# GitHub — Shared agentic work with GitHub Copilot in Microsoft Teams

- Company: GitHub (github.com)
- Announced: 2026-08-21T16:03:36+00:00
- Category: product-launch
- Subject: Copilot
- Source: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-21-shared-agentic-work-with-github-copilot-in-microsoft-teams
- Record: https://forck.live/items/4311-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.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-21-shared-agentic-work-with-github-copilot-in-microsoft-teams:

> 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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