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This package offers a command-line interface and exposes a binary called wp-scripts so you can call it directly with npx – an npm package runner. However, this module is designed to be configured using…
Agentic AI, MCP, and spec-driven development: Top blog posts of 2025
As the editor of the GitHub Blog, I get a front-row seat to everything that’s published here. As we wrap up 2025, I’m marking the occasion by looking back at…
How we’re making GitHub Copilot smarter with fewer tools
In VS Code, GitHub Copilot Chat can access hundreds of tools through the Model Context Protocol (MCP) that range from codebase analysis tools to Azure-specific utilities. But giving an agent…
Octoverse 2023: Test
Dive into key trends defining the state of software development in 2023.
Automate your project with GitHub Models in Actions
Learn how to integrate AI features with GitHub Models directly in GitHub Actions workflows.
Onboarding your AI peer programmer: Setting up GitHub Copilot coding agent for success
Learn how to configure Copilot coding agent’s environment, optimize project structure, use custom instructions, and extend its capabilities with MCP servers.
A practical guide on how to use the GitHub MCP server
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.
From first commits to big ships: Tune into our new open source podcast
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.
Scaling for impact: How GitHub Copilot supercharges smallholder farmers
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.
How to build secure and scalable remote MCP servers
More context can mean more attack surfaces for your projects. Be prepared for what lies ahead with this guide.
How to streamline GitHub API calls in Azure Pipelines
Build a custom Azure DevOps extension that eliminates the complexity of JWT generation and token management, enabling powerful automation and enhanced security controls.
Solving the inference problem for open source AI projects with GitHub Models
How using GitHub’s free inference API can make your AI-powered open source software more accessible.
We need a European Sovereign Tech Fund
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.
Debugging UI with AI: GitHub Copilot agent mode meets MCP servers
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.
GitHub Availability Report: June 2025
In June, we experienced three incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.
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