Computer in Slack: From shared context to finished work

Perplexity has launched Computer in Slack, an AI agent integration that enables teams to initiate and manage tasks directly within their existing collaboration workflows. Users can tag Computer in channels or message it privately to conduct web research, access connected tools and business data, generate documents and presentations, write code, create apps or websites, and run multi-step workflows, while preserving requests, context, and results in shared Slack threads. Originally developed internally as a Slack tool called ASI, Computer reportedly completed $1.6 million worth of work for 300 Perplexity employees in its first four weeks, with public channel use helping colleagues discover and refine shared applications. The integration supports collaborative review, handoffs, and follow-up questions, can continue working in the background, and mirrors Slack tasks in Perplexity’s web platform. A new MCP connector allows it to search Slack workspace knowledge, read threads, and send messages, and Computer is now available through the Slack Marketplace.

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