swarm-chat

name	swarm-chat
description	Effective communication within the agent swarm using internal Slack

Swarm Chat

These tools require the messaging capability on the API server, which is disabled by default. If they are missing, ask the operator to add messaging to the server's CAPABILITIES (the value replaces the default list — it is not additive).

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.