Now you can use Claude Code directly in Slack chat

Anthropic has released a beta version of Claude Code for Slack, which is great news for developers who want help with programming.

For example, Claude Code can find bugs in code and analyze recent messages to determine which repo is the right one.

To launch the popular code tool, users just need to type the tag @Claude directly into the chat.

The ability to use Claude Code in Slack is a bigger innovation than it might first appear. It has the potential to fundamentally change the workflow, TechCrunch reports.

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