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Retrieve information about a remote file added to Slack

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

Retrieve information about a remote file added to Slack [GET /files.remote.info]

Name on the gateway: slack_api__files_remote_info · read-only.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`token`	`string`	Authentication token. Requires scope: remote_files:read
`file`	`string`	Specify a file by providing its ID.
`external_id`	`string`	Creator defined GUID for the file.

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__files_remote_info",
  "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"

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