Slack wants to drag AI coding out of the terminal and into the group chat

Insight summary

• •Slack launched Slack Code to embed AI coding agents into group chat channels for collaborative software development.
• •Slack Code integrates agents like Anthropic's Claude Code, Cognition's Devin, GitHub Copilot, and Vercel's agent in dedicated Slack channels.
• •The tool allows teams to watch, steer, review, and ship code together with features like code diffs, live previews, and searchable audit trails.
• •Slack Code promotes transparency by moving AI coding from individual terminals to open, multiplayer environments involving engineers, designers, and product managers.
• •Slack argues that coding is no longer the bottleneck; human judgment, ideas, and creativity are now the limiting factors.
• •Cognition reported a 10x increase in merged pull requests with only a 40% headcount increase, indicating improved productivity.
• •Slack Code supports agent DMs, an Agents tab for live status, and easy deployment of agents from multiple AI platforms.