GitHub Copilot in Slack/Teams: multi-repo conversations
At a glance
@GitHub in Slack and Microsoft Teams can now answer across multiple repositories in one thread—open PRs, weekly merges, cross-frontend/backend investigations—plus use shared Slack thread context without copy-paste. This workflow is listed under copilot, collaboration, multi-repo, workplace, devtools.
AGPL self-hostable workspace runs Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode or Pi in isolated sandboxes; hand off from Slack/web/API, attach playbooks/skills/knowledge, approve sensitive actions, and get PRs or files back—positioned as an open Devin alternative.
GitLab 19.5 makes the MCP server GA on Free/Premium/Ultimate: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and other MCP clients get consolidated tools (get_merge_request, get_pipeline) plus Duo Agent Platform flow handoff under existing GitLab permissions, with GitLab.com rate limits of 60/min Free and 600/min paid.
Merlin dispatches team asks from Slack/Linear/GitHub to Claude Code or Codex already signed in on teammates’ machines—reuse local repos, MCP servers, and skills with no extra model API bill; results return in the same thread, with shared skills, schedules, and workspace memory.
Stable open-source Azure MCP 3.0 adds Backup, Resilience, SRE Agent, Terraform/Advisor, Monitor/Cosmos/IoT toolsets plus clearer schemas, --learn, and secure-by-default resource creation so Copilot/Cursor/Claude agents can inspect and plan Azure work with predictable contracts.