GitHub MCP Server: Secret scanning, push protection, and more
The remote GitHub MCP server now scans all of its tool call inputs in public repositories. If an exposed secret is detected, the call is blocked by default with clear…
The remote GitHub MCP server now scans all of its tool call inputs in public repositories. If an exposed secret is detected, the call is blocked by default with clear…
What’s New You can now add entire repositories to your spaces. Get up and running faster when you’re exploring unfamiliar codebases or need comprehensive context across your project. Key benefits…
Learn how the International Telecommunication Union made the switch to open source, and how you can too!
Learn how the GitHub Secure Open Source Fund helped 71 open source projects significantly improve their security posture through direct funding, expert guidance, and actionable playbooks.
What’s changed New contributors often miss detailed contributing guidelines because these files are hard to find within repositories. Their poor discoverability creates friction for newcomers, limiting onboarding and community growth.…
You can now automatically generate robust test suites and an evaluator for your prompts using the GitHub CLI and the PromptPex methodology. The new generate command analyzes your .prompt.yml file…
Learn how to integrate AI features with GitHub Models directly in GitHub Actions workflows.
Learn how to configure Copilot coding agent’s environment, optimize project structure, use custom instructions, and extend its capabilities with MCP servers.
Upgrade from a local MCP Docker image to GitHub’s hosted server and automate pull requests, continuous integration, and security triage in minutes — no tokens required.
More context can mean more attack surfaces for your projects. Be prepared for what lies ahead with this guide.
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.
Stay in flow with the latest updates to GitHub Issues and Projects. You can now duplicate issues across repositories and start new issues from anywhere in the GitHub UI. These…
Strengthen your repositories against actions workflow injections — one of the most common vulnerabilities.
When it comes to merging code, developers will always make the final decision. But we’re rethinking how tools like GitHub Copilot can help.
With GitHub Copilot coding agent, you can delegate tasks to Copilot that it will work on in the background while you focus on something else. Copilot coding agent is now…
Discover how to increase the coverage of your CodeQL CORS security by modeling developer headers and frameworks.
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).
An improved, more accessible, and better performing pull request “Files changed” page is now available in public preview! This improved experience is rolling out now. Once it is available to…
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.
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