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Deletes a message.
An MCP tool from the Slack API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Deletes a message. [POST /chat.delete]
Name on the gateway: slack_api__chat_delete · may change things.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
ts | number | Timestamp of the message to be deleted. |
channel | string | Channel containing the message to be deleted. |
as_user | boolean | Pass true to delete the message as the authed user with chat:write:user scope.… |
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:
{
"name": "slack_api__chat_delete",
"arguments": {}
}Or connect the Slack API server directly, which lists 174 tools including this one:
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 deletes a message. tool with ts set to ….
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