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Search for public or private channels in an Enterprise organization.

An MCP tool from the Slack API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Search for public or private channels in an Enterprise organization. [GET /admin.conversations.search]

Name on the gateway: slack_api__admin_conversations_search · read-only.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
team_idsstringComma separated string of team IDs, signifying the workspaces to search through.
querystringName of the the channel to query by.
limitintegerMaximum number of items to be returned. Must be between 1 - 20 both inclusive.…
cursorstringSet cursor to next_cursor returned by the previous call to list items in the…
search_channel_typesstringThe type of channel to include or exclude in the search. For example private…
sortstringPossible values are relevant (search ranking based on what we think is…
sort_dirstringSort direction. Possible values are asc for ascending order like (1, 2, 3) or…

How to call it

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "slack_api__admin_conversations_search",
  "arguments": {}
}

Or connect the Slack API server directly, which lists 174 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-slack-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/slack-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

Use the search for public or private channels in an enterprise organization. tool with team_ids set to ….

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