--- title: Shared agentic work with GitHub Copilot in Microsoft Teams description: GitHub Copilot's cloud agent can now be invoked directly from Microsoft Teams by mentioning @GitHub in a channel, thread, or DM, letting teams turn meeting... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/shared-agentic-work-with-github-copilot-in-microsoft-teams-twqdlbd2w twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Shared agentic work with GitHub Copilot in Microsoft Teams | daily.dev og:description: GitHub Copilot's cloud agent can now be invoked directly from Microsoft Teams by mentioning @GitHub in a channel, thread, or DM, letting teams turn meeting... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/shared-agentic-work-with-github-copilot-in-microsoft-teams-twqdlbd2w og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/twqDLbD2W.png og:image:alt: Shared agentic work with GitHub Copilot in Microsoft Teams og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Shared agentic work with GitHub Copilot in Microsoft Teams **[GitHub Changelog](https://daily.dev/sources/github_updates)** · 3 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary GitHub Copilot's cloud agent can now be invoked directly from Microsoft Teams by mentioning @GitHub in a channel, thread, or DM, letting teams turn meeting discussions into agent-driven coding sessions. Copilot spins up a dedicated code channel where participants can monitor progress and add context, while users with repo write access can trigger changes. Work started in Teams continues asynchronously in a cloud sandbox and can be picked up later from the terminal, the Copilot app, or an IDE. The feature is in public preview for paid Copilot plans, consumes AI credits governed by usage-based billing, and requires an admin to enable cloud agent and sandbox policies. Repository admins can also require an extra approval on pull requests created via the Teams integration to preserve compliance oversight. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I start a GitHub Copilot cloud agent session directly from Microsoft Teams? Mention @GitHub in a Teams channel, thread, or direct message to start a Copilot cloud agent session. Anyone in the conversation can ask questions or add context, but only participants with write access to the repository can trigger Copilot to make changes. Copilot then creates a dedicated code channel for tracking and steering progress. _daily.dev surfaces integration updates like this for teams wiring copilot into their existing workflows._ ### Does starting a GitHub Copilot cloud agent session from Microsoft Teams cost extra? Yes, cloud agent sessions started in Microsoft Teams consume AI credits, and the feature requires a paid GitHub Copilot plan since it's in public preview. For organizations, credit usage is governed by usage-based billing budgets, and cloud sandbox usage is billed separately with its own configurable budget at the product or SKU level. _teams weighing the cost of agentic coding tools can track billing changes like this via daily.dev._ ### Can I require extra approval before GitHub Copilot merges a pull request created through Microsoft Teams? Yes, repository administrators can require an additional approval for any pull request attributed to the Microsoft Teams Copilot integration identity before it merges. If a repository already requires two approvals, enabling this means three approvals are needed for Copilot-created pull requests, keeping a human in the loop before agent-authored work ships. _engineering leads setting compliance guardrails for AI-authored code can follow updates like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [GitHub Copilot app is now available in technical preview](https://daily.dev/posts/github-copilot-app-is-now-available-in-technical-preview-il6nmtnxx) · GitHub Changelog · 7 upvotes · 3 comments - [Azure Boards integration with GitHub Copilot](https://daily.dev/posts/azure-boards-integration-with-github-copilot-n53crsoz8) · DevBlogs · 22 upvotes · 0 comments - [GitHub Copilot app: The agent-native desktop experience](https://daily.dev/posts/github-copilot-app-the-agent-native-desktop-experience-wcmfud14a) · GitHub Blog · 2 upvotes · 2 comments - [GitHub takes aim at Claude Code and Codex with its new Copilot app](https://daily.dev/posts/github-takes-aim-at-claude-code-and-codex-with-its-new-copilot-app-u5mftvizf) · The New Stack · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [GitHub adds new Copilot features as usage-based billing takes effect](https://daily.dev/posts/github-adds-new-copilot-features-as-usage-based-billing-takes-effect-khyqnwsy7) · InfoWorld · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#devops](https://daily.dev/tags/devops), [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/shared-agentic-work-with-github-copilot-in-microsoft-teams-twqdlbd2w) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Shared agentic work with GitHub Copilot in Microsoft Teams","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/shared-agentic-work-with-github-copilot-in-microsoft-teams-twqdlbd2w","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/shared-agentic-work-with-github-copilot-in-microsoft-teams-twqdlbd2w"},"datePublished":"2026-08-21T16:23:24.478Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T19:20:46.720Z","description":"GitHub Copilot's cloud agent can now be invoked directly from Microsoft Teams by mentioning @GitHub in a channel, thread, or DM, letting teams turn meeting...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/66bdf93db7774fa2fe10a623326e08cf?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/66bdf93db7774fa2fe10a623326e08cf?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"GitHub Changelog","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"GitHub Changelog","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/15004b7835da4d89b02b115871f0f6dc","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/github_updates"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/shared-agentic-work-with-github-copilot-in-microsoft-teams-twqdlbd2w","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":2},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"devops,github,ai-agents","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"GitHub Changelog","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/github_updates"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Shared agentic work with GitHub Copilot in Microsoft Teams"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/shared-agentic-work-with-github-copilot-in-microsoft-teams-twqdlbd2w#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I start a GitHub Copilot cloud agent session directly from Microsoft Teams?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Mention @GitHub in a Teams channel, thread, or direct message to start a Copilot cloud agent session. 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