# Slack Developer Docs

> The official documentation for building on the Slack platform: apps, agents, workflows, and integrations. Covers the Slack CLI, Bolt frameworks (JavaScript, Python, Java), SDKs, the Web and Events APIs, Block Kit, authentication, and Slack Marketplace distribution.

Every page on docs.slack.dev is available as markdown by appending `.md` to its URL (for example, https://docs.slack.dev/quickstart.md). A full index of markdown pages is at https://docs.slack.dev/llms-sitemap.md. When you need a framework or SDK, specify the language, because implementation details differ between Bolt for JavaScript, Python, and Java.

## Getting started

- [Quickstart](https://docs.slack.dev/quickstart.md): Build and run your first Slack app.
- [Slack platform overview](https://docs.slack.dev/concepts/overview.md): Core concepts and how the pieces of the platform fit together.
- [Tools overview](https://docs.slack.dev/tools.md): Choose between the Slack CLI, Bolt frameworks, and SDKs.
- [Slack CLI](https://docs.slack.dev/tools/slack-cli.md): The recommended way to scaffold, run, install, and manage an app's lifecycle.

## Building apps and agents

- [AI apps and agents](https://docs.slack.dev/ai.md): Build agentic experiences with streaming, thinking steps, and assistant surfaces.
- [Messaging](https://docs.slack.dev/messaging.md): Send, format, and manage messages.
- [Block Kit](https://docs.slack.dev/block-kit.md): Compose rich, interactive message and surface layouts.
- [Surfaces](https://docs.slack.dev/surfaces.md): App Home, modals, and other places your app appears.
- [Interactivity](https://docs.slack.dev/interactivity/handling-user-interaction.md): Handle buttons, menus, shortcuts, and other user interactions.
- [Workflows](https://docs.slack.dev/workflows.md): Automate repeatable sequences with Workflow Builder and custom steps.

## APIs and reference

- [Slack APIs](https://docs.slack.dev/apis.md): The Web API and Events API.
- [Reference](https://docs.slack.dev/reference.md): API methods, events, scopes, objects, and Block Kit reference.
- [Authentication](https://docs.slack.dev/authentication.md): OAuth, tokens, scopes, and verifying requests from Slack.

## Frameworks and SDKs

- [Bolt for JavaScript](https://docs.slack.dev/tools/bolt-js.md): Slack's JavaScript framework for building apps.
- [Bolt for Python](https://docs.slack.dev/tools/bolt-python.md): Slack's Python framework for building apps.
- [Bolt for Java](https://docs.slack.dev/tools/java-slack-sdk/guides/getting-started-with-bolt): Slack's Java framework for building apps.
- [Java Slack SDK](https://docs.slack.dev/tools/java-slack-sdk.md): Bolt for Java and the Java Slack SDK.
- [Node Slack SDK](https://docs.slack.dev/tools/node-slack-sdk.md): Language-level building blocks for JavaScript.
- [Python Slack SDK](https://docs.slack.dev/tools/python-slack-sdk.md): Language-level building blocks for Python.

## AI-assisted development

- [AI-assisted development](https://docs.slack.dev/ai/build-with-ai.md): How to give AI coding tools better context about the Slack platform.
- [Slack MCP server](https://docs.slack.dev/ai/slack-mcp-server.md): Give an AI tool direct access to your Slack workspace data.

## Distribution

- [App management](https://docs.slack.dev/app-management.md): Configure, distribute, and host your app.
- [Slack Marketplace](https://docs.slack.dev/slack-marketplace.md): List an app in the Slack Marketplace, including review requirements.
- [Security](https://docs.slack.dev/concepts/security.md): Security and privacy best practices.

## Optional

- [llms-full.txt](https://docs.slack.dev/llms-full.txt): The entire documentation site concatenated into one file.
- [llms-full-platform.txt](https://docs.slack.dev/llms-full-platform.txt): Platform docs, reference, and language-agnostic tools; pair with a language file below.
- [llms-full-js.txt](https://docs.slack.dev/llms-full-js.txt): Bolt for JavaScript and the Node Slack SDK.
- [llms-full-python.txt](https://docs.slack.dev/llms-full-python.txt): Bolt for Python and the Python Slack SDK.
- [llms-full-java.txt](https://docs.slack.dev/llms-full-java.txt): Bolt for Java and the Java Slack SDK.
- [llms-full-deno.txt](https://docs.slack.dev/llms-full-deno.txt): Deno Slack SDK.
- [Markdown page index](https://docs.slack.dev/llms-sitemap.md): A full list of every documentation page available as markdown.