# Multi-repository support and other improvements for GitHub in Slack and Teams

By Steven Van · 2026-10-16

GitHub's Slack and Teams agent can now create issues, open PRs and investigate bugs across several repositories without leaving the conversation.

Multi-repository support has arrived in [GitHub](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/github>) for Slack and Microsoft Teams. A single conversation with @GitHub can now span several repositories, so there is no need to switch conversations or start a new one for each repo. The change was [announced in the GitHub changelog](<https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-15-copilot-in-slack-and-teams-adds-model-and-repository-updates>).

## What you can ask across repositories

GitHub's examples cover four kinds of task:

- **Create issues from conversations:** "@GitHub Create an issue in github/issues to track this bug, using the context from this thread."

- **Make code changes:** "@GitHub Fix this bug in our frontend repository and open a PR with the changes."

- **Track your PRs:** "@GitHub Show me all my open PRs across repositories and highlight which ones need my attention."

- **Investigate bugs:** "@GitHub Investigate this issue using the code in our frontend and backend repositories."

## Other improvements

- **More natural conversations:** @GitHub can be mentioned anywhere in a message, not only at the beginning.

- **Smoother repository switching:** moving between repositories during a conversation is easier.

- **Better Slack conversation context:** @GitHub can use shared Slack messages and threads as context, so discussions can be referenced without copying and pasting details.

- **Improved reliability:** GitHub made changes to reduce errors, improve task startup, and help @GitHub recover from interruptions in Slack and Teams.

[View media](<https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5bf084af-f90e-4f06-b4d3-bb44ac5b5098>)

Launch video showing @GitHub working across multiple repositories in Slack and Teams

![GitHub](<https://github.githubassets.com/assets/GitHub-Mark-ea2971cee799.png>)

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[Original source](<https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-15-copilot-in-slack-and-teams-adds-model-and-repository-updates>)

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