GitHub
Upgrade might be required If your workspace is running a version released before Aug 19, 2026, upgrade at slack.github.com to enable the latest features and permissions. Bring GitHub into the conversations where your team plans, builds, and ships software. Get repository notifications, rich link previews, issue creation, and GitHub Copilot—all without leaving Slack. Work with GitHub Copilot Use Copilot in direct messages, group DMs, and channel threads. Message Copilot directly or mention @GitHub to: • Ask questions and analyze, review, or generate code • Summarize pull requests and issues • Write and improve commit messages • Create issues and pull requests from conversations • Share files and images as additional context • Follow Copilot’s plan, progress, and results in Slack • Move larger tasks into Code Channels for continued collaboration Run /github settings to select a default repository for new Copilot threads in a channel. Create GitHub issues Create an issue from any Slack message using the message shortcut, or ask Copilot using natural language. Include labels, assignees, milestones, and other details without leaving the conversation. Subscribe to repository notifications Run /github subscribe owner/repo to receive updates about commits, pull requests, issues, code reviews, releases, and deployments. Configure each subscription to control the activity shown in a channel. Preview GitHub links Share links to pull requests, issues, comments, code, and developer profiles to see key details directly in Slack. Security and authentication Connect your GitHub account using GitHub’s secure authorization flow. Access is governed by your GitHub permissions and the repositories where the GitHub App is installed. Copilot only receives the Slack context and GitHub access needed to complete your request. Pricing The GitHub app is free to install and use. Copilot-powered features require access to an eligible GitHub Copilot plan. Learn more about using GitHub Copilot in Slack. AI disclaimer GitHub Copilot uses artificial intelligence. Always review and validate its responses and changes. Learn more about the responsible use of GitHub Copilot. By installing or using the app, you agree to the GitHub Terms of Service.More ways to use GitHub in SlackAutomate with Workflow BuilderWorkflow Builder* lets you transform everyday processes into automations, without writing a single line of code. Add third-party tools like GitHub to workflows to manage work and processes from Slack, and use templates to get started quickly. Learn more about automations Templates available for GitHub: New Github issueFill out a form in Slack to create a Github issue *Workflow Builder is only available on paid subscriptions
Balsamiq
Wireframe, prototype, and keep the flow in Slack. Balsamiq is the wireframing and prototyping tool used by tens of thousands of product, tech, and business minds. You don't need to be a designer to use it. Sketch a rough idea, turn it into an interactive prototype, and find out if it's worth building before anyone writes code or wastes tokens. And with the Slack app, you can keep the work flowing where your other decisions get made. Stay on top of Balsamiq activity - Get notified when someone edits or comments on a wireframe or prototype - Spin up a new Balsamiq project without leaving the channel - Subscribe a channel to a Balsamiq project for automatic updates - Invite channel members to a Balsamiq project in one step Set up a project in one command Start with a single /balsamiq command to create, share, subscribe, and invite. Or run /balsamiq create-share-subscribe and get the whole workflow at once: a new Balsamiq Cloud project named after the channel, every channel member invited, and the channel subscribed to updates. Balsamiq is built for teams who: - Want a clickable prototype in the channel today, not a PRD next week - Would rather kill a bad idea in Slack than build it in a sprint - Are shipping complex work and can't afford to build the wrong thing - Are moving fast and don't want to slow down to get aligned Requires a paid Balsamiq subscription at balsamiq.com.
