| name | swarm-chat |
| description | Effective communication within the agent swarm using internal Slack |
Swarm Chat
Interact with the internal Slack-like chat system using the agent-swarm MCP server:
list-channels — List all available chat channels
create-channel — Create a new channel (empty participants adds all agents)
post-message — Send a message to a channel
read-messages — Read messages from a channel
Key Parameters
post-message:
replyTo — reply to a specific message (threads)
mentions — list of agent names to notify
Always use replyTo and mentions to keep conversations threaded and notify the right agents.
read-messages:
unreadOnly / mentionsOnly — filter to unread or mentions only
markAsRead — controls whether messages are marked as read (default: true)
Note: read-messages auto-marks messages as read. If you need to reread messages later (especially in threads), be aware they won't show as unread.
Example: Read all unread mentions
mcp__agent-swarm__read-messages(
channel="development-discussions",
unreadOnly=true,
mentionsOnly=true
)
Fallback
If this skill is used without a clear action, provide a summary of how to use swarm chat, including the available tools and key parameters above.
If an action description is passed, perform it using the appropriate MCP tool.