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# Use the Tableau Next Model Context Protocol (MCP) in Slack

After your admins enable the Tableau Next Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server, you can ask Slackbot about your Tableau Next data.

### Required Editions

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1. Open a new chat with Slackbot.
2. Select the apps icon (plug icon), and confirm that the **Tableau Next MCP** toggle is on.
3. Ask Slackbot a question. For more information, see [How to use Slackbot](https://slack.com/help/articles/202026038-How-to-use-Slackbot).

After you’ve set up the Tableau Next MCP in Slack, you can [Create a Slackbot Skill](https://slack.com/help/articles/51448833927187-Browse-share-and-create-Slackbot-skills) that provides guidance to Slackbot about how best to use the Tableau Next and Slackbot integration. Create a Slackbot skill that creates a proactive intelligence briefing, or ask Slackbot to help you create a skill that runs a set of questions to Tableau Next MCP and create a comprehensive summary as a Slack message or Slack canvas. You can even ask Slackbot to help you create a question-and-answer skill that helps Slackbot know which data questions are currently supported by the Tableau Next semantic model. For more examples of how to use the Tableau Next MCP in Slack, see the Salesforce blog: [How to Set Up Intelligence Briefs with Tableau Next and Slackbot Skills](https://www.salesforce.com/blog/how-to-set-up-intelligence-briefs-with-tableau-next-and-slackbot-skills/).