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Git Merge 2025 isn’t just about celebrating 20 years of Git – it’s about what comes next. In this post, we’re highlighting some of the talks and speakers shaping Git’s future, from performance wins and new backends to surprising use cases and the impact of AI coding agents.
Already know the basics of GitHub Copilot coding agent? Here are five ways to offload chores, tackle tech debt, and keep your workflow moving fast.
This is your new home base for discovering MCP servers. Learn how we’re working with the broader community on MCP publication and discovery.
GitHub is introducing post-quantum secure key exchange methods for SSH access to better protect Git data in transit.
Hear about the personal tools we use to improve our workflows (and how to get started building your own) on this episode of the GitHub Podcast.
In August, we experienced three incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Delegate it a task, and coding agent can independently write, run, and test code. Here’s how you can make the most of it.
Create your own agenda of favorites, sign up for one-on-on mentoring sessions, and register if you haven’t already. We’ll see you there!
Connect commits to artifacts without switching tools.
Reproduce and debug web app issues with ease using the Playwright MCP server and GitHub Copilot.
With the relaxation of sanctions and export controls on Syria, GitHub will once again be broadly available to Syrian developers.
Explore how MCP elicitation transforms AI tool interactions by gathering missing information upfront.
This guide offers five essential tips for writing effective GitHub Copilot custom instructions, covering project overview, tech stack, coding guidelines, structure, and resources, to help developers get better code suggestions.
Developers can use their AI tool of choice for spec-driven development with this open source toolkit.
Learn how GitHub Copilot’s evolving models and infrastructure center developer choice and power agentic workflows.
Learn how GitHub Models helps open source maintainers automate repetitive tasks like issue triage, duplicate detection, and contributor onboarding — saving hours each week.
Learn how the Secret Protection engineering team collaborated with GitHub Copilot coding agent to expand validity check coverage.
Explore how to use GitHub Copilot on github.com to automate tasks, assign agents, prototype ideas, and streamline your entire workflow — all without an IDE.
We sit down with Jason Lengstorf on the GitHub Podcast, where he shares his perspective on education, AI, open source, and more.
When a chat conversation is poisoned by indirect prompt injection, it can result in the exposure of GitHub tokens, confidential files, or even the execution of arbitrary code without the user’s explicit consent. In this blog post, we’ll explain which VS Code features may reduce these risks.
Learn Model Context Protocol by building a turn-based game server that shows how to extend GitHub Copilot with custom tools, resources, and prompts.
See what’s happening at Universe 2025, from experimental dev tools and career coaching to community-powered spaces. Save $400 on your pass with Early Bird pricing.
Open source is aging. We can better support Gen Z contributors through purpose, flexibility, and pathways to leadership.
Delegate coding tasks to Copilot and track progress wherever you are on GitHub. Copilot works in the background, creates a pull request, and tags you for review when finished.
The open source Git project just released Git 2.51. Here is GitHub’s look at some of the most interesting features and changes introduced since last time.
How GitHub’s new MCP server and GPT-5 are revolutionizing developer workflows — with live build examples.
Discover the latest trends and insights on public software development activity on GitHub with the quarterly release of data for the Innovation Graph, updated through March 2025.
In July, we experienced one incident that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Learn how the International Telecommunication Union made the switch to open source, and how you can too!
Learn how maintainers are using the GitHub MCP Server and what they are building in this episode of the GitHub Podcast.
Learn how the GitHub Secure Open Source Fund helped 71 open source projects significantly improve their security posture through direct funding, expert guidance, and actionable playbooks.
tl;dr: I am stepping down as GitHub CEO to build my next adventure. GitHub is thriving and has a bright future ahead. The following is the internal post I sent to GitHub employees (Hubbers) this morning announcing my departure.
Discover practical ways GitHub Copilot streamlines code reviews, pull requests, and daily engineering tasks with real prompts, examples, and workflow tips from our engineering team.
The role of junior developer is evolving. If you’re at this stage in your career, here’s how to keep up and stand out.
Learn how to integrate AI features with GitHub Models directly in GitHub Actions workflows.
Learn how to configure Copilot coding agent’s environment, optimize project structure, use custom instructions, and extend its capabilities with MCP servers.
Upgrade from a local MCP Docker image to GitHub’s hosted server and automate pull requests, continuous integration, and security triage in minutes — no tokens required.
Introducing the brand new GitHub Podcast: A show dedicated to the topics, trends, stories, and culture in and around the open source developer community on GitHub.
Empowering 10 million farm families by 2030 to generate $1 billion in new revenue. How GitHub helps One Acre Fund’s mission — driving real impact across Africa.
More context can mean more attack surfaces for your projects. Be prepared for what lies ahead with this guide.
Build a custom Azure DevOps extension that eliminates the complexity of JWT generation and token management, enabling powerful automation and enhanced security controls.
How using GitHub’s free inference API can make your AI-powered open source software more accessible.
Open source software is critical infrastructure, but it’s underfunded. With a new feasibility study, GitHub’s developer policy team is building a coalition of policymakers and industry to close the maintenance funding gap.
Explore how I use agentic tools like GitHub Copilot agent mode and the Playwright MCP server to accelerate troubleshooting and debugging of UI issues, while revisiting the importance of clear requirements.
In June, we experienced three incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
Strengthen your repositories against actions workflow injections — one of the most common vulnerabilities.
That idea you’ve been sitting on? The domain you bought at 2AM? A silly or serious side project? This summer, we invite you to build it — for the joy, for the vibes, For the Love of Code 🧡
Explore how you can set Copilot coding agent up for success with custom instruction and Copilot setup steps.
When it comes to merging code, developers will always make the final decision. But we’re rethinking how tools like GitHub Copilot can help.
Discover how to increase the coverage of your CodeQL CORS security by modeling developer headers and frameworks.
Ensuring quality code suggestions from Copilot goes beyond the perfect prompt. Context is key to success when working with your AI pair programmer.
Today, the Git project released new versions to address seven security vulnerabilities that affect all prior versions of Git.
DjVuLibre has a vulnerability that could enable an attacker to gain code execution on a Linux Desktop system when the user tries to open a crafted document.
Learn how to streamline your development workflow with five different MCP use cases.
A practical guide to GitHub Copilot’s agentic coding agent, chat modes, and remote MCP server so you turn issues into tested PRs with clear steps (and no hype).
The GitHub dependency graph maps every direct and transitive dependency in your project, so you can identify risks, prioritize fixes, and keep your code secure.
Use these insights to automate software security (where possible) to keep your projects safe.
AI agents in GitHub Copilot don’t just assist developers but actively solve problems through multi-step reasoning and execution. Here’s what that means.
AI can help you code faster, but knowing why the code works—and sharpening your human-in-the-loop skills—is what makes you a great developer.
Learn how to build your first space in minutes and customize Copilot to match your team’s unique coding style and workflows.
