The latest blogs from GitHub

Build a custom Azure DevOps extension that eliminates the complexity of JWT generation and token management, enabling powerful automation and enhanced security controls.

How using GitHub’s free inference API can make your AI-powered open source software more accessible.

Open source software is critical infrastructure, but it’s underfunded. With a new feasibility study, GitHub’s developer policy team is building a coalition of policymakers and industry to close the maintenance funding gap.

Explore how I use agentic tools like GitHub Copilot agent mode and the Playwright MCP server to accelerate troubleshooting and debugging of UI issues, while revisiting the importance of clear requirements.

In June, we experienced three incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.

Strengthen your repositories against actions workflow injections — one of the most common vulnerabilities.

That idea you’ve been sitting on? The domain you bought at 2AM? A silly or serious side project? This summer, we invite you to build it — for the joy, for the vibes, For the Love of Code 🧡

Explore how you can set Copilot coding agent up for success with custom instruction and Copilot setup steps.

When it comes to merging code, developers will always make the final decision. But we’re rethinking how tools like GitHub Copilot can help.

Discover how to increase the coverage of your CodeQL CORS security by modeling developer headers and frameworks.

Ensuring quality code suggestions from Copilot goes beyond the perfect prompt. Context is key to success when working with your AI pair programmer.

Today, the Git project released new versions to address seven security vulnerabilities that affect all prior versions of Git.

DjVuLibre has a vulnerability that could enable an attacker to gain code execution on a Linux Desktop system when the user tries to open a crafted document.

Learn how to streamline your development workflow with five different MCP use cases.

A practical guide to GitHub Copilot’s agentic coding agent, chat modes, and remote MCP server so you turn issues into tested PRs with clear steps (and no hype).

The GitHub dependency graph maps every direct and transitive dependency in your project, so you can identify risks, prioritize fixes, and keep your code secure.

Use these insights to automate software security (where possible) to keep your projects safe.

AI agents in GitHub Copilot don’t just assist developers but actively solve problems through multi-step reasoning and execution. Here’s what that means.

AI can help you code faster, but knowing why the code works—and sharpening your human-in-the-loop skills—is what makes you a great developer.

Reduce context-switching, minimize manual work, and accelerate resolution times with these new AI-powered features.