Integrating GitHub with Teams - GitHub Docs Skip to main content GitHub Docs Version: Free, Pro, & Team Search or ask Copilot Search or ask Copilot Select language: current language is English Search or ask Copilot Search or ask Copilot Open menu Collapse sidebar Expand sidebar Scroll breadcrumbs left * Home * Integrations * How-tos * Teams * Integrate GitHub with Teams Scroll breadcrumbs right Integrations * * * Concepts * About integrations * Featured integrations * About building integrations * GitHub Developer Program * How-tos * Slack * Integrate GitHub with Slack * Use GitHub in Slack * Customize notifications * Teams * Integrate GitHub with Teams * Use GitHub in Teams * Customize notifications * Schedule reminders * Reference * Slack permissions * Teams permissions * Teams command reference * Tutorials * Slack * Create issues * Manage issues * Teams * Create issues * Manage issues and PRs Integrating GitHub with Teams Set up the GitHub integration with Teams to improve collaboration and streamline workflows. Copy as Markdown In this article * About the GitHub integration for Teams * Prerequisites * Installing the GitHub integration for Teams in a single workspace * Further reading About the GitHub integration for Teams The GitHub integration for Microsoft Teams gives you and your teams visibility into your GitHub projects directly in Teams channels. You can work with Copilot cloud agent to research, plan and triage in conversations, create artifacts such as issues and pull requests, start and steer agent sessions, and keep track of changes without leaving Teams. With the GitHub integration for Teams, you can: * Get GitHub notifications in Teams channels. * Use commands to take actions on GitHub. * See previews when sharing links to GitHub resources. * Initiate and steer Copilot cloud agent sessions in a conversation. Teammates can collaborate with each other and the agent, add context, correct assumptions, continue an agent task, and review the resulting plan, issues, pull requests and other artifacts. Note * This feature is currently in public preview and subject to change. When you grant the GitHub app access to your Teams workspace, you are granting it certain permissions. The permissions provided are necessary for the app to function correctly and provide the features you expect. See Permissions for GitHub in Teams . Prerequisites To use the GitHub integration for Teams, you need: * A GitHub account. * A Teams workspace where you have permission to install apps. * You must have Microsoft Public Developer Preview enabled for your Microsoft Teams client, see Public developer preview for Teams in the Microsoft Learn documentation. * To use Copilot cloud agent, you must have cloud sandboxes enabled for your Copilot plan. See Cloud sandboxing for GitHub Copilot . Note Cloud sandbox policies share the same configuration as Copilot cloud agent policies. Members of an organization or enterprise, including an enterprise with managed users may need their owner to enable cloud sandboxes and Copilot cloud agent before they can use Copilot in Teams. See Enabling or disabling cloud sandboxes for your organization or enterprise . Installing the GitHub integration for Teams in a single workspace * Go to the GitHub integration for Teams listing in the Teams app store. * Click Add . * Follow the prompts to sign in to Teams and approve access. * In a Teams message or channel, @mention the app by typing @GitHub and follow the prompts to connect your GitHub account. * To see what else you can do, in the thread, @mention the app by typing @GitHub help . Further reading * Using GitHub in Teams - Learn how to use the GitHub integration for Teams. * Customizing notifications for GitHub in Teams - Learn how to customize your GitHub notifications in Teams. * Integrating Copilot cloud agent with Teams - Learn about Copilot cloud agent with Teams. Back to top Help and support Was this Doc helpful? Yes No Help us make GitHub Docs great! All Docs are open source. See something that's wrong or unclear? Submit a pull request. Make a contribution Still need help? Ask the GitHub community Contact support Expert services Blog GitHub Inc. © 2026 Terms Privacy Status Pricing