The GitHub connector is mainly for teams that build software themselves. Once connected, the AI agent can find issues, pull requests and content in the repositories you have access to, and summarise them in a conversation.
The connector is available on paid plans. You connect with your own GitHub account, and the agent only gets access to what you can already see and do. You use the connector through the agent, so you need the administrator or member role. Contributors don't have access to the agent. Read more about roles and permissions.
What the agent can do
Search repositories, issues and pull requests you have access to.
Read files, discussions and comments.
Create issues and leave comments.
GitHub decides which tools are available. You can see the list on the integration card once you have connected.
How to connect
Go to "Settings" → "Integrations".
Find GitHub under "Personal" and click "Connect".
Sign in to GitHub and approve access.
When you return to Cobrief, you can see which account is connected.
Connecting from the settings turns the connector on for new conversations. Conversations you have already started keep their current setting. You can also connect from the "Connectors" menu inside a conversation. That turns the connector on for that conversation.
Use GitHub in a conversation
Open the "Connectors" menu in the agent and turn GitHub on for the conversation. For example, you can ask the agent to:
"Summarise the open pull requests in this repository."
"Find issues labelled bug in this repository."
"What changed in the latest release?"
Choose what the agent may do
The tools from GitHub fall into two groups: those that only read, and those that can change or delete something. By default the agent may read freely, while anything that changes something needs your approval in the conversation. The agent shows you what it wants to do, and you choose "Approve" or "Reject".
Administrators can change this for the whole workspace under "Settings" → "Integrations" → GitHub. Each group and each individual tool can be set to "Always allow", "Needs approval" or "Blocked". Other users can see the settings but cannot change them.
Disconnect or reconnect
Go to "Settings" → "Integrations", find GitHub and click "Disconnect". The agent then loses access to your GitHub account. You can connect again whenever you like.
If access expires or is revoked, Cobrief shows "Requires new sign-in". Click "Reconnect" to continue.
Security
The agent uses your own sign-in with GitHub and never reaches further than you do yourself. Content is fetched while the agent works, and we don't keep a copy of your GitHub data. Answers and documents the agent produces are stored in Cobrief as usual.
Read more about how we work with security and privacy in our Trust Center.
Can't connect?
Many organisations require a GitHub administrator to approve apps before they can be used against the organisation's repositories. If you're told access must be approved, contact whoever administers your GitHub organisation. Private repositories you only reach through an organisation become visible to the agent once that approval is in place.