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Rulesets allow you to control how different actors can interact with a repository. You can use rulesets to enforce rules like: Only allow commits from email addresses that match a…

GitHub Actions OpenID Connect (OIDC) token claims now include check_run_id This enhancement enables fine-grained, attribute-based access control and improves auditability for workflows that integrate with external services. Platform teams often…

You can now track and manage Copilot coding agent without leaving Visual Studio Code. Everything you need now lives in one streamlined, centralized mission control view. View session logs directly…

You can now craft targeted custom instructions for Copilot code review and Copilot coding agent. The new excludeAgent property for .instructions.md custom instructions gives you exact control over when specific…

A breakdown of how Copilot coding agent has contributed to a better, more powerful GitHub.

GitHub is updating how GitHub Actions’ pull_request_target and environment branch protection rules are evaluated for pull-request-related events. These changes will take effect on 12/8/2025. They aim to reduce security critical…

Applying suggested changes in batch, new options for collapsing parts of the page, and more in this update of the new pull request “Files changed” page public preview. 📝 Batch…

We’ve improved the GitHub Projects onboarding flow to help you get started faster, with options to connect and import items from a repository, set a default repository for new issues,…

TypeScript just became the most-used language on GitHub. Here’s why, according to its creator.

Copilot coding agent is our asynchronous, autonomous background agent. When Copilot coding agent finishes its work, it updates the body of its pull request with a summary of changes. Now,…

How GitHub Copilot works today—including mission control—and how to get the most out of it. Here’s what you need to know.

You can now require approvals from specific teams to merge changes into protected branches based on files and folders, giving you more control over who approves changes into specific branches.…

GitHub’s annual month-long game jam is back for its 13th year! This November, make a game inspired by the theme WAVES—literal, digital, or emotional. 👋🏻 🌊 📡

Take a look inside our automated pipeline for rapid, rigorous evaluation for the GitHub MCP Server.

The GitHub MCP Server now comes with server instructions that unlock new and better ways in which it can be used by models. We’ve also continued to decrease the footprint…

On October 7, 2025, we released CodeQL Action v4, which runs on the Node.js 24 runtime. CodeQL Action v3 will be deprecated at the same time as GHES 3.19, which…

At Universe 2025, GitHub’s next evolution introduces a single, unified workflow for developers to be able to orchestrate any agent, any time, anywhere.

In this year’s Octoverse, we uncover how AI, agents, and typed languages are driving the biggest shifts in software development in more than a decade.

We’ve redesigned how you manage your Copilot coding agent tasks on github.com. Instead of jumping between pages to track progress, monitor changes, and manage tasks, everything you need now lives…

GitHub Code Quality is now available in public preview! It turns every pull request into an opportunity to improve. With in-context findings, one-click Copilot fixes, and reliability and maintainability scores,…

We’re introducing a new enterprise-level experience focused on administrative functions for AI systems, available today to all GitHub Enterprise Cloud customers using Copilot. This is your agent control plane, a…