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Make the switch from REST to GraphQL with our webcast and online training course. Webcast: Migrating from REST to GraphQL Join GitHub Platform Engineer Mark Tareshawty and Trainer Matt Desmond…

What languages are growing fastest, and why? What about the projects that people are interested in the most? Where are new developers cutting their teeth? Let’s take a look at Octoverse data to find out.

CodeQL is the static analysis engine behind GitHub code scanning, which finds and remediates security issues in your code. We’ve recently released CodeQL 2.24.0, which adds support for new language…

We know how important data residency is for compliance and regional requirements. To that point, the Copilot usage, code generation dashboards, and corresponding API are now available to customers on…

Learn how GitHub built an accessible, multi-terminal-safe ASCII animation for the Copilot CLI using custom tooling, ANSI color roles, and advanced terminal engineering.

The GitHub MCP Server has arrived with improved capabilities to manage GitHub Projects with more efficient usage of the context window, automatic tool filtering based on your token’s permissions, and…

Run tests, fix code, and get support—right in your workflow. Stay focused and let Copilot handle the busywork.

Learn how we are using the newly released GitHub Security Lab Taskflow Agent to triage categories of vulnerabilities in GitHub Actions and JavaScript projects.

Learn how I managed context to keep Copilot focused, used the Plan agent to sharpen vague requirements, and required Test Driven Development practices to catch bugs before users.

In December, we experienced five incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.

GitHub has introduced a new artifact_metadata permission to give you more precise control over API access to artifact-related metadata. This permission replaces the broader contents:read and contents:write permissions for the…

Learn why some long-enrolled OSS-Fuzz projects still contain vulnerabilities and how you can find them.

An easy-to-remember acronym, WRAP will help you write effective issues, refine your instructions, and get the most out of Copilot coding agent.

You can now view pull request–level activity metrics for your enterprise—including overall pull request creation and review activity—as well as how GitHub Copilot participates in that workflow. All of this…

You can now access your organization’s Copilot usage metrics via the Copilot usage APIs. The APIs contain reports with aggregated and user-specific metrics, including usage statistics for various Copilot features,…

As previously announced, we’re completing the npm classic token deprecation today. This marks a major milestone in the security hardening initiative to strengthen npm’s authentication system. What’s changing today (December…

Discover how advanced AI users are redefining software development—shifting from code producers to strategic orchestrators—through delegation, verification, and a new era of AI-fluent engineering.

GitHub secret scanning continually adds support for new secret types. The following updates were made during the month of November. New provider patterns: Secret scanning added 24 new secret types…

Run multiple Copilot agents from one place. Learn prompt techniques, how to spot drift early, and how to review agent work efficiently.

We’re using embedding-guided tool routing, adaptive clustering, and a streamlined 13-tool core to deliver faster experience in VS Code.

Learn how to write effective agents.md files for GitHub Copilot with practical tips, real examples, and templates from analyzing 2,500+ repositories.