Notifications

notifications

View and manage your GitHub notifications from chat — filter by reason, repo, or priority level, then mark as read, done, or unsubscribe in bulk.

When to Use It

• Clearing your notifications inbox without leaving the editor
• Finding notifications that specifically @mention you
• Unsubscribing from noisy threads you no longer need to follow
• Prioritizing which notifications need a reply vs. just acknowledgment

How to Launch It

In GitHub Copilot Chat:

/notifications

With filters:

/notifications unread
/notifications owner/repo
/notifications @mentions only
/notifications mark all read

What to Expect

1. Fetch notifications — Retrieves your GitHub notifications with reason, repo, and timestamp
2. Apply filters — Filters by unread, repo, reason, or priority preferences from preferences.md
3. Display in chat — Grouped by reason with recommended actions
4. Execute actions — Mark as read, done, or unsubscribe on command

Filter Views

Filter	What is shown
(none)	All unread + recently read
unread	Unread notifications only
@mentions	Where you were directly @mentioned
assigned	Issues/PRs assigned to you
review-requested	PRs waiting on your review
subscribed	Threads you are watching
owner/repo	Only notifications from that repo

Notification Reasons

Reason	What triggered it
mention	You were @mentioned
assign	You were assigned
review_requested	Your PR review was requested
subscribed	You are watching this thread
comment	New comment on a thread you are in
push	New commits pushed to a branch you watch

Bulk Actions

Action	Command
Mark all read	mark all read
Mark as done	mark done owner/repo
Unsubscribe	unsubscribe owner/repo#123
Unsubscribe all from repo	unsubscribe all owner/repo

Priority from Preferences

If .github/agents/preferences.md defines muted repos or priority keywords, the agent applies those filters automatically to surface what matters most first.

Example Variations

/notifications                             # All unread
/notifications @mentions only             # Only direct mentions
/notifications owner/repo                 # One repo
/notifications mark all read              # Clear inbox
/notifications unsubscribe owner/repo#123 # Stop watching one thread

Connected Agents

Agent	Role
daily-briefing agent	Executes this prompt

Related Prompts

• daily-briefing — full briefing that includes notification highlights
• my-issues — issues assigned to or @mentioning you
• my-prs — PR review requests