Turn GitHub notifications into code with GitHub Copilot in Microsoft Teams
GitHub can now bring repository updates into a channel, group chat, or private chat. When an update needs action, reply to the notification and @mention GitHub with the task you want GitHub Copilot to carry out. GitHub Copilot uses the issue or pull request linked in the notification and the conversation in the thread to understand the task. It can reproduce a bug, run tests, implement a fix, and prepare a pull request for review. Turn an issue notification into a pull request If the player doesn’t load, open the video in a new window: Open video For a bug report, the workflow starts in the notification thread: A GitHub Issue notification arrives in a Teams channel with a link to the reported bug. You @mention GitHub to investigate the issue and prepare a proposed fix in a pull request. The team reviews the pull request, iterates with GitHub Copilot, tests the proposed changes, and decides whether to merge. Starting from the linked issue and thread lets your team delegate the work to GitHub Copilot without rebuilding the request from scratch. The same workflow can be used to implement a feature, expand test coverage, update documentation, and more. Product and engineering teams at Microsoft are already leveraging the GitHub app in Teams to build products today. Get started Explore the new GitHub app in Microsoft Teams (previously called GitHub Notifications). If you already have GitHub Notifications installed, update the app to the latest version. The legacy GitHub app will be renamed “GitHub (deprecated)” and retired on November 16. Learn more at teams.github.com! Turn the updates your team follows into code your team can review.The GitHub app in Microsoft Teams is now generally available!
GitHub empowers any team to become builders in Microsoft Teams. Customer support teams are using GitHub to turn customer feedback from Teams channels into filed issues. Engineering teams are asking GitHub to investigate, reproduce, and fix bugs without leaving Teams. Business and marketing teams with innovative ideas are asking GitHub to turn their discussions into working prototypes. During public preview, our team has been hard at work addressing feedback and making product improvements to the GitHub experience in Teams. Here is what’s new. Review work in the GitHub Canvas The new GitHub canvas lets you review the plan, file changes, and pull request without leaving Teams. Click “Open Canvas” to follow GitHub Copilot’s progress and see your team’s ideas take shape in code, right beside the conversation. Go from notification to pull request in one app GitHub notifications and GitHub Copilot now live in a single app in Teams called GitHub. Stay on top of issue and pull request updates and act on them right in Teams. When an update needs attention, reply to the notification with "@GitHub". GitHub Copilot can investigate, make the fix, and draft a pull request in the same thread, so your team sees the update and the response together. Issues and pull requests created from Teams now carry attribution. Reviewers can see who started the work and link back to the Teams conversation where it was discussed. Work across repositories and tools Real work rarely lives in one repository. With multi-repo support, GitHub Copilot can work across all the repositories your task needs in the same conversation. In addition, MCP support lets you configure which tools and connected services GitHub can leverage in Teams. Learn more about configuring MCP. Get set up in a guided experience The new guided web onboarding experience helps you sign in through your default browser using saved passwords or passkeys and grant Teams access to the right organizations and repositories. You can now use natural language to ask GitHub to use a default repository or switch repositories in your Teams conversations. You can also choose the model GitHub Copilot uses for a task. Pick a faster model for quick fixes or a more capable model for larger changes. Get started today Add the GitHub app to Teams today, then click “Get started” from its welcome message to connect your account. Type "@GitHub help" to see what else it can do. Admins should verify the following are enabled for users to get started: Microsoft 365 admins: ensure resource-specific consent is enabled so users can let the GitHub app use conversation context. TAC admins: ensure the GitHub app is allowed for users in the Teams admin center. GitHub enterprise admins: ensure Copilot cloud agent, cloud sandboxes, and CLI billing are enabled for each organization and assign GitHub Copilot licenses to users. Learn more at teams.github.com! We'd love to hear what you build. Share your feedback in the comments below.
