VentureBeat
Follow
Slack wants to drag AI coding out of the terminal and into the group chat
Slack has launched Slack Code, a new product designed to bring AI coding agents into collaborative team environments. This feature embeds popular AI coding tools like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot directly into dedicated Slack channels. The primary goal is to transform AI coding from a solitary activity into a "multiplayer" experience. When a coding agent is invoked in Slack, it creates a project-specific channel where the work is conducted transparently. This allows all team members to observe, influence, and review the software development process in real-time. Slack's interim CEO, Rob Seaman, believes this shift makes human judgment and creativity the new bottlenecks, rather than the act of writing code itself. The platform emphasizes that this collaborative visibility acts as a safeguard against the generation of low-quality "AI slop." Security is managed by agents inheriting the permissions of the invoking user, ensuring data access is restricted. This launch is strategically important for Salesforce, aiming to position Slack as a central AI hub for enterprise work. The company views coding as only the first use case, with plans to expand to other areas like marketing and legal document review.