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GitHub Copilot Integrates with Slack for Agentic Development Workflows

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GitHub Copilot's agentic capabilities from its CLI and app are now available in Slack as a public preview for organizations on Business and Enterprise plans. This integration allows developers to interact with @GitHub within DMs or channels to plan changes, investigate problems, and delegate coding tasks, streamlining collaborative workflows. Copilot can answer code questions, triage bugs, implement changes in a secure sandbox, and open pull requests, supporting asynchronous and multiplayer development sessions. Usage counts against existing Copilot entitlements, and administrators must enable the Copilot cloud agent policy and install or upgrade the GitHub app for Slack.

  • →Interact with Copilot in Slack for agentic coding tasks
  • →Utilize Slack Code channels for focused Copilot task management
  • →Collaborate with Copilot through shared agent sessions
  • →Public preview for GitHub Copilot Business and Enterprise plans
Features (3) ›
  • Interact with Copilot in Slack for agentic coding tasks

    Users can mention @GitHub in any Slack conversation to start an agent session, enabling Copilot to answer code-related questions, triage bug reports, update issues, investigate failures, implement changes in a secure sandbox, and open pull requests. Copilot uses conversation context and permitted GitHub context to perform these actions asynchronously.

  • Utilize Slack Code channels for focused Copilot task management

    GitHub Copilot can create dedicated Slack Code channels to keep specific coding tasks focused. In these channels, teams can follow the plan, inspect diffs, review output previews, and iterate with Copilot, allowing anyone to join and contribute context or redirect the session.

  • Collaborate with Copilot through shared agent sessions

    Agent sessions in Slack are shared, allowing teams to collaborate on tasks where the request originated. This multiplayer approach helps developers learn effective agent workflows by observing how teammates prompt the agent, while ensuring actions are bounded by existing GitHub permissions.

Notes (1) ›
  • Public preview for GitHub Copilot Business and Enterprise plans

    The new Slack integration is available in public preview for organizations subscribed to GitHub Copilot Business and Enterprise plans. Usage is counted against existing Copilot entitlements and requires an administrator to enable the Copilot cloud agent policy and install or upgrade the GitHub app for Slack.

Read the original announcement →

https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-21-the-new-github-copilot-experience-in-slack

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