GitHub makes @GitHub bot generally available in Slack and Teams

GitHub announced on November 6, 2026, that the @GitHub bot is now generally available in both Slack and Microsoft Teams, moving out of the preview period it had been in. The change was detailed in GitHub's changelog post on @GitHub in Slack and Teams.

What's new in this release

• The @GitHub bot is generally available, out of preview, in both Slack and Microsoft Teams, reachable at slack.github.com and teams.github.com.
• A new Canvas tool in Teams lets teams review implementation plans, code changes, and previews alongside the conversation.
• The bot supports investigating bugs, creating issues, implementing changes, and opening pull requests without leaving Slack or Teams.
• It automatically identifies the relevant repository from messages, making onboarding faster.
• A bug that blocked responses to follow-up messages has been fixed, and issues or pull requests created via the bot now include attribution text identifying the Slack or Teams conversation they came from.

What it means for people who build with AI

By moving out of preview, GitHub is extending Copilot's agentic coding workflows into the chat tools developers already use every day, lowering the barrier to triggering coding agents directly from Slack or Teams. The Canvas tool in Teams gives teams a shared surface to review an agent's implementation plan, code changes, and previews without switching context, while automatic repository detection and conversation attribution make it easier to track which chat prompted a given issue or pull request.

Sources

• @GitHub in Slack and Teams is generally available and more (GitHub Blog, November 6, 2026, official)

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