Claude App Integrations Bring Slack, Figma, and Canva Inside Chat with MCP Extension
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Claude gets interactive with MCP extension
Anthropic's Claude got a bit livelier today thanks to a new extension to MCP, the open-source protocol that allows AI agents to easily access tools and data across the internet. Users will now be able to interact with apps directly inside the Claude chatbot, letting you draft and format Slack
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You can use Slack, Asana, and Figma directly inside Claude now - here's how
Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways * Claude can now interface with workplace apps within a chat. * The chatbot could become the main digital interface for business. * Other AI developers are also trying to expand their reach. AI startup Anthropic
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Claude supports MCP Apps, presents UI within chat window
Anthropic's Claude can now present the interfaces of other applications within its chat window, thanks to an extension of the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Claude has long been able to fetch data from third-party applications through an MCP server connection. That capability has been expanded to
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Claude now offers deeper integrations with apps like Canva and Slack
Anthropic has been building out support for third-party apps inside of Claude. As of today, the chatbot can now connect to platforms like Slack and Canva, fetching up files from inside those apps or performing tasks within them on a user's behalf. For instance, when connected to Box, Claude can
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You can now use apps like Slack, Figma, and Canva from Claude
From drafting Slack messages to updating project timelines on Asana, Claude now lets you work inside connected apps without ever leaving the chatbot. Here's how it works. The protocol that keeps on giving In late 2024, Anthropic introduced the Model Context Protocol (MCP), its open-source project
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I used Claude for work and it completely changed my workflow -- here's what you need to do
Using Claude's new in-chat apps makes work so fast it almost feels illegal Claude has gotten one step closer to becoming a true all-round AI personal assistant thanks to a new feature that lets you interact with tools like Asana, Slack and Canva directly in your chat.This newly announced feature
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Claude AI Now Lets You Use Slack, Figma, and Canva Within the Chat
Anthropic has announced new interactive tools in Claude that let users open and interact with other services and apps directly within the AI chat interface via the web and Mac app. The update offers real-time collaboration with third-party apps like Asana, Slack, Figma, Canva, and more without
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Claude apps: How Anthropic will integrate Slack, Canva, and more
Claude now has some more parity with ChatGPT. Credit: Anthropic/YouTube Last year, ChatGPT got the ability to perform tasks in connected third-party apps. Not to be outdone, Anthropic's Claude chatbot just got a similar feature this week. Announced in a blog post on Monday, Claude now has the
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Claude turns your AI chats into a control room for real work - run Slack, Figma, and more without needing to switch apps
* Anthropic is pushing Claude as an AI-powered workspace with new integrations using MCP Apps * Claude now lets users interact with tools like Slack, Asana, and Figma directly inside chats * The update reduces tab-switching by embedding live interfaces into conversations Anthropic has given
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Anthropic embeds Slack, Figma and Asana inside Claude, turning AI chat into a workplace command center
Anthropic announced Monday that users can now open and interact with popular business applications directly inside Claude, the company's AI assistant -- a significant expansion that transforms the chatbot from a conversational tool into an integrated workspace where employees can build project
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Your Claude chats just got more powerful with interactive app support
You can now use Slack, Canva, Figma, and more without leaving the chat interface. Anthropic just turned its AI chatbot Claude into a real productivity hub by bringing interactive apps right into the chat. Users can now perform actions within apps like Slack, Figma, Asana, Canva, Box, Clay, and
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Asana launches Claude integration, says AI models are 'context-starved' without enterprise data
When Anthropic announced Monday that it was embedding nine workplace applications directly inside Claude, transforming its AI chatbot into what I earlier described as a "workplace command center," Asana was among the headliners. But while the broader launch signals a new era of AI-native
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Anthropic Brings Slack and Other Workplace Tools into Its Claude Interface
Anthropic's efforts indicate the growing competition for enterprise customers between AI and agentic AI service providers Anthropic users will now get to use tools such as Slack, Asana and Figma as interactive applications right within the chat window while working on the Claude AI chatbot. Users
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Claude gets new superpowers: You can access multiple apps directly inside chatbot
For most users, AI chatbots have lived in a familiar lane. You ask a question, get an answer, maybe copy it, and then move to another app to actually do the work. Claude's latest update aims to collapse that entire process into a single interface. Anthropic has rolled out interactive tools inside
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Anthropic's Claude chatbot now supports interactive app integrations, allowing users to work with Slack, Asana, Figma, Canva, and other workplace productivity applications directly within the chat interface. Powered by the Model Context Protocol (MCP) extension, this capability transforms Claude from a simple AI assistant into a cross-application interface layer.
Claude Transforms Into Interactive Workspace Hub
Anthropic has launched a significant expansion of Claude chatbot integrations, enabling users to interact with apps in Claude without switching tabs or windows. The new capability allows workplace productivity applications like Slack, Asana, Figma, and Canva to open as interactive interfaces directly inside the chat window
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. While users could previously connect tools to the AI assistant, those connections only returned text responses. Now, Claude presents actual user interface elements like charts, forms, and dashboards, letting users see, explore, and refine results visually2
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This shift matters because it positions Claude as more than just a conversational AI tool. The chatbot is evolving into what some observers describe as an operating system-like platform, similar to how ChatGPT launched its own app ecosystem last year
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. For businesses, this means fewer context switches and a more streamlined workflow where AI agents can both fetch data and execute tasks within familiar third-party application support environments.Model Context Protocol (MCP) Powers New Interactive UI in Chat
The technical foundation enabling these app integrations comes from an extension to the Model Context Protocol called MCP Apps
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. This open-source protocol was first introduced by Anthropic in 2024 and has since been widely adopted by companies including OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft. Late last year, Anthropic donated it to the Linux Foundation and established the Agentic AI Foundation alongside tech giants like OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, AWS, Block, Bloomberg, and Cloudflare to advance open-source agentic AI .The MCP Apps extension, first proposed in November 2025 as SEP-1865, allows MCP servers to deliver interactive user interface elements that hosts can render in-conversation rather than returning data alone
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. Crucially, this technology isn't exclusive to Claude. According to Anthropic, any MCP server can deliver an interactive interface within any supporting AI product, meaning similar capabilities could soon appear in other AI-driven productivity tools like Goose, Visual Studio Code, and ChatGPT3
.Clare Liguori, senior principal engineer at AWS, noted that "MCP Apps address a real gap between what agentic tools can provide and how users naturally want to interact with them. The ability to render dynamic interfaces directly in conversation makes it easier to leverage MCP server capabilities in practical ways"
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The initial rollout includes nine workplace productivity applications available as interactive apps inside Claude: Amplitude, Asana, Box, Canva, Clay, Figma, Hex, monday.com, and Slack
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. Salesforce tools including Data 360, Agentforce, and Customer 360 apps are coming soon1
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With these integrations, users can customize Canva decks in real time, format and preview Slack messages before posting, build interactive charts with Hex or Amplitude, and manage projects with Asana or monday.com
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. When connected to Box, Claude can search for files, preview documents inline, and answer questions about content4
. With Asana, it can turn chats into projects, tasks, and timelines that co-workers can find and interact with on the project management app4
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The interactivity resembles "mini" apps embedded inside messaging platforms like Telegram and Discord, creating an apps-within-an-app experience
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. This chatbot UI approach reduces the need to interact with traditional operating systems, potentially posing a challenge to platform makers like Apple, Google, and Microsoft3
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Security and Access Considerations
MCP Apps surface third-party interface elements in iframes with multiple security layers including iframe sandboxing, pre-declared templates for previewing HTML content prior to rendering, auditable messages, and host-managed approvals for UI-initiated tool calls
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. However, as The Register notes, "running UI from MCP servers means running code you didn't write within your MCP host," and whether these defenses prove sufficient to avoid creating novel risks will be tested over time3
.The new feature is available now on web and desktop for Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise subscribers
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. Users can access interactive apps by visiting claude.ai/directory and selecting apps labeled "interactive" .Implications for AI Platform Competition
This development arrives two weeks after Anthropic launched Claude Cowork, a research preview feature designed to deliver agentic capabilities to non-coding tasks . Together, these releases underscore Anthropic's objective to make Claude the primary interface of users' working lives. The company's competitors are pursuing similar ambitions—both OpenAI and Perplexity have recently launched their own AI-powered web browsers .
Operating standards like the Model Context Protocol are crucial for building usable ecosystems of products as they avoid the need for companies to develop and maintain numerous different interfaces . The protocol's interoperability means that as more platforms adopt MCP, the ecosystem of AI agents capable of seamlessly working across tools will expand significantly. Watch for how OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft implement similar capabilities in their own AI products, and whether Salesforce's promised integration brings enterprise-scale data context into the conversation.
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