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Track total merges by adoption phase in enterprise and organization reports
Building on the AI adoption phase cohorts added to the Copilot usage metrics API, organization and enterprise reports now report the total number of pull requests merged by each adoption… The post Track total merges by…
Read original →GitHub and UNDP team up to advance development priorities in Ghana with open source
GitHub joined the United Nations Development Programme in Ghana to explore how open source governance can support one of West Africa's most ambitious digital reform efforts. The post GitHub and UNDP team up to advance development…
Read original →MAI-Code-1-Flash for Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise
MAI-Code-1-Flash, Microsoft AI’s in-house coding model, is now generally available for GitHub Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise, building on its recent expansion across Copilot surfaces. Purpose-built for coding and optimized… The post MAI-Code-1-Flash for Copilot Business…
Read original →Transitioning as a Hubber
How GitHub's culture and benefits helped me be the best version of myself. The post Transitioning as a Hubber appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Read original →GitHub Desktop 3.6: Worktrees and deeper Copilot integration
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… The post GitHub Desktop 3.6: Worktrees…
Read original →Evaluating performance and efficiency of the GitHub Copilot agentic harness across models and tasks
Explore how the GitHub Copilot agentic harness delivers strong results across multiple benchmarks and leading token efficiency, while maintaining flexibility to choose among more than 20 models. The post Evaluating performance and efficiency of the GitHub…
Read original →Copilot code review: Analysis depth and efficiency updates
Copilot code review now uses the built-in file exploration tools available in the Copilot CLI and SDK, significantly improving review cost efficiency with no change to your existing workflow. If… The post Copilot code review: Analysis…
Read original →Enterprise-managed settings now support strictKnownMarketplaces in VS Code and GitHub Copilot CLI
Enterprises can now control which plugins their users can install in GitHub Copilot CLI and VS Code. This setting is now available in public preview. Add strictKnownMarketplaces to your enterprise-managed… The post Enterprise-managed settings now support…
Read original →Saved views for repository issues – Public Preview and adjustable row heights in projects
Saved views for repository issues Repository Issues pages now support saved views, making it easier for teams to create and share filtered views of their issues. With saved views, anyone… The post Saved views for repository…
Read original →More control over your GitHub-hosted runners
Organizations now have more control over who can use GitHub-hosted runners in Actions. Admins can now disable the standard labels for hosted runners such as ubuntu-latest, as well as add… The post More control over your…
Read original →Actions steps can now be run in parallel
GitHub Actions now supports running steps concurrently using background. Previously, all steps in a workflow ran in sequence, with each step starting only after the previous step completed. Previously, you… The post Actions steps can now…
Read original →Cost centers now support enterprise teams
Cost attribution across your enterprise can now follow your team structure. You can add enterprise teams as resources in a cost center, and all usage incurred by team members is… The post Cost centers now support…
Read original →Self-service credential revocation for incident response
For a timely response to security incidents involving compromised accounts or stolen credentials, GitHub Enterprise owners can now use new “break-glass” capabilities to instantly revoke all credentials for a given… The post Self-service credential revocation for…
Read original →Changes to model selection for Free and Student plans
Copilot Free and Student plans will now use Copilot auto model selection as the default and only model selection experience. Auto dynamically selects the best model for each task, removing… The post Changes to model selection…
Read original →Secret scanning adds extended metadata for Replicate secrets
Secret scanning now includes extended metadata for Replicate secrets, providing richer context for leaked credentials. Extended metadata support This pattern now includes extended metadata when detected, providing richer context about… The post Secret scanning adds extended…
Read original →Fetch Code Quality findings via REST API
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 post Fetch Code Quality findings…
Read original →Automatic Dependabot access to GitHub-hosted registries
Dependabot can now read from private GitHub Packages registries without a personal access token. If a package has granted your repository access through “Manage Actions access” in the package settings,… The post Automatic Dependabot access to…
Read original →Copilot CLI: New terminal interface is generally available
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… The post Copilot CLI: New terminal…
Read original →I automated my job (and it made me a better leader)
Explore how my day as a senior leader looks now that I use 40 automations to help, and learn more about some of my favorites. The post I automated my job (and it made me a…
Read original →GitHub joins coalition advocating for fixes to California AI Transparency Act to protect open source
We’re calling for targeted amendments to resolve conflicts with open source licensing and align with international transparency frameworks while preserving regulatory intent. The post GitHub joins coalition advocating for fixes to California AI Transparency Act to…
Read original →Deprecation of Python 3.9 for Dependabot
Dependabot no longer supports Python version 3.9, which has reached its end-of-life. If you continue to use Python 3.9, there’s a risk that Dependabot will not create pull requests to… The post Deprecation of Python 3.9…
Read original →From pledge to practice: Building a more inclusive open source ecosystem
Learn about the progress we’ve made toward our accessibility goals and how you can help make open source more inclusive. The post From pledge to practice: Building a more inclusive open source ecosystem appeared first on…
Read original →New features and Claude as agent provider preview in JetBrains IDEs
This update adds support for organization and enterprise agents from GitHub, lets you queue and steer messages in Copilot CLI sessions, introduces a new agent debug logs summary view, and… The post New features and Claude…
Read original →AI credits consumed per user now in the Copilot usage metrics API
The Copilot usage metrics API now reports how many AI credits each user consumed per day, derived from the same AI credits consumption data used in the usage-based billing API.… The post AI credits consumed per…
Read original →How we built an internal data analytics agent
Qubot, our internal Copilot-powered analytics agent, allows any GitHub employee to ask questions about our data in plain language. Here's what we learned as we built it. The post How we built an internal data analytics…
Read original →Upcoming deprecation of Opus 4.6 (fast)
We will deprecate Opus 4.6 (fast) across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions), on June 29th, 2026: Model Deprecation date… The post Upcoming deprecation of Opus…
Read original →MAI-Code-1-Flash available on more Copilot surfaces
MAI‑Code‑1‑Flash, Microsoft’s purpose‑built small coding model, is now available across additional GitHub Copilot surfaces. MAI‑Code‑1‑Flash can now be used in: Copilot CLI GitHub Copilot app Copilot Chat on GitHub Visual… The post MAI-Code-1-Flash available on more…
Read original →Copilot code review: AGENTS.md support and UI improvements
Copilot code review now supports repository-level AGENTS.md files, and it’s easier to request a review from Copilot on draft pull requests with the Request button. These changes are all generally… The post Copilot code review: AGENTS.md…
Read original →Detecting Duplicate Issues – Public Preview and issue fields MCP support for GitHub Issues
Duplicate issues are one of the biggest time sinks for maintainers: triaging the same bug filed multiple ways, closing duplicates, and linking back to the original. For large repositories, this… The post Detecting Duplicate Issues –…
Read original →Copilot-authored pull requests now included in author searches
Searching for pull requests using author: now shows pull requests opened by Copilot cloud agent on the user’s behalf. For example, searching with author:@me on github.com/pulls will return your own… The post Copilot-authored pull requests now…
Read original →Repository switcher generally available in global navigation
You can now quickly jump between repositories without leaving your current page. The new repository switcher in the global navigation is generally available. Select the chevron next to the repository… The post Repository switcher generally available…
Read original →How pull request limits are cutting down the noise
Learn how pull request limits can help manage contribution volume in your repositories, and see what’s next on the roadmap. The post How pull request limits are cutting down the noise appeared first on The GitHub…
Read original →Actions: Build custom images from custom images
Custom images for GitHub-hosted runners are getting new capabilities that give you more flexibility over how you compose and manage your image-generation pipelines. You can now build custom images on… The post Actions: Build custom images…
Read original →Read remote repository content with GitHub CLI
Explore repository content from your terminal without cloning by using two new commands: gh repo read-file and gh repo read-dir. What you can do Use gh repo read-file to read… The post Read remote repository content…
Read original →Getting more from each token: How Copilot improves context handling and model routing
How GitHub Copilot is making more of each session go toward useful work, so your credits go further. The post Getting more from each token: How Copilot improves context handling and model routing appeared first on…
Read original →Secret scanning updates – June 2026
Since our last pattern update, we’ve expanded secret scanning’s detection coverage with new partners, more patterns blocked by push protection by default, additional validity checks, and richer metadata for leaked… The post Secret scanning updates –…
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