The GitHub App for Microsoft Teams is a unified collaboration app that merges standard repository tracking with the agentic AI features of GitHub Copilot.
It bridges the gap between where discussions happen (Teams) and where code lives (GitHub) so technical professionals do not have to switch between tools. Technical professionals such as DevOps, software developers and QA testers constantly collaborate with colleagues using Teams whilst simultaneously interacting with code repositories, tracking bugs and writing software.
The GitHub App can help DevOps teams keep a single view of discussions and technical data, making context switching a thing of the past. By sending rich pull request alerts directly into a chat channel, team members can review, comment on, and approve code changes instantly without leaving their conversation flow. In essence, GitHub Copilot’s integration with Teams enables developers to collaborate with AI in group chats, making it possible for teams to review and shape code suggestions collectively within their shared workspace.
Technical teams can select specific foundational AI models for their agent sessions or hook up external tools using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to vastly expand what Copilot can do.
Eliminating Friction
The GitHub App for Microsoft Teams helps technical teams enables developers and engineering managers to collaborate, review code, and deploy updates without constantly switching tools. This unified environment significantly reduces the “context tax” of shifting between apps, accelerates code review cycles, and enables entire engineering teams to collectively steer AI code generation inside their existing chat threads, ultimately speeding up software delivery and improving overall developer focus.
Microsoft reached global availability of the app on 6 November 2026.
