# slack-notifications

Posts a Slack message when Claude finishes working or a subagent completes its task. Useful when you step away from the terminal and want to know the run is done.

- hook · `type=hook` · Claude Code · 279 installs
- Author: davila7
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/hooks/automation/slack-notifications.json
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/hooks/slack-notifications

## What it does

The hook listens to two events: `Stop` and `SubagentStop`. The first sends a note that Claude finished working, the second reports that a subagent completed its task. Each message includes the date and time in `%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S` format.

Under the hood it is a shell command. It checks the `SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL` environment variable and POSTs through `curl` with a `Content-type: application/json` header. If the variable is empty, the notification is skipped and a warning is printed. If `curl` fails, you get an error line instead.

Grab the webhook URL in your Slack app settings under Incoming Webhooks. Without it the hook stays silent, so verify the variable before you rely on these pings.

## Requirements
- Works with: Slack

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **claude-code-templates**
```bash
npx claude-code-templates@latest --hook automation/slack-notifications
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/settings.json` — The hooks block: event (PreToolUse, PostToolUse, Stop…) → command. Personal ones go to ~/.claude/settings.json

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/hooks/automation/slack-notifications.json

## When to use it
- know when a long Claude run has finished
- get a signal that a subagent wrapped up
- track runs while away from the terminal
- timestamp task completion in a team channel

## Example prompts
- set up the slack-notifications hook so I get Slack pings
- add a Stop hook to settings.json that posts to Slack
- check that SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL is set and notifications are going out

## Source text · slack-notifications.json · MIT

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```text
{
  "description": "Send Slack notifications when Claude Code finishes working. Requires SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL environment variable. Get webhook URL from Slack App settings -> Incoming Webhooks.",
  "hooks": {
    "Stop": [
      {
        "hooks": [
          {
            "type": "command",
            "command": "if [[ -n \"$SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL\" ]]; then MESSAGE='{\"text\":\"🤖 Claude Code finished working at $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')\"}'; curl -s -X POST \"$SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL\" -H \"Content-type: application/json\" -d \"$MESSAGE\" >/dev/null 2>&1 || echo \"Failed to send Slack notification\"; else echo \"⚠️ Slack notification skipped: Set SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL environment variable\"; fi"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "SubagentStop": [
      {
        "hooks": [
          {
            "type": "command",
            "command": "if [[ -n \"$SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL\" ]]; then MESSAGE='{\"text\":\"🎯 Claude Code subagent completed task at $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')\"}'; curl -s -X POST \"$SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL\" -H \"Content-type: application/json\" -d \"$MESSAGE\" >/dev/null 2>&1 || echo \"Failed to send Slack notification\"; else echo \"⚠️ Slack notification skipped: Set SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL environment variable\"; fi"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}
```
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