CopilotKit Launches Channels SDK to Deploy AI Agents Across Slack, Teams and More

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CopilotKit has released the Channels SDK, an open-source TypeScript library that lets developers deploy any AG-UI-compatible AI agent to messaging platforms such as Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Telegram, and WhatsApp from a single codebase. The SDK eliminates the need to rebuild platform-specific integrations repeatedly, handling webhooks, message formatting, durable state, and delivery retries under the hood. It is built on the AG-UI protocol, keeping the app and agent decoupled, which means developers can swap agent frameworks — including LangChain, Google ADK, or Pydantic AI — without rewriting channel code. A managed production path is available through CopilotKit Intelligence, removing the need for a public URL while handling connections and message delivery. Developers can try a live demo on Slack and Microsoft Teams via copilotkit.ai/try-channels, or clone the open-source OpenTag project on GitHub to get started.

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