AI BriefingAutomatically Turning Slack Conversations into GitHub PRs
Key point
Continue automates engineering work—from GitHub issue creation to PR writing—by leveraging Slack conversation context.
Details
Continue has unveiled a new feature that bridges the gap between Slack conversations and GitHub work. When a developer mentions @Continue in Slack, a cloud agent understands the full context of the thread and, based on that, creates GitHub issues, fixes bugs, writes tests, and even generates PRs.
Connecting Slack and GitHub
The agent grasps the intent discussed in Slack and executes it as code in GitHub. For example, if asked to "fix this bug and write tests," the agent explores the codebase, establishes a plan, implements the fix, and opens a PR. It can also leverage Linear or GitHub MCP tools to automate ticket creation and assignment.
Strengthening Workflow Efficiency
This integration reduces the friction developers experience when switching between tools. Slack serves as the place for discussion and expressing intent, while GitHub serves as the place for code execution, with Continue connecting the two. Through the Mission Control dashboard, users can track the agent's progress and review its outputs, and for security, the agent is restricted to only processing explicitly invited channels or tagged threads.
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