Use Claude Tag in a group DM changedclaude-tag/users/group-dms
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33> Add Claude to a Slack group DM to share a task with a few people. See whose access and billing apply, when Claude replies, and what differs from a channel.
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5export const BetaNote = () => <Info>Claude Tag is in public beta. Features and behavior described here may change before general availability.</Info>;
5> [!NOTE]
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7> Claude Tag is in public beta. Features and behavior described here may change before general availability.
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7<BetaNote />
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99A group DM is a Slack direct message among several people. Claude works in a group DM it has been added to, so a few people can share a task with Claude without creating a channel.
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1111If Claude answers your mention with "Group DMs aren't supported yet. Try a channel or a 1:1 DM instead.", see [the causes of that reply](/docs/claude-tag/users/troubleshooting#group-dms-aren%E2%80%99t-supported-yet).
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5353* **Channel-only access.** A guest is in the group DM, and Claude runs there with [channel-only access](/docs/claude-tag/admins/restrict-access#how-channel-only-works).
5454* **Blocked member edits.** An admin set [**Channel member edits**](/docs/claude-tag/admins/attach-to-scope#restrict-who-can-set-channel-instructions) to **Block** for the workspace or the organization.
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56<Steps>
57 <Step title="Ask Claude">
58 Mention `@Claude` at the top level of the group DM and ask it to reply only to mentions.
56**1. Ask Claude**
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60 ```text wrap theme={null}
61 @Claude only reply here when someone mentions you.
62 ```
58Mention `@Claude` at the top level of the group DM and ask it to reply only to mentions.
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64 Claude posts a card in the thread under your message, with **Confirm** and **Cancel** buttons.
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60```text wrap theme={null}
61@Claude only reply here when someone mentions you.
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67 <Step title="Confirm the change">
68 Select **Confirm** within 30 minutes. The card changes to a line that names the person who confirmed and says Claude now replies only when @mentioned.
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64Claude posts a card in the thread under your message, with **Confirm** and **Cancel** buttons.
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66**2. Confirm the change**
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68Select **Confirm** within 30 minutes. The card changes to a line that names the person who confirmed and says Claude now replies only when @mentioned.
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7270After the change, Claude still answers a mention, and it still reads replies in a thread that started with an `@Claude` mention.
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