Coding agents traditionally required developers to manually provide context, leading to time-consuming prompt reconstruction. This process involved leaving discussions, opening separate tools, and detailing past decisions and constraints. GitHub Copilot in Teams aims to eliminate this "context and coordination tax." By allowing users to @mention GitHub Copilot within Teams conversations, it can leverage the existing discussion and repository context to understand and implement coding requests. This integration makes using coding agents more collaborative and transparent. Teammates can actively contribute to the prompt, correct misunderstandings, and refine the approach collectively. GitHub Copilot in Teams can be used in various Teams chat environments, including channels and direct messages. Developers can initiate tasks like building features, fixing bugs, improving tests, or creating pull requests directly from their conversations. This approach avoids the need to copy discussions into other applications or translate them into specific prompts. The tool respects existing GitHub permissions and repository policies, ensuring that human oversight remains paramount. GitHub Copilot in Teams is currently available in public preview, with instructions provided for installation and use.