Copilot CLI no longer needs a personal access token in GitHub Actions
You can now run GitHub Copilot CLI in GitHub Actions using the built-in GITHUB_TOKEN. This means that you no longer need to create and store a personal access token (PAT),…
You can now run GitHub Copilot CLI in GitHub Actions using the built-in GITHUB_TOKEN. This means that you no longer need to create and store a personal access token (PAT),…
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Issue fields are now generally available for all GitHub organizations on Free, Team, Enterprise, and GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency plans and will ship in GitHub Enterprise Server 3.23.…
Enterprise administrators can now set model to auto in the enterprise managed-settings.json to make Copilot auto model selection the default for new conversations. Add auto to .github-private/.github/copilot/managed-settings.json in your source…
GitHub Enterprise Cloud customers can configure AI standards through a managed-settings.json file maintained in a .github-private repository in a selected organization. This allows the enterprise to define new governance and…
The Microsoft C++ Language Server is now available as a plugin on the Copilot Plugins marketplace. It includes a new built-in setup skill that helps automate project setup, making it…
You can now set AI credit session limits in Copilot CLI and the GitHub Copilot SDK to cap the amount an agent spends in a session. This is especially useful…
Editor’s note (July 1, 2026): Added more detail about which permissions stay under your control and the existing network domain controls. Browser tools for GitHub Copilot in VS Code are…
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Today, JetBrains and GitHub are announcing a deeper integration between JetBrains AI Assistant and GitHub Copilot. Millions of developers already rely on the GitHub Copilot plugin as their AI pair…
Dependabot will no longer attempt to infer .npmrc configuration for npm private registries. Previously, Dependabot tried to reconstruct .npmrc contents from lockfile resolved URLs, but incorrect lockfile URLs, lockfile format…
Starting August 25, 2026, GitHub will introduce a data retention policy for closed Dependabot security alerts. This policy gives you a clear commitment for how long your alert data stays…
As part of our ongoing commitment to protect our users and ensure responsible use of our platform, the Notifications team will soon introduce access restrictions to several public API endpoints…
The open source Git project just released Git 2.55. Here is GitHub’s look at some of the most interesting features and changes introduced since last time.
The GitHub Advisory Database is processing more vulnerability reports than ever before. Here’s what’s driving the surge, how we’re responding, and how the community can help.
Repository admins can now restrict issue creation to collaborators with write access. This gives you more control over who can open issues and helps reduce unwanted issue creation, while keeping…
GitHub Actions now issues read-only cache tokens to the default branch for workflow events that can be triggered without write permissions to the repository. This applies least privilege to the…
GitHub Desktop 3.6 brings more of your day-to-day Git flow into one place with GitHub Copilot now powering commit authoring and merge conflict resolution, plus new Git worktree support. The…
Repository-level REST APIs for Code Quality findings are now available in public preview, bringing API support closer to the functionality already available in the GitHub UI. Two new read-only endpoints…
The redesigned terminal interface for GitHub Copilot CLI that we previewed at Microsoft Build 2026 is now generally available. You get a tabbed layout for working with GitHub directly from…
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