This is absolutely huge news for developers! 🚀
Microsoft has launched the GitHub app for Teams (Public Preview)—an AI-powered companion that brings GitHub Copilot directly into your Teams conversations.
Yes, you read that right. You can now turn team chats into working code, tests, documentation, or even pull requests—all without leaving Teams!
The new GitHub app for Teams is more than just notifications—it’s like having a really sharp developer right in your channel.
- You can literally @GitHub in your team discussion and ask it to write code, create tests, or even open a Pull Request (PR) based on your discussion.
- It opens PRs and writes initial code, reducing manual work and speeding up your team.
- It understands your codebase and respects all repository policies, like branch protections, so human reviews stay secure.
Wait, lemme give a real-world scenario to put it into perspective: a support engineer reports a bug, your team discusses a fix, and you just tell @GitHub to “make the fix and open a PR.” It tracks progress right in the channel until it’s ready for review.
This is still Public Preview, but I genuinely think it’s the first step in fully bringing GitHub into our daily Teams workflow.
Setup is simple: Go install the GitHub app for Teams, connect your account, and give it a try. I’m so happy to see this! Already jumping in, let me know what you think! 👇