You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
MCPArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.311,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
MCP servers are outside programs that give Claude extra tools. Slack's MCP server, at https://mcp.slack.com, lets Claude post messages to Slack. Claude is now told that before posting a new message to a channel you did not name, it should read that channel's topic and description.
Why
This changes how Claude behaves when it posts to Slack. It is meant to make Claude check a channel's purpose before it posts there.
How sure we are
One source agreesOne thing we can check says the same as this entry.
Anthropic's release notes agreeFixed claude mcp add, claude mcp remove and /mcp naming the current folder instead of the project entry in ~/.claude.json that holds a…
