{"slug": "slack-has-of-course-launched-a-vibe-coding-tool", "title": "Slack Has (of Course) Launched a Vibe Coding Tool", "summary": "Slack, owned by Salesforce, launched Slack Code, a feature enabling teams to collaborate with AI coding agents like Claude Code, Devin, and GitHub Copilot directly in group chats. Available now for all Slack plans, it requires human sign-off on high-stakes actions and is governed by Slack's enterprise security model, according to spokesperson Gianna Dimick. Slack VP of product Katie Steigman said the tool makes work more efficient by keeping the whole team and agent together in one channel.", "body_md": "Slack—like seemingly every other software company in Silicon Valley these days—is staking its claim in the so-called vibe coding business.\n\nThe workplace communication platform has debuted a new feature called [Slack Code,](https://www.salesforce.com/introducing-slack-code/) which lets teams collaborate with software-building AI agents directly within group chats. According to a [demo video](https://x.com/Benioff/status/2090240159115853956) posted to X on Wednesday evening by Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce (which acquired Slack in 2020), users can simply tag an agent when they need a little automated assistance. It will then start a new chat, automatically including all the relevant team members and the context it needs to complete the task. A project manager who’s notified about a software bug by a colleague, for example, can tag Claude Code, Devin, GitHub Copilot, or a similar coding agent to build and ship the fixed product without having to wait for a (human) engineer, who may be busy with other tasks.\n\nDon’t code alone. Slack Code is live.\n\nHumans and agents. Same channel. Same work.\n\nLaunching today with agents from[@AnthropicAI],[@github],[@Cognition], and[@vercel]. This is real multiplayer coding. See it at[@Dreamforce][#DF26][pic.twitter.com/scVeLgIgZR]— Marc Benioff (@Benioff)\n\n[August 20, 2026]\n\nAvailable now for all Slack plans, Slack Code also requires “human sign-off on high-stakes actions like merging code to production, all governed by Slack’s built-in enterprise security model,” according to company spokesperson Gianna Dimick. (Assuming it works, it’s a good design choice, considering how prone agents are to misinterpreting instructions and [occasionally](https://gizmodo.com/developers-are-claiming-openais-new-ai-model-is-going-rogue-and-deleting-files-2000785551) [deleting codebases](https://gizmodo.com/replits-ai-agent-wipes-companys-codebase-during-vibecoding-session-2000633176).)\n\nAs is the case with almost all workplace-facing AI products, Slack is promoting its new collaborative coding tool as a way for employees to boost productivity—specifically by summoning agents directly within Slack rather than opening a whole other browser window, and looping in colleagues rather than having to keep multiple chats going at once. “This isn’t your traditional coding experience, with one person and one agent working in a silo on their own,” Slack VP of product Katie Steigman said in the demo video. “In the Code channel, the whole team and the agent work together on the build. There’s no specialized tools needed, and it’s all right here in Slack…Nobody’s out of the loop, nobody needs an extra meeting. Work just feels more efficient.”\n\nUsers can follow the agents’ progress in the channel as they build, then review an HTML preview when it’s ready. Once the team approves the finished product, the agent automatically archives the channel.\n\nIt’s the latest chapter in Slack’s ongoing strategy, and by now a familiar playbook among tech companies desperately trying to sell AI to businesses, to sell agents as digital, almost completely autonomous coworkers. Slack [introduced Slackbot](https://gizmodo.com/your-slack-is-infected-with-an-ai-agent-now-2000709707) earlier this year, framing it as an in-platform AI assistant with a deep, constantly updating awareness of each user’s particular work style. Salesforce’s awkwardly titled Agentforce Coworker is [described](https://www.salesforce.com/agentforce/coworker/) by the company in similar terms: “an experienced coworker from day one.”", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/slack-has-of-course-launched-a-vibe-coding-tool", "canonical_source": "https://gizmodo.com/slack-has-of-course-launched-a-vibe-coding-tool-2000800885", "published_at": "2026-08-20 14:15:06+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-20 14:44:38.332126+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-agents", "ai-products", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["Slack", "Salesforce", "Marc Benioff", "Claude Code", "Devin", "GitHub Copilot", "Gianna Dimick", "Katie Steigman"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/slack-has-of-course-launched-a-vibe-coding-tool", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/slack-has-of-course-launched-a-vibe-coding-tool.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/slack-has-of-course-launched-a-vibe-coding-tool.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/slack-has-of-course-launched-a-vibe-coding-tool.jsonld"}}