GitHub Copilot in Teams turns notifications into pull requests
A consolidated GitHub app for Microsoft Teams lets you mention @github on a notification to have Copilot investigate and open a fix, replacing the old notifications-only app by 16 November.
GitHub shipped a new version of its Microsoft Teams app on 23 October that merges notifications with Copilot. Issue and pull request notifications now arrive in a channel, group chat or private chat as before, but you can reply by mentioning @github to have Copilot investigate, run tests, or open a pull request using that notification’s context.
The app is a consolidated replacement for the old GitHub notifications app in Teams. If you already have that installed, GitHub says to update it rather than install something new. The legacy app will be renamed “GitHub (deprecated)” and retires on 16 November, so anyone still on it needs to move before then to keep Copilot working in Teams.
Why it matters: this closes a gap for teams who live in Teams rather than GitHub or a terminal. A bug report that used to mean switching tools, reading the issue, then opening an editor can now start with a mention in the same thread the report arrived in, with Copilot doing the investigation and drafting the fix as a PR for review.
The caveat: it still needs you to connect a GitHub account and pick a repository before @github can act, so it is not zero-setup, and the deprecation date is firm.