Anthropic embeds Slack, Figma and Asana in Claude

• Anthropic is embedding business apps — Slack, Figma, Asana and Amplitude — directly inside its Claude AI chat.
• The integrations use Anthropic’s open Model Context Protocol (MCP) to let teams create projects, send messages and analyze data without switching tabs.
• The move turns Claude from a chat assistant into an interactive workplace command center for routine collaboration and data tasks.

What Anthropic built

Anthropic has expanded Claude’s capabilities by embedding popular workplace apps such as Slack, Figma, Asana and Amplitude inside the AI chat experience.

Rather than treating those tools as external data sources, the embeddings let users interact with them from within Claude to carry out common workflows.

How it’s powered: Model Context Protocol (MCP)

The integrations are enabled by Anthropic’s open Model Context Protocol (MCP), which standardizes how models access and act on external app contexts.

Because MCP is open, it can in theory be adopted by other tools and providers to surface app functionality inside AI interfaces without bespoke connectors for each case.

What teams can do inside Claude

With these embeds, teams can create projects, send messages and analyze product or usage data directly in the Claude chat window.

That means tasks such as starting an Asana project, posting to a Slack channel, inspecting a Figma file, or running an Amplitude query can be initiated without swapping browser tabs or switching apps.

Why this matters

Embedding workplace apps inside an AI chat turns a passive assistant into an actionable command center, potentially speeding routine tasks and reducing context switching for knowledge workers.

For teams that juggle messages, design assets and analytics, a single interaction surface could cut friction and make AI interactions more operationally useful.

Considerations and next steps

Because the announcement focuses on the embedded apps and MCP, organizations will want clarity on access controls, data governance and third‑party permissions before broad rollout.

Anthropic’s choice to use an open protocol may ease integration with more enterprise tools, but IT teams will need to evaluate security and compliance implications alongside potential productivity gains.