The open-source Channels SDK enables bringing any AI agent into chat platforms like Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, and Telegram, offering native, interactive UI.

Your agent retains its tools, model, and business logic, while Channels provides a native workspace. The SDK connects AG-UI-compatible agents to existing team communication platforms. Agents can understand conversations, stream responses, utilize tools, process files, render interactive UI, and pause for human approval.

It supports integrating with frameworks such as Lang Graph, Crew AI, and Google ADK, rendering UI natively across platforms. Managed connections for Slack and Microsoft Teams are available via Copilot Kit Intelligence, with more channels planned. Users can experience a live Channels agent in Slack or Teams without initial setup.

The agent and application logic run within your infrastructure, while Copilot Kit Intelligence manages platform connections. The setup can be guided by a coding agent using the `npx copilotkit@latest channels setup` command, which fetches the latest workflow from copilotkit.ai/channels-guide.md. The SDK is open-source and MIT licensed, with Copilot Kit Intelligence available as a hosted or self-hosted solution.