GitHub app in Slack and Microsoft Teams – improvements

We have made bunch of improvements to our GitHub app in Slack and Microsoft Teams.

Slack

1. Introduced comment capability within Pull request notification cards

We have now added support to add comments on your pull requests directly from the notification card in Slack.

2. Introduced threading for Pull request notifications

Notifications for any Pull request will be grouped under a parent card as replies. The parent card always shows the latest status of the PR along with other meta-data like title, description, reviewers, labels and checks. Threading gives context, improve collaboration and reduces noise in the channel.

3. Added support to turn on/off threading for Issues and Pull requests

If you do not want to use threading or need some flexibility, we are also rolling out an option to turn on/off threading for issues and pull requests.

For more information, please visit the GitHub app guidance for Slack

Microsoft Teams

1. Improved the create issue functionality

You can now create issues with just a click, right from the place where you interact with your team i.e. from your channels and personal app.

• The content of the chat is automatically added into the description along with the link to the MS Teams conversation.
• The last used repo in the channel will be automatically filled in. However, you can go ahead and change to the repo if needed.
• You can optionally fill in labels, assignees and milestones when you create an issue.
• Once the issue is created you will receive a confirmation card in the channel where you created the issue.

2. Enhanced the PR notification cards in Channel and Personal App

We made few UI improvements to the Pull request notifications experience in MS Teams.

• Introduced PR comment capability in GitHub personal app.
• Made few updates to the look and feel of the Pull request notification card.

For more information, please visit the GitHub app guidance for Microsoft Teams