Slack Standup MCP Server

Model Context Protocol server for managing daily standup reports and sending them to Slack.

🚀 Installation

1. Install dependencies

npm install

2. Configure Claude Desktop

Add this to your Claude Desktop config file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slack-standup": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/your/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL": "https://hooks.slack.com/services/YOUR/WEBHOOK/URL"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Get Slack Webhook URL

1. Go to https://api.slack.com/apps
2. Create a new app or select existing
3. Enable "Incoming Webhooks"
4. Add webhook to your channel
5. Copy the webhook URL

4. Restart Claude Desktop

After editing the config, restart Claude Desktop completely.

🎯 Usage with Claude

Once the MCP server is running, you can interact with it naturally in Claude:

Example Conversations

Adding items throughout the day:

"Add to my standup: I'm currently testing NOM-276"

"Mark as done: reviewed PRs for NOM-276 code part"

"Add blocker: waiting for API key from DevOps"

"Plan for tomorrow: deploy to staging environment"

Checking your standup:

"Show me my current standup"

"What do I have in my standup so far?"

Sending to Slack:

"Preview my standup message"

"Send my standup to Slack"

Managing data:

"Remove the second item from my done list"

"Clear my standup data"

"Update my standup with these items: [list items]"

🛠️ Available Tools

The MCP server provides these tools to Claude:

• add_standup_item - Add items to any category
• remove_standup_item - Remove items by index
• get_standup - View current standup data
• send_standup - Send to Slack (with preview option)
• clear_standup - Clear all data
• update_standup - Replace entire standup

📝 Data Format

The standup data is stored in ~/.claude_standup_memory.json:

{
  "inProgress": [
    "https://rimthan-lab.atlassian.net/browse/NOM-276 - testing"
  ],
  "done": [
    "reviews PRs https://rimthan-lab.atlassian.net/browse/NOM-276 code part"
  ],
  "blockers": [
    "Waiting for API access"
  ],
  "plannedNext": [
    "Deploy to staging",
    "Run integration tests"
  ],
  "lastUpdated": "2025-10-15T10:30:00.000Z",
  "date": "10/15/2025"
}

🔍 Testing

Test the MCP server directly:

node index.js

Then type MCP commands in JSON format:

{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_standup","arguments":{}}}

📋 Environment Variables

• SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL - Required: Your Slack incoming webhook URL
• STANDUP_MEMORY_FILE - Optional: Custom path for memory file (default: ~/.claude_standup_memory.json)

🎨 Example Workflow

Morning:

You: "Clear my standup from yesterday"
You: "Plan for today: complete NOM-276 testing, review NOM-277 PR"

During the day:

You: "Add in progress: testing NOM-276 authentication flow"
You: "Mark done: fixed bug in login component"
You: "Add blocker: waiting for staging environment access"

End of day:

You: "Show me my standup"
You: "Send my standup to Slack"

🔧 Troubleshooting

MCP server not appearing in Claude:

• Check the config file path is correct
• Ensure the command path points to node executable
• Verify args has absolute path to index.js
• Restart Claude Desktop completely

Slack messages not sending:

• Verify SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL is set correctly
• Test the webhook URL with curl:

  curl -X POST -H 'Content-type: application/json' \
    --data '{"text":"Test message"}' \
    YOUR_WEBHOOK_URL

Memory not persisting:

• Check write permissions for the memory file location
• Verify STANDUP_MEMORY_FILE path if using custom location

📚 Resources

• Model Context Protocol Documentation
• Claude Desktop MCP Guide
• Slack Incoming Webhooks

🤝 Contributing

Feel free to open issues or submit PRs!

📄 License

MIT