New customer portal help.github.com
The support portal has been redesigned and moved to a new home at help.github.com. It brings support, docs, learning, community, and account resources together in one place with Copilot-powered search…
The support portal has been redesigned and moved to a new home at help.github.com. It brings support, docs, learning, community, and account resources together in one place with Copilot-powered search…
GPT-6 Astra from OpenAI is now available in GitHub Copilot. OpenAI’s latest general-purpose model, GPT-6 Astra, is designed for long-horizon, autonomous coding and agentic tasks. In our internal testing, GPT-6…
Track repository star growth over time with the new star history REST API endpoint without exposing stargazer identities. Earlier this year, stargazer listing endpoints were restricted to admins and collaborators…
In controlled offline evaluations, HydraFusion’s selective coding workflows matched or exceeded the evaluated Opus 5 baseline while reducing estimated workflow cost. Now available as a research preview in GitHub Copilot.
We’re continuing to make trusted publishing smoother for npm publishers, guided by maintainers feedback. Three updates to npm publishing are now generally available: Multiple trusted publishing configurations per package Staged…
We will deprecate the following models across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions) on October 2nd, 2026: Model Deprecation date…
The current PGP key for the GitHub CLI Linux package repositories expires on Saturday, September 5, 2026. Beginning with the first release after that date, APT and RPM repository metadata…
Gemini 3.8 Flash, Google’s latest Flash model, is now available in GitHub Copilot. In our early testing, Gemini 3.8 Flash performed strongly on complex terminal-based coding tasks and demonstrated rigorous…
You can now set your preferred GitHub Copilot model as the default for new conversations through enterprise-managed settings. This lets you choose the default model that best fits your workflows.…
You can now block or unblock users directly from discussion comments in repositories owned by personal GitHub accounts, extending the in-context blocking controls already available for issue and pull request…
Claude Fable 5.1 from Anthropic is now available in GitHub Copilot. The latest model in Anthropic’s Mythos class, Claude Fable 5.1 is designed for long-horizon, autonomous coding and knowledge-work tasks.…
GitHub CLI now has a repeatable –attach flag that uploads a local image or video and references it inline in an issue, pull request, or comment body. This is now…
As of today, September 1, 2026, we have deprecated the following models across most GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions). Note…
We’re making it easier to keep labels organized and find the right one, especially in repositories with long and growing label lists. Suggested Labels You can now find the right…
As of August 28, 2026, GitHub Classroom is now deprecated in favor of our selected partner solutions. The GitHub Classroom website, APIs, and related services have now been decommissioned. However,…
You can now automatically close all open issues, discussions, and pull requests authored by a user when you block them from your personal account or organization. To use this option,…
OpenClaw is the fastest-growing project in GitHub history. Peter Steinberger and several maintainers share what they learned in the project’s first six months.
You can now opt individual plugin marketplaces into automatic updates by setting autoUpdate: true on an extraKnownMarketplaces entry in enterprise managed settings. Supported clients automatically check the marketplace and update…
In July, we announced a default model policy for generally available GitHub Copilot models on Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise plans. Starting today, we’re gradually rolling out enforcement of the…
The rule insights dashboard is now generally available at both the repository and organization levels. You get a visual, high-level view of how GitHub evaluates and enforces your GitHub repository…
You can now block a user directly from a security advisory page in public repositories owned by either an organization or a personal account. This brings the streamlined moderation experience…
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