- @Claude is a fellow AI that your colleagues can see
- He will answer questions and proactively contribute where helpful
- Teams first, other platforms later, but don’t forget to set spending limits
In an effort to make its AI assistant even more collaborative, Anthropic launched Claude Tag in Slack to give the impression of interacting with a real colleague.
But by tagging @Claude in a discussion, the AI reads the context of the discussion to respond with relevant information, answer questions, summarize long discussions, identify updates, and surface missed information.
The shared assistant allows multiple people to interact with the same Claude instance, rather than having separate discussions with the AI.
You can now tag @Claude in Slack
“We ask Claude to research product metrics and data, handle support tickets, or even help find the root cause of tricky bugs,” Anthropic said of its own internal use of the tool, powered by Opus 4.8.
Anthropic described Claude Tag as a virtual teammate, but the existing Slack connector for Claude gives the chatbot access to app context for users who still want to have private discussions with the tool.
Claude Tag can also connect to external tools – for example, a Gmail connection monitors incoming emails and notifies Slack users with the aim of keeping everything in one place.
The built-in chatbot also promises to “take initiative” by surfacing relevant information when a discussion takes place, or setting reminders for actions to take when a discussion becomes silent.
Claude Tag is available for Enterprise and Team customers in search preview. Anthropic is offering an “introductory credit” for users to try it out, but the company recommends setting a spending limit.
Although Slack is the first platform to support Claude Tag, the company promises to work on integrating it into other work tools as well.
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