diff --git a/app/api/chat/slack/route.ts b/app/api/chat/slack/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b86f10a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/chat/slack/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import type { NextRequest } from "next/server";
+import { after } from "next/server";
+import { slackChatBot } from "@/lib/slack/chat/bot";
+import { handleUrlVerification } from "@/lib/slack/handleUrlVerification";
+import "@/lib/slack/chat/handlers/registerHandlers";
+
+/**
+ * GET /api/chat/slack
+ *
+ * Handles Slack webhook verification handshake.
+ *
+ * @param request - The incoming verification request
+ * @returns The webhook handler response
+ */
+export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
+  return slackChatBot.webhooks.slack(request, { waitUntil: p => after(() => p) });
+}
+
+/**
+ * POST /api/chat/slack
+ *
+ * Webhook endpoint for the Record Label Agent Slack bot.
+ * Handles url_verification challenges and delegates messages to the bot.
+ *
+ * @param request - The incoming webhook request
+ * @returns The webhook handler response or url_verification challenge
+ */
+export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
+  const verification = await handleUrlVerification(request);
+  if (verification) return verification;
+
+  await slackChatBot.initialize();
+
+  return slackChatBot.webhooks.slack(request, { waitUntil: p => after(() => p) });
+}
diff --git a/app/api/coding-agent/[platform]/route.ts b/app/api/coding-agent/[platform]/route.ts
index 996a0a4d..a51a2104 100644
--- a/app/api/coding-agent/[platform]/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/coding-agent/[platform]/route.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { NextRequest } from "next/server";
 import { after } from "next/server";
 import { codingAgentBot } from "@/lib/coding-agent/bot";
+import { handleUrlVerification } from "@/lib/slack/handleUrlVerification";
 import "@/lib/coding-agent/handlers/registerHandlers";
 
 /**
@@ -41,13 +42,9 @@ export async function POST(
 ) {
   const { platform } = await params;
 
-  // Handle Slack url_verification challenge before loading the bot.
-  // This avoids blocking on Redis/adapter initialization during setup.
   if (platform === "slack") {
-    const body = await request.clone().json().catch(() => null);
-    if (body?.type === "url_verification" && typeof body?.challenge === "string") {
-      return Response.json({ challenge: body.challenge });
-    }
+    const verification = await handleUrlVerification(request);
+    if (verification) return verification;
   }
 
   await codingAgentBot.initialize();
diff --git a/lib/slack/chat/bot.ts b/lib/slack/chat/bot.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff7017e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/slack/chat/bot.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { Chat, ConsoleLogger } from "chat";
+import { SlackAdapter } from "@chat-adapter/slack";
+import { createIoRedisState } from "@chat-adapter/state-ioredis";
+import redis from "@/lib/redis/connection";
+import type { SlackChatThreadState } from "./types";
+import { validateSlackChatEnv } from "./validateEnv";
+
+const logger = new ConsoleLogger();
+
+type SlackChatAdapters = {
+  slack: SlackAdapter;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new Chat bot instance configured with a single Slack adapter
+ * for the Record Label Agent.
+ *
+ * @returns A configured Chat instance
+ */
+export function createSlackChatBot() {
+  validateSlackChatEnv();
+
+  // ioredis is configured with lazyConnect: true, so we must
+  // explicitly connect before the state adapter listens for "ready".
+  if (redis.status === "wait") {
+    redis.connect().catch(() => {
+      throw new Error("[slack-chat] Redis failed to connect");
+    });
+  }
+
+  const state = createIoRedisState({
+    client: redis,
+    keyPrefix: "chat",
+    logger,
+  });
+
+  const slack = new SlackAdapter({
+    botToken: process.env.SLACK_CHAT_BOT_TOKEN!,
+    signingSecret: process.env.SLACK_CHAT_SIGNING_SECRET!,
+    logger,
+  });
+
+  return new Chat<SlackChatAdapters, SlackChatThreadState>({
+    userName: "Record Label Agent",
+    adapters: { slack },
+    state,
+  });
+}
+
+export type SlackChatBot = ReturnType<typeof createSlackChatBot>;
+
+/**
+ * Singleton bot instance.
+ * Does NOT call registerSingleton() to avoid conflicting with the coding-agent bot.
+ */
+export const slackChatBot = createSlackChatBot();
diff --git a/lib/slack/chat/handlers/handleSlackChatMessage.ts b/lib/slack/chat/handlers/handleSlackChatMessage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5838d84a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/slack/chat/handlers/handleSlackChatMessage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+import type { UIMessage } from "ai";
+import type { SlackChatThreadState } from "../types";
+import type { ChatRequestBody } from "@/lib/chat/validateChatRequest";
+import { getMessages } from "@/lib/messages/getMessages";
+import convertToUiMessages from "@/lib/messages/convertToUiMessages";
+import { validateMessages } from "@/lib/chat/validateMessages";
+import { setupConversation } from "@/lib/chat/setupConversation";
+import { setupChatRequest } from "@/lib/chat/setupChatRequest";
+import { saveChatCompletion } from "@/lib/chat/saveChatCompletion";
+import { getApiKeyDetails } from "@/lib/keys/getApiKeyDetails";
+import selectMemories from "@/lib/supabase/memories/selectMemories";
+
+/**
+ * Shared handler for both onNewMention and onSubscribedMessage.
+ * Generates an AI response and posts it back to the Slack thread.
+ *
+ * @param thread - The Chat SDK thread instance
+ * @param thread.state - Promise resolving to the current thread state
+ * @param thread.post - Posts a message to the thread
+ * @param thread.setState - Updates the thread state
+ * @param text - The user's message text
+ */
+export async function handleSlackChatMessage(
+  thread: {
+    state: Promise<SlackChatThreadState | null>;
+    post: (message: string) => Promise<unknown>;
+    setState: (state: SlackChatThreadState) => Promise<void>;
+  },
+  text: string,
+) {
+  const currentState = await thread.state;
+
+  // Prevent concurrent generation in the same thread
+  if (currentState?.status === "generating") {
+    await thread.post("I'm still working on a response. Please wait a moment.");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const authToken = process.env.SLACK_CHAT_API_KEY!;
+
+  // Derive account from the API key — no hardcoded account ID
+  const keyDetails = await getApiKeyDetails(authToken);
+  if (!keyDetails) {
+    console.error("[slack-chat] Invalid SLACK_CHAT_API_KEY — could not resolve account");
+    await thread.post("Sorry, I'm not configured correctly. Please contact support.");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const { accountId, orgId } = keyDetails;
+
+  await thread.setState({
+    status: "generating",
+    prompt: text,
+    roomId: currentState?.roomId,
+  });
+
+  await thread.post("Thinking...");
+
+  let finalRoomId = currentState?.roomId;
+
+  try {
+    // Build current message as UIMessage
+    const newMessages = getMessages(text, "user");
+    const newUiMessages = convertToUiMessages(newMessages);
+    const { lastMessage } = validateMessages(newUiMessages);
+
+    // Setup conversation: create room if needed, persist user message
+    const { roomId } = await setupConversation({
+      accountId,
+      roomId: currentState?.roomId,
+      topic: text.slice(0, 100),
+      promptMessage: lastMessage,
+      memoryId: lastMessage.id,
+    });
+
+    finalRoomId = roomId;
+
+    // Load full conversation history from the room (includes the message we just saved)
+    const memories = await selectMemories(roomId, { ascending: true });
+    const historyMessages: UIMessage[] = (memories ?? [])
+      .filter(m => {
+        const content = m.content as unknown as { role?: string; parts?: unknown[] };
+        return content?.role && content?.parts;
+      })
+      .map(m => {
+        const content = m.content as unknown as UIMessage;
+        return {
+          id: m.id,
+          role: content.role,
+          parts: content.parts,
+        };
+      });
+
+    const allUiMessages = convertToUiMessages(
+      historyMessages.length > 0 ? historyMessages : newUiMessages,
+    );
+
+    // Build ChatRequestBody — accountId inferred from API key
+    const body: ChatRequestBody = {
+      messages: allUiMessages,
+      accountId,
+      orgId,
+      roomId,
+      authToken,
+    };
+
+    const chatConfig = await setupChatRequest(body);
+    const result = await chatConfig.agent.generate(chatConfig);
+
+    // Persist assistant response
+    try {
+      await saveChatCompletion({ text: result.text, roomId });
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("[slack-chat] Failed to persist assistant message:", error);
+    }
+
+    // Post response to Slack thread
+    await thread.post(result.text);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("[slack-chat] Generation failed:", error);
+    await thread.post("Sorry, something went wrong. Please try again.");
+  } finally {
+    await thread.setState({
+      status: "idle",
+      prompt: text,
+      roomId: finalRoomId,
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/slack/chat/handlers/onNewMention.ts b/lib/slack/chat/handlers/onNewMention.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..215b9ef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/slack/chat/handlers/onNewMention.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import type { SlackChatBot } from "../bot";
+import { handleSlackChatMessage } from "./handleSlackChatMessage";
+
+/**
+ * Registers the onNewMention handler on the Slack chat bot.
+ * Subscribes to the thread for follow-up messages, then generates a response.
+ *
+ * @param bot - The Slack chat bot instance
+ */
+export function registerOnNewMention(bot: SlackChatBot) {
+  bot.onNewMention(async (thread, message) => {
+    try {
+      await thread.subscribe();
+      await handleSlackChatMessage(thread, message.text);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("[slack-chat] onNewMention error:", error);
+    }
+  });
+}
diff --git a/lib/slack/chat/handlers/onSubscribedMessage.ts b/lib/slack/chat/handlers/onSubscribedMessage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a084d320
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/slack/chat/handlers/onSubscribedMessage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import type { SlackChatBot } from "../bot";
+import { handleSlackChatMessage } from "./handleSlackChatMessage";
+
+/**
+ * Registers the onSubscribedMessage handler on the Slack chat bot.
+ * Reuses the existing roomId from thread state for conversational memory.
+ *
+ * @param bot - The Slack chat bot instance
+ */
+export function registerOnSubscribedMessage(bot: SlackChatBot) {
+  bot.onSubscribedMessage(async (thread, message) => {
+    try {
+      await handleSlackChatMessage(thread, message.text);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("[slack-chat] onSubscribedMessage error:", error);
+    }
+  });
+}
diff --git a/lib/slack/chat/handlers/registerHandlers.ts b/lib/slack/chat/handlers/registerHandlers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..075d2cfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/slack/chat/handlers/registerHandlers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { slackChatBot } from "../bot";
+import { registerOnNewMention } from "./onNewMention";
+import { registerOnSubscribedMessage } from "./onSubscribedMessage";
+
+/**
+ * Registers all Slack chat bot event handlers on the bot singleton.
+ * Import this file once to attach handlers to the bot.
+ */
+registerOnNewMention(slackChatBot);
+registerOnSubscribedMessage(slackChatBot);
diff --git a/lib/slack/chat/types.ts b/lib/slack/chat/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..10f5a28c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/slack/chat/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/**
+ * Thread state for the Slack chat bot.
+ * Stored in Redis via Chat SDK's state adapter.
+ */
+export interface SlackChatThreadState {
+  status: "idle" | "generating";
+  prompt: string;
+  /** Persists across thread messages so the chat has memory. */
+  roomId?: string;
+}
diff --git a/lib/slack/chat/validateEnv.ts b/lib/slack/chat/validateEnv.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f043cef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/slack/chat/validateEnv.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+const REQUIRED_ENV_VARS = [
+  "SLACK_CHAT_BOT_TOKEN",
+  "SLACK_CHAT_SIGNING_SECRET",
+  "SLACK_CHAT_API_KEY",
+  "REDIS_URL",
+] as const;
+
+/**
+ * Validates that all required environment variables for the Slack chat bot are set.
+ * Throws an error listing all missing variables.
+ */
+export function validateSlackChatEnv(): void {
+  const missing: string[] = REQUIRED_ENV_VARS.filter(name => !process.env[name]);
+
+  if (missing.length > 0) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `[slack-chat] Missing required environment variables:\n${missing.map(v => `  - ${v}`).join("\n")}`,
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/slack/handleUrlVerification.ts b/lib/slack/handleUrlVerification.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c29b3a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/slack/handleUrlVerification.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import type { NextRequest } from "next/server";
+
+/**
+ * Handles Slack url_verification challenge before bot initialization.
+ * This avoids blocking on Redis/adapter initialization during setup.
+ *
+ * @param request - The incoming webhook request
+ * @returns A Response with the challenge if verified, or null to continue processing
+ */
+export async function handleUrlVerification(request: NextRequest): Promise<Response | null> {
+  const body = await request
+    .clone()
+    .json()
+    .catch(() => null);
+
+  if (body?.type === "url_verification" && typeof body?.challenge === "string") {
+    return Response.json({ challenge: body.challenge });
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}