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Share a remote file into a channel.

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

Share a remote file into a channel. [GET /files.remote.share]

Name on the gateway: slack_api__files_remote_share · read-only.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`token`	`string`	Authentication token. Requires scope: remote_files:share
`file`	`string`	Specify a file registered with Slack by providing its ID. Either this field or…
`external_id`	`string`	The globally unique identifier (GUID) for the file, as set by the app…
`channels`	`string`	Comma-separated list of channel IDs where the file will be shared.

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_share",
  "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"

Use the share a remote file into a channel. tool with token set to ….