Browse GitHub Copilot News (155)

Visual Studio Code Team outlines the significant updates in VS Code 1.112 Insiders, focusing on Copilot CLI improvements, chat-based image analysis, and enhanced developer features.

Allison announces a new option in GitHub that lets repository administrators skip manual approval for GitHub Actions workflows triggered by Copilot coding agent, balancing workflow speed and security.

Allison announces a significant update for students as GitHub introduces the Copilot Student plan, offering a dedicated and AI-enhanced coding assistant tailored for educational use.

Pierce Boggan details how the VS Code team integrates AI and GitHub Copilot to streamline their development pipeline, covering automated code review, release cadence acceleration, and quality management strategies.

Mika Dumont explores how the modernize-dotnet agent empowers developers to modernize .NET projects from Visual Studio, VS Code, the Copilot CLI, or even directly on GitHub, generating structured upgrade plans and supporting custom workflows.

Carie Fisher explains how GitHub leverages GitHub Copilot, AI automation, and developer-centric workflows to turn accessibility feedback into actionable, continuously resolved issues. The piece details technical approaches, architecture, and human-in-the-loop best practices for delivering more inclusive code.

Allison presents the general availability of GitHub Copilot’s auto model selection in JetBrains IDEs, highlighting new flexibility and billing improvements for developers.

Jakub Oleksy presents a thorough incident report detailing GitHub's six major outages in February 2026, with insights on DevOps impact, Copilot disruptions, and ongoing platform reliability improvements.

Allison introduces a GitHub CLI update that enables developers to request Copilot code reviews directly from the terminal, improving code workflow and reviewer selection performance.

Allison details major improvements in GitHub Copilot for JetBrains IDEs, focusing on new agentic capabilities, user experience enhancements, and advanced customization for developers.

stclarke explores Microsoft’s rollout of agentic AI tools Azure Copilot and GitHub Copilot for unified modernization workflows, highlighting features that streamline cloud migration and application transformation for IT and development teams.

Allison details new capabilities in GitHub Copilot's web interface, allowing developers to explore repository files and add references to chat seamlessly for more contextual development assistance.

Gwen Davis explains how the GitHub Copilot SDK brings agentic execution directly into applications, allowing developers to move beyond text-based prompts and orchestrate complex AI-driven workflows.

Tim Heuer introduces the dotnet/skills repository, which equips .NET developers with agent skills to extend coding agent workflows. Discover how these skills boost productivity and can be integrated with GitHub Copilot CLI, VS Code, and other tools.

Visual Studio Code Team summarizes the new features in VS Code Insiders 1.111, including improvements to Copilot integration, source control, agent plugins, and accessibility.

Landon Cox provides an in-depth look at the security model of GitHub Agentic Workflows, highlighting isolation strategies, secret management, and auditable execution of AI-driven automation using GitHub Copilot and Actions.

Allison describes how GitHub Copilot users can now connect to the Figma MCP server in VS Code, synchronizing design context and rendered UIs as editable frames—streamlining workflows for developers.

Allison details the latest Visual Studio Code update, emphasizing robust GitHub Copilot agent automation, extensibility, CLI integration, and advanced context management for developers.

Kate Catlin introduces GPT-5.4, now available in GitHub Copilot for developers and organizations, detailing the enhanced capabilities and rollout across supported platforms.

Allison highlights improvements to GitHub Enterprise AI Controls, describing new session filters that simplify managing agent activity across organizations for enterprise administrators.