/claude/

Markdown: https://www.novu.co/channels/slack/claude.md

Claude Managed Agents are hosted agents you create from one CLI command. No agent server, no bridge code. Novu Connect gives it a voice in Slack.

Novu Connect is the communication layer, the ACI, Agent Communication Infrastructure, between your Claude Managed Agent and Slack. Claude runs the reasoning with your Anthropic credentials. Novu maps each user, keeps the conversation state, and delivers every message and reply in Slack.

Connect command: npx novu connect --channel slack --runtime claude

## What is Claude Managed Agent

A Claude Managed Agent is an agent you create without hosting any agent code. You bring your Anthropic credentials, describe the agent you want, and review the skills and tools Novu adds. Claude handles the reasoning, planning, and tool use. Novu resolves identity and conversation state and delivers every message. There is no repo to scaffold and no bridge to wire: the guided CLI flow takes you from nothing to a live agent in a channel.

- No agent server or bridge code to host
- Claude handles reasoning, planning, and tool use
- System prompt, skills, and MCP servers editable in the dashboard
- Create it once, connect it to every channel

## How to connect Claude Managed Agent to Slack

1. Run one command: Run npx novu connect --channel slack --runtime claude. There is no project to scaffold and no application code to modify. The CLI guides the complete setup.
2. Describe your agent: Connect your Anthropic credentials, describe the agent you want to create, and review the skills and tools Novu adds to it.
3. Preview and create: Preview the generated agent, then create it. The system prompt, skills, and MCP servers stay editable in the Novu dashboard afterward.
4. Connect {channelName}: The guided flow connects Slack. Your agent now holds a two-way conversation there, and the same agent can reach every other channel from one thread.

Prompt for your coding agent: Connect a Claude Managed Agent to Slack with Novu using instructions from https://novu.co/agents.md

## Claude Managed Agent and Slack, common questions

### Do I need to host anything to put a Claude Managed Agent in Slack?

No. There is no agent server and no bridge code. You bring Anthropic credentials, Claude does the reasoning, and Novu keeps the conversation running in Slack.

### Does Novu run the agent's reasoning?

No. Claude handles the reasoning, planning, and tool use with your Anthropic credentials. Novu Connect is the communication layer, the ACI, Agent Communication Infrastructure, that resolves identity, keeps conversation state, and delivers messages in Slack.

### Can I change the agent after I create it?

Yes. The system prompt, skills, and MCP servers stay editable in the Novu dashboard, and the same agent can connect to more channels at any time.

### How do I connect my AI agent to Slack?

Run npx novu connect --channel slack, or paste the prompt above into your coding agent. Novu Connect handles the Slack app, user identity, and two-way message routing so your agent code does not change when you add the channel.

### Can the agent hold a two-way conversation in Slack, not just post alerts?

Yes. Novu Connect maps each Slack user to your agent and routes their replies back into the same thread, so the conversation is genuinely two-way with retries on delivery.