GitHub Copilot gets Canvases, Slack and Teams integrations and a new app
GitHub Copilot this week used Canvases to make agent workflows visible and controllable, and gained new experiences in Slack and Microsoft Teams. One review found the Copilot app more useful as a GitHub desktop dashboard.
Who is affected and how
- tech lead
- Because coding tasks can be started from chat, you need rules on who may launch agents from team channels.
- senior developer
- Canvases help track an agent's steps, so they are worth building into the review process.
Sources
- GitHub Copilot Adds Canvases to Make AI Agent Workflows Visible and Controllablegadgetsnow.indiatimes.com · Aug 17, 2026
- GitHub Copilot Canvases Bring Structure, Human Control to AI-Agent Workflowsanalyticsinsight.net · Aug 18, 2026
- The new GitHub Copilot experience in Slackthe github blog · Aug 21, 2026
- GitHub Copilot Can Start Coding Sessions From Slack Conversations - BuilderWithinbuilderwithin.com · Aug 23, 2026
- Turn conversations into code with GitHub Copilot in Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Community Hubtechcommunity.microsoft.com · Aug 21, 2026
- GitHub Copilot can now write and deploy code based on your Microsoft Teams chat - Neowinneowin.net · Aug 21, 2026
- Microsoft Teams Now Lets GitHub Copilot Turn Chats Into Codewindowsreport.com · Aug 23, 2026
- GitHub Copilot App Is Actually Good... Just Not with Copilot | Chris Titus Techchristitus.com · Aug 17, 2026
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