Tools #Coding agents Oct 25, 2026 · Originally published Oct 23

GitHub merges notifications and Copilot in Microsoft Teams: mention @GitHub in a channel to go from a bug notification to a fix PR, with the old app retiring November 16

Coding agents get another chat-tool entry point. This covers how the new app works and what teams with the old app installed need to do.

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// Key points

The new GitHub app delivers GitHub notifications in Teams channels, group chats and private chats; when a bug report arrives you mention @github, and it investigates, fixes the bug and opens a pull request for the team to review, test and merge.
The app was previously called GitHub notifications; teams that have it only need to update, and existing notification features keep working.
The legacy GitHub app is renamed GitHub (deprecated) and retires on November 16. To keep using Copilot in Teams, install the consolidated app and follow the prompts to connect an account and pick a repository the first time you mention @GitHub.

Builder's takeHanding work to an agent straight from a notification is convenient, but it also means anyone who can mention it in the channel can make it touch a repository. I'd start in one low-risk repo's channel, be explicit about who may assign work, and keep PRs on normal review; Teams users should put the November 16 retirement on the calendar.

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