Shared agentic work with GitHub Copilot in Microsoft Teams

GitHub announces a public preview of shared agentic work with GitHub Copilot in Microsoft Teams, allowing users to start collaborative agent sessions, create code channels, and manage tasks asynchronously with cloud sandboxing.

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Turn a Microsoft Teams discussion into a collaborative agent session everyone can see and help direct. Mention @GitHub in a channel, thread, or direct message to start a GitHub Copilot cloud agent session.
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Announced: 21 Aug 2026 16:03 UTC
Detected: 21 Aug 2026 16:31 UTC (+28m after)

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