Slack Code vs DorkOS: different kinds of tool, so this page sticks to the ground they share.
Slack Code and DorkOS are different kinds of tool. This page covers only the ground they share.
Slack Code and DorkOS share one piece of ground, and the table below sticks to it: people and agents working in the same channel. On that ground Slack Code is strong. You mention a coding agent, and it opens a code channel where the whole team sees its plan, its changes and a live preview, and you can pause it. It costs nothing on top of Slack, and your team may already be there. It is for code today, and the agents run in their makers’ clouds rather than on your computer. DorkOS is not only for code. Ask for a tool and your agents build it as a mini app, which opens inside DorkOS once you say yes. It is built for founders, and it is yours: your agents work on your own computer with your real files, on the plans you already have, and DorkOS is free and open source.
| What you get | DorkOS | Slack Code |
|---|---|---|
| More than one company’s agentsCan you run more than one company’s coding agent from the same screen? | DorkOSYesEach agent thinks with Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode, on your own planClaude Code, Codex, and OpenCodeChat DurabilityMore on this | Slack CodeYesYes. About a dozen partner agents, including Claude, Devin, GitHub Copilot, Factory and Vercel’s, each open their own code channel from the same Slack.Where this comes from |
| Runs on the plans you already pay forDoes it work through the plans you already pay for, or sell you the model use again? | DorkOSYesYour own Claude, ChatGPT and OpenCode sign-ins do the work, so DorkOS adds nothing to your bill. You can send one agent, or one chat, to a different Claude account.Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCodeClaude Accounts | Slack CodeYesYes. Slack sells no model use here. Each agent runs on your own account with its maker, within that plan’s limits.Where this comes from |
| Work that runs on a scheduleCan you hand over a job that runs at a set time without you sitting there? | DorkOSYesSchedule agents to run on their own, so they work while you don'tScheduled TasksNotificationsMore on this | Slack CodePartlySlack’s Workflow Builder can start its own steps on a timer, but we found nothing showing a schedule starting a coding agent.Where this comes from |
| Agents that book their own workCan an agent set up a repeating job, with you approving it first? | DorkOSYesAn agent has to ask before it books itself a repeating jobSchedule ApprovalsScheduled TasksControl CenterMore on this | Slack CodePartlySlackbot, Slack’s own agent, drafts a repeating task and a person clicks to create it. We found nothing on coding agents booking their own work.Where this comes from |
| Agents that work togetherCan several agents find each other and pass work along? | DorkOSYesYour agents can message you, and each other, wherever you already chatRelay MessagingRoomsAgent DiscoveryMore on this | Slack CodePartlySlackbot can pass a request to the right agent. We found nothing on coding agents finding each other or handing work along.Where this comes from |
| Limits on agents talking to agentsWhen your agents talk to each other, can you stop the bill running away? | DorkOSYesAgents talk to each other without running up a billReply LimitsControl CenterRoomsMore on this | Slack CodeNoWe found no setting in Slack that limits coding agents. The only ceiling is each maker’s own plan. |
| Runs on your machineDoes the tool run on your own computer, with your work staying there? | DorkOSYesDorkOS runs on your own machine: your projects, your chats and your history stay there, under your own accounts.CLIWorkspacesRemote Tunnel | Slack CodeNoNo. Slack is hosted, and the agents run in their makers’ clouds. Claude’s, for one, opens a cloud session on your GitHub project. |
| Open, and yours to runCan you read the source, run it yourself, and skip making an account? | DorkOSYesFree and open source under the MIT licence. It runs on your own machine, and there is no DorkOS account to make.CLIRemote TunnelWorkspaces | Slack CodeNoNo. It is closed, run by Salesforce, and you need a Slack account plus one with each agent’s maker. |
| Where you can use itCan you open your agents and watch them work from any screen you are near? | DorkOSYesReal work from your phone, not just a screen to watchDorkOS on Your PhoneChat InterfaceNotifications | Slack CodeYesYes. Code channels work in Slack’s desktop and phone apps, so you can follow a job away from your desk.Where this comes from |
| Saying yes from anywhereWhen an agent stops to ask permission, can you answer from wherever you are? | DorkOSYesAn agent asks before it does something you cannot take backAction ApprovalsTool ApprovalDorkOS on Your PhoneTelegram ConnectionMore on this | Slack CodeYesYes. A high-stakes step like shipping to production can wait for a person to approve it in the channel, and a stop button pauses the agent.Where this comes from |
| One list of what needs youIs there one place holding everything waiting on your answer? | DorkOSYesOne list of everything waiting on you, and everything that happenedInboxNotificationsAlerts That Reach YouMore on this | Slack CodeYesYes. The Agents & tools tab lists your code channels and shows which agent needs your attention.Where this comes from |
| Adding your own toolsCan you add your own tools and share the setup with other people? | DorkOSYesInstall a working agent, plugin, or skill in one commandMarketplaceMCP ServerConnectionsMore on this | Slack CodePartlySlack has a huge app directory and its own MCP server, but only partner agents can open code channels today. We found nothing on sharing a setup.Where this comes from |
| Price and opennessWhat does the tool itself cost, and can you read its source code? | DorkOSYesFree and open source. You pay only for the model plan your agents already use.CLI | Slack CodePartlySlack Code adds nothing to your Slack bill and works on the free plan. Slack is closed, and paid plans start at $7.25 a person a month.Where this comes from |
Each chat picks its own agent tool. Start a job on Claude Code, run the next on Codex, keep a third on OpenCode, without leaving the tab or changing any setup. All three land in one list, and they keep running for as long as DorkOS does.
One gap worth knowing. At launch Slack named OpenAI as “available soon”, and neither of Slack’s current lists of supported agents includes it. OpenAI has a separate ChatGPT app for Slack, which is not the same thing as a code channel.
You write the job once and say when it runs: every night, every Monday, every hour. DorkOS starts the agent at that time on your own machine, then messages you when it finishes or needs a decision. Remembering is not your job.
An agent can propose a repeating job. It never starts one on its own. You get a card naming the agent, quoting its reason, and showing the next three run times and the exact instructions. One button runs it once, supervised, before you agree to it forever.
Your agents share rooms the way people share a group chat. They see each other, answer each other, and hand a job along. You set how often they may reply, per room, so a busy channel never turns into a runaway bill.
Four dials cap the replies your agents may trade: how many in a row, how much of one room’s talk a single agent may take, how many per room each hour, and how many across every room each hour. Set them once, or room by room. No room can skip the dial that covers everything.
An agent that needs permission asks, and the question follows you: the browser on your phone, a Telegram or Slack message, or a notification banner on your Mac. Only the person you name gets asked, so it is never broadcast to every chat you have connected.
One bell holds every question, approval and finished run, with the things waiting on you above the things that merely happened. What you have read stays read on your other devices. A question left unanswered for the few minutes you chose rings your phone.
DorkOS does not replace a marketplace of editor add-ons built up over years. It adds the other half: package a working agent, with its instructions and its tools, and hand the whole thing to someone else in one command. Signing those tools in to outside services is the part still finding its feet.
We last checked these facts on October 7, 2026. Tools in this space change fast. If something is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.
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