GitHub can now turn a Slack or Teams message into a coding task

GitHub made its @GitHub integration in Slack and Microsoft Teams generally available on November 6. It can investigate bugs, create issues, implement changes and open pull requests from a team conversation, with source attribution.

That could shorten the handoff between discussing a problem and producing an actual pull request. It matters most when the request is narrow and the repository is known.

What to do: Review setup requirements and test with a noncritical issue in a private repo. Check what permissions the app receives before enabling it.

Go to Source: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-11-06-github-copilot-in-slack-and-teams-is-generally-available/

GitHub can now turn a Slack or Teams message into a coding task. GitHub made its @GitHub integration in Slack and Microsoft Teams generally available on November 6. It can investigate bugs, create issues, implement changes and open pull requests from a team conversation, with source attribution. What to do: Review setup requirements and test with a noncritical issue in a private repo. Check what permissions the app receives before enabling it.