Teams give the ability to create groups of members. Team members can be granted read, write, or admin permissions to repositories that belong to the organization.

Permission levels for an organization repository

Once you create an organization, you manage the organization's repository access with teams. Each team can have different repository access permissions.

Creating teams

Teams give organizations the ability to create groups of members and control access to repositories.

Adding or inviting members to a team in an organization

Once you create a team, you can add existing organization members. If you add a user who isn't already a member of your organization, you can send them an invitation to join the organization and the team at the same time.

Removing a member from a team in your organization

Teams are used to manage access to repositories in an organization. If a member of your organization no longer requires access to certain repositories, you can remove them from the team that allows that access.