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GitHub Copilot arrives in Slack in public preview

By Owen Blackridge

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Summary

  • The GitHub integration in Slack now brings the agentic capabilities of GitHub Copilot CLI and the GitHub Copilot app into Slack in public preview.
  • The feature is in public preview.
  • The announcement appeared on The GitHub Blog.

The GitHub changelog notes that the Slack integration now brings the agentic capabilities of GitHub Copilot CLI and the GitHub Copilot app into Slack, in public preview.

The post references collaboration with @GitHub, indicating a joint effort to bring Copilot capabilities into Slack.

AVAILABILITY AND SCOPE

The integration is in public preview. TechStaged has also covered GitHub Copilot brings shared agentic work to Microsoft Teams, GitHub confirms.

It brings the agentic capabilities of Copilot CLI and the Copilot app into Slack, extending where developers can access Copilot-powered assistance.

PUBLICATION CONTEXT

The information comes from a GitHub Blog post titled “The new GitHub Copilot experience in Slack.”

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