Secret scanning with GitHub MCP Server is now generally available
GitHub secret scanning in the GitHub MCP (Model Context Protocol) server is now generally available. When you use an MCP-compatible AI coding agent or IDE (like GitHub Copilot CLI or…
GitHub secret scanning in the GitHub MCP (Model Context Protocol) server is now generally available. When you use an MCP-compatible AI coding agent or IDE (like GitHub Copilot CLI or…
The GitHub MCP Server can now scan your code changes for vulnerable dependencies before you commit or open a pull request. You’ll catch known vulnerabilities while you write code with…
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This integration is now generally available. Since entering public preview, we’ve heard valuable feedback from customers, and we’ve shipped follow-up improvements that bring artifact and runtime context closer to the…
OpenClaw builders will gather at GitHub HQ during Microsoft Build 2026 for demos and conversations. Join in person, or watch the livestream on Twitch.
We will deprecate the following models across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions), with the exception of GPT-5.2-Codex in Copilot…
The April 2026 update to Visual Studio centers on agentic workflows: cloud agent sessions launch directly from the IDE, custom agents gain user-level support, and a new Debugger agent validates…
Starting today, in our Copilot Student plan, we are removing GPT-5.3-Codex from the model picker. It remains available through auto model selection. Auto model selection is built to match each…
Developers and engineering teams worldwide use GitHub Copilot for high-quality, agent-powered code reviews on every pull request. We understand that any change is significant to our customers, especially when it…
Starting June 1, your Copilot usage will consume GitHub AI Credits.
Starting April 27th 2026 and over the coming weeks, we will begin a staged rollout that updates the format of newly minted GitHub App installation tokens, making them more performant…
GPT-5.5, OpenAI’s latest GPT model, is now rolling out on GitHub Copilot. In our early testing, GPT-5.5 delivers its strongest performance on complex, multi-step agentic coding task and resolves real-world…
GitHub Copilot Chat now provides richer context and new capabilities when you’re working with diffs and pull requests. You can access this functionality by asking a question about a pull…
Following the Copilot coding agent to Copilot cloud agent rename, the Copilot usage metrics API now includes a new used_copilot_cloud_agent field in user-level reports. This boolean field mirrors the existing…
You can now disable commit comments at the organization level—no more manually updating every repository one by one. A few weeks ago, we added the ability to disable commit comments…
You can now view and steer cloud agent sessions directly from issues and projects, giving you better visibility into agent activity without leaving your workflow. What’s new Session pill on…
We are migrating the download URLs for Copilot usage metrics reports from Azure Front Door domains to a stable, GitHub-owned custom domain. This change will improve URL stability and make…
Following the launch of Copilot code review active and passive user identification, enterprise and organization usage reports in the Copilot usage metrics API now include aggregated active and passive user…
Copilot Business and Enterprise users can now use bring your own language model key (BYOK) in Visual Studio Code. BYOK lets teams reuse their API keys to access models from…
We have deprecated the following fields from the get an organization and update an organization REST API endpoints: advanced_security_enabled_for_new_repositories dependabot_alerts_enabled_for_new_repositories dependabot_security_updates_enabled_for_new_repositories dependency_graph_enabled_for_new_repositories secret_scanning_enabled_for_new_repositories secret_scanning_push_protection_enabled_for_new_repositories secret_scanning_validity_checks_enabled GitHub Code Security configurations now…
As shared in our recent blog post, we’re making the following changes to Copilot plans for individuals as part of our ongoing efforts to ensure service reliability and a sustainable…
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