Sunset notice for automatic watching of repositories and teams

On May 23, 2025, we’re deprecating the automatic watching of repositories and teams. We’re making this change in order to:

• Reduce notification noise: You’ll receive fewer unexpected notifications, especially when joining large organizations with many repositories.
• Improve efficiency: You’ll be able to focus on the notifications that matter most, without unnecessary subscriptions.
• Minimize confusion: You won’t have automatic watching behavior that some users found unclear or overwhelming.

Existing repository subscriptions created through auto-watching will not be impacted. Users will remain subscribed to repositories or teams they were previously watching.

To review or adjust your current repository subscriptions, visit the Watching section. For more detailed notification preferences, head to Notification Settings.