GitHub says its legacy Teams app will retire on November 16

GitHub says it will retire its legacy app for Microsoft Teams on November 16. Users of that app must install the consolidated GitHub app to continue using Copilot, the coding assistant, in the chat platform.

In its October 23 announcement, GitHub says the consolidated app brings notifications and Copilot together. It was previously called GitHub notifications and is distinct from the legacy GitHub app being retired.

Which app users need to install or update

• Legacy GitHub app users: GitHub says this app will be renamed “GitHub (deprecated)” before retirement. Users must install the consolidated GitHub app to keep using Copilot in Teams after November 16.
• GitHub notifications users: update the existing app to the latest version. GitHub says existing notification capabilities will continue to work.

From a bug notification to a proposed code change

GitHub describes a workflow that starts with a bug-report notification in a Teams channel, group chat or private chat. Mentioning @GitHub prompts the app to investigate the issue, prepare a fix and create a pull request—a proposed code change for the team to review.

In GitHub’s described workflow, the team still reviews and tests the change before merging it into the project’s code.

To get started in the consolidated app, GitHub tells users to mention @GitHub and follow any prompts to connect their GitHub account and select a repository, where a project’s code is stored.