The GitHub app in Microsoft Teams now brings Copilot into chats and channels

GitHub says the GitHub app in Microsoft Teams, previously called GitHub notifications, now combines notifications with Copilot. Teams can be notified in channels, group chats or private chats, then @mention GitHub to act on an update.

• Issue to pull request: when a bug report arrives in Teams, @GitHub can investigate the issue, fix the bug and open a pull request for the team to review, test and merge.
• What Copilot does: it works from the linked issue or pull request and the thread's conversation. GitHub says it can reproduce a bug, run tests, implement a fix and prepare a pull request, and the same flow can implement a feature, expand test coverage or update documentation.
• Requirements: notifications need no Copilot license. Using Copilot in Teams needs a paid Copilot plan with cloud sandboxes enabled; in an organization or enterprise, an administrator may need to enable Copilot cloud agent and cloud sandboxes.
• Getting started: existing GitHub notifications users update the app to the latest version, and their notification features keep working. In the consolidated app, mention @GitHub, connect a GitHub account and select a repository.
• Legacy app: the legacy GitHub app will be renamed "GitHub (deprecated)" and retired on November 16; its users need to install the consolidated app to keep using Copilot in Teams.