AI is rewiring developer preferences through convenience loops. Octoverse 2025 reveals how AI compatibility is becoming the new standard for technology choice. The post How AI is reshaping developer choice (and Octoverse data proves it) appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Let’s dig into the 2025’s open source data on GitHub to see what we can learn about the future. The post What to expect for open source in 2026 appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Learn how The GitHub Secure Open Source Fund helped 67 critical AI‑stack projects accelerate fixes, strengthen ecosystems, and advance open source resilience. The post Securing the AI software supply chain: Security results across 67 open source projects appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Discover GitHub Agentic Workflows, now in technical preview. Build automations using coding agents in GitHub Actions to handle triage, documentation, code quality, and more. The post Automate repository tasks with GitHub Agentic Workflows appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Open source is hitting an “Eternal September.” As contribution friction drops, maintainers are adapting with new trust signals, triage approaches, and community-led solutions. The post Welcome to the Eternal September of open source. Here’s what we plan to do for maintainers. appeared first on The G...

In January, we experienced two incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services. The post GitHub availability report: January 2026 appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Think of Continuous AI as background agents that operate in your repository for tasks that require reasoning. The post Continuous AI in practice: What developers can automate today with agentic CI appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Claude by Anthropic and OpenAI Codex are now available in public preview on GitHub and VS Code with a Copilot Pro+ or Copilot Enterprise subscription. Here's what you need to know and how to get started today. The post Pick your agent: Use Claude and Codex on Agent HQ appeared first on The GitHub Bl...

What languages are growing fastest, and why? What about the projects that people are interested in the most? Where are new developers cutting their teeth? Let’s take a look at Octoverse data to find out. The post What the fastest-growing tools reveal about how software is being built appeared first...

A senior engineer's guide to architecting and extending Copilot's real-world applications. The post How to maximize GitHub Copilot’s agentic capabilities appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Learn how GitHub built an accessible, multi-terminal-safe ASCII animation for the Copilot CLI using custom tooling, ANSI color roles, and advanced terminal engineering. The post From pixels to characters: The engineering behind GitHub Copilot CLI’s animated ASCII banner appeared first on The GitHub...

Discover the latest trends and insights on public software development activity on GitHub with data from the Innovation Graph through Q3 2025. The post Year recap and future goals for the GitHub Innovation Graph appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Anders Hejlsberg shares lessons from C# and TypeScript on fast feedback loops, scaling software, open source visibility, and building tools that last. The post 7 learnings from Anders Hejlsberg: The architect behind C# and TypeScript appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Read GitHub’s position on the European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy and learn how to participate. The post Help shape the future of open source in Europe appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Explore the GitHub Copilot CLI and try interacting with Copilot directly from your terminal. The post Power agentic workflows in your terminal with GitHub Copilot CLI appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Now in technical preview, the GitHub Copilot SDK can plan, invoke tools, edit files, and run commands as a programmable layer you can use in any application. The post Build an agent into any app with the GitHub Copilot SDK appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Run tests, fix code, and get support—right in your workflow. Stay focused and let Copilot handle the busywork. The post A cheat sheet to slash commands in GitHub Copilot CLI appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Learn how we are using the newly released GitHub Security Lab Taskflow Agent to triage categories of vulnerabilities in GitHub Actions and JavaScript projects. The post AI-supported vulnerability triage with the GitHub Security Lab Taskflow Agent appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Learn how I managed context to keep Copilot focused, used the Plan agent to sharpen vague requirements, and required Test Driven Development practices to catch bugs before users. The post Context windows, Plan agent, and TDD: What I learned building a countdown app with GitHub Copilot appeared first...

Copilot’s cross-agent memory system lets agents learn and improve across your development workflow, starting with coding agent, CLI, and code review. The post Building an agentic memory system for GitHub Copilot appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

User feedback led us to clean up outdated mitigations. See why observability and lifecycle management are critical for defense systems. The post When protections outlive their purpose: A lesson on managing defense systems at scale appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

In December, we experienced five incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services. The post GitHub Availability Report: December 2025 appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Announcing GitHub Security Lab Taskflow Agent, an open source and collaborative framework for security research with AI. The post Community-powered security with AI: an open source framework for security research appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

AI is designed to help you do what you love most, not replace your expertise. Discover how developer feedback and real-world experience are shaping AI coding tools that keep you in control. The post What AI is actually good for, according to developers appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Learn how custom instructions, reusable prompts, and custom agents help GitHub Copilot deliver more accurate results. The post Want better AI outputs? Try context engineering. appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Out of more than 700 games submitted to Game Off 2025, these ten winners stand out for creativity, craft, and bold interpretations of the WAVES theme. All are free to play, with source code available to explore. The post Light waves, rising tides, and drifting ships: Game Off 2025 winners appeared f...

AI is settling the “typed vs. untyped” debate by turning type systems into the safety net for code you didn’t write yourself. The post Why AI is pushing developers toward typed languages appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Explore the GitHub Blog’s top posts covering the biggest software development topics of the year. The post Agentic AI, MCP, and spec-driven development: Top blog posts of 2025 appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Learn why some long-enrolled OSS-Fuzz projects still contain vulnerabilities and how you can find them. The post Bugs that survive the heat of continuous fuzzing appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

An easy-to-remember acronym, WRAP will help you write effective issues, refine your instructions, and get the most out of Copilot coding agent. The post WRAP up your backlog with GitHub Copilot coding agent appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Security advice for users and maintainers to help reduce the impact of the next supply chain malware attack. The post Strengthening supply chain security: Preparing for the next malware campaign appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

Looking ahead to the New Year? These GitHub Podcast episodes help you cut through the noise and build with more confidence across AI, open source, and developer tools. The post 5 podcast episodes to help you build with confidence in 2026 appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

From Appwrite to Zulip, Universe 2025’s Open Source Zone was stacked with standout projects showing just how far open source can go. Meet the maintainers—and if you want to join them in 2026, you can now apply for next year’s cohort. The post This year’s most influential open source projects appeare...

We envision the future of AI-enabled tooling to look like near-effortless engineering for sustainability. We call it Continuous Efficiency. The post The future of AI-powered software optimization (and how it can help your team) appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

A look at how we rebuilt GitHub Actions’ core architecture and shipped long-requested upgrades to improve performance, workflow flexibility, reliability, and everyday developer experience. The post Let’s talk about GitHub Actions appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

In November, we experienced three incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services. The post GitHub Availability Report: November 2025 appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

MCP is moving to the Linux Foundation. Here's how that will affect developers. The post MCP joins the Linux Foundation: What this means for developers building the next era of AI tools and agents appeared first on The GitHub Blog.