November 7 update on general availability
GitHub announced on November 6 that its Copilot integration for Slack and Microsoft Teams had moved to general availability. The October announcement introduced the Teams workflow in public preview. The newer release also adds a Canvas in Teams where users can inspect session plans, changed files and pull requests. GitHub’s documentation describes the Canvas as read-only and limits its contents to what the linked GitHub account can see.
Check the app and the account separately
The October 23 migration announcement gives November 16 as the retirement date for the legacy Teams app. GitHub directs users of the existing notifications app to update it and users of the legacy app to install the consolidated replacement. Check which installation is present before moving a team’s workflows.
Current guides list a paid Copilot plan and an account on the corresponding chat platform. Organization policies can restrict access. GitHub’s Teams guide now describes the sandbox as part of the session setup without a separate setting. The reviewed documentation gives neither a combined setup price nor a list of supported countries.
Set a boundary for the conversation
GitHub says the thread can supply context for generated work and that starting changes requires write access to the selected repositories. A shared conversation may produce a pull request under the app’s identity, so reviewers should check who initiated the work and which review rules apply.
CGH’s assessment is to start with a bounded task in a thread suitable for the repository. Review the proposed change and its tests before merging. CGH reviewed GitHub’s public documentation without installing either integration.