Connect GitHub
Install the Helio GitHub App for your workspace, then grant repositories to the AI teammates that need them.
What is GitHub access?
Connect GitHub in two layers: a workspace admin installs the Helio GitHub App once, then each AI teammate gets access only to the repositories it needs. With repositories granted, a teammate can:
- Read and write code
- Open, review, and merge pull requests
- Create and close issues
- Read commit history
How to Connect GitHub
Confirm who should install the GitHub App
Decide which GitHub organization or account owns the repositories. A workspace admin should install the Helio GitHub App for that owner; a teammate-level connection cannot grant repositories the App cannot see.
Install the App from workspace Integrations
Open Settings → Integrations, find GitHub, and click Install. Complete GitHub's install flow in the browser, choosing either all repositories or a selected repository set. Return to Helio when GitHub redirects back.
Open the AI teammate's Tools
Open the AI teammate's channel, click the gear icon, then open Tools. The GitHub card shows whether the workspace App is installed and whether this teammate already has repository access.
Grant repositories
Under Repositories, select the repos this teammate should use. Keep the set narrow: grant the product repo for implementation work, the docs repo for docs work, or the specific repos needed for review. For a repo outside the loaded list, add it by owner/repo if the App installation can access it.
Save and test with a small request
Save the repository grant, then ask the teammate to read a harmless file or summarize a recent PR. If it cannot see the repo, check GitHub App installation scope first, then the teammate's Tools grant.
Managing access
- Add or remove repositories from the teammate's Tools section; you do not need to reinstall the App for every teammate.
- Change what the GitHub App can see from GitHub's Installed GitHub Apps settings or Helio's workspace Integrations entry.
- Grant write access only to teammates that should push branches, open PRs, or merge.