How do I install a channel app?

Add an app to a channel so you can message it where the work happens.

Install a channel app from the Apps catalog into a specific channel. After it is bound, you @mention it in that channel like a teammate.

From the Apps catalog

1. Open Settings → Apps, or AI Hub → Apps.
2. Browse Catalog (or search) for the app.
3. Under Direct, tap Add to channel (or Add if you already opened Apps from a channel).
4. Pick the channel if asked, then complete Connect if the vendor needs a sign-in.

From the channel

1. Open the channel, then open Apps & Agents (channel apps).
2. Tap Bind app… or choose the app under Catalog.
3. Follow Connect — FabricLoop opens a secure browser sign-in for that vendor when OAuth is required.
4. When status is active, the app is bound to that channel.

MCP apps work differently: an admin enables them for the whole workspace, then each person connects their account. Those apps can be mentioned in any channel. See How do I set up an MCP app?.

Tips

• Direct integrations are per channel (“On channel”). MCP connections are workspace-wide.
• You need access to the channel to bind a Direct app. Enabling MCP apps for the workspace is admin or owner only.
• Incoming webhook apps create a URL shown once — copy it before you close the sheet.

Related

• How do I talk to an installed app?
• Who can install apps?
• What is the MCP catalog?
• Apps & Integrations

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