GitHub combines Teams notifications and Copilot; legacy app retires in November
Update GitHub notifications, or replace the separate legacy GitHub app before its November 16 retirement.
GitHub’s October 23 announcement combines notifications and Copilot in Teams. Existing GitHub notifications users can update and retain notifications. The separate legacy GitHub app becomes “GitHub (deprecated)” and retires November 16; its users need the consolidated app.
Mention @GitHub to investigate, change code and create pull requests; teams still review, test and merge. Docs label Copilot in Teams a public preview requiring paid Copilot, enabled cloud sandboxes and appropriate access. Setup docs also require Teams Public Developer Preview.
This is a Teams integration, not a standalone chat app. HK/Macau/Taiwan availability, Traditional Chinese support and total costs remain unconfirmed. Not independently tested.
The agent uses the full conversation thread; exclude secrets and unauthorized data. Repository write access is required; guests and outside collaborators cannot start or steer sessions. Web, desktop and mobile parity and standalone API applicability are unconfirmed.
https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-23-turn-notifications-into-code-with-github-copilot-in-teams/
https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/copilot-integrations/integrate-cloud-agent-with-teams
https://docs.github.com/en/integrations/how-tos/teams/integrate-github-with-teams
Mention @GitHub to investigate, change code and create pull requests; teams still review, test and merge. Docs label Copilot in Teams a public preview requiring paid Copilot, enabled cloud sandboxes and appropriate access. Setup docs also require Teams Public Developer Preview.
This is a Teams integration, not a standalone chat app. HK/Macau/Taiwan availability, Traditional Chinese support and total costs remain unconfirmed. Not independently tested.
The agent uses the full conversation thread; exclude secrets and unauthorized data. Repository write access is required; guests and outside collaborators cannot start or steer sessions. Web, desktop and mobile parity and standalone API applicability are unconfirmed.
https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-23-turn-notifications-into-code-with-github-copilot-in-teams/
https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/copilot-integrations/integrate-cloud-agent-with-teams
https://docs.github.com/en/integrations/how-tos/teams/integrate-github-with-teams
Usage conditions
- Hong Kong
- Local availability is not individually confirmed; account, paid-plan, preview and admin requirements apply.
- Macau
- Local availability is not individually confirmed; account, paid-plan, preview and admin requirements apply.
- Taiwan
- Local availability is not individually confirmed; account, paid-plan, preview and admin requirements apply.
Official source: Turn notifications into code with GitHub Copilot in Teams