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February 22, 20221 Minute Read

Mentions support for the GitHub app in Microsoft Teams and Slack

Are you using our GitHub app in Microsoft Teams or Slack? Do you find it difficult to track all the notifications you get in your channels?
If yes, here comes a feature that helps you focus on the notifications that are relevant to you! 🎉

Teams PR mentions
Slack PR mentions

When you subscribe to a repository in Microsoft Teams or Slack, you will now see yourself mentioned in the notifications where you are referred and needs your attention.
As you receive notifications for Issues, PRs, Discussions and Deployments, here are the cases when you will be mentioned.

  • Assignee in an Issue
  • Reviewer for a PR
  • Mentioned in a PR/Issue description/comment/discussion
  • Reviewer for a Deployment
  • Scheduled reminders for PR review requests

See GitHub for Microsoft Teams or GitHub for Slack for more information about this feature.

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Mentions support for the GitHub app in Microsoft Teams and Slack - GitHub Changelog