GitHub for Beginners: Getting started with Git and GitHub in VS Code
Discover how to use VS Code to interact with GitHub and maintain your projects.
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Take your local GitHub sessions anywhere
Kick off work in VS Code or the CLI, finish it from your phone. Remote control for GitHub Copilot sessions is now generally available on github.com and GitHub Mobile.
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Evolving GitHub Copilot’s next edit suggestions through custom model training
GitHub Copilot’s next edit suggestions just got faster, smarter, and more precise thanks to new data pipelines, reinforcement learning, and continuous model updates built for in-editor workflows.
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How we’re making GitHub Copilot smarter with fewer tools
We’re using embedding-guided tool routing, adaptive clustering, and a streamlined 13-tool core to deliver faster experience in VS Code.
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Accelerate developer productivity with these 9 open source AI and MCP projects
GitHub Copilot and VS Code teams, along with the Microsoft Open Source Program Office (OSPO), sponsored these nine open source MCP projects that provide new frameworks, tools, and assistants to unlock AI-native workflows, agentic tooling, and innovation.
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Safeguarding VS Code against prompt injections
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.
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Mastering GitHub Copilot: When to use AI agent mode
Discover the differences between agent mode and Copilot Edits with GitHub Copilot—and when to use them in your workflows.
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GitHub Copilot: The agent awakens
Introducing agent mode for GitHub Copilot in VS Code, announcing the general availability of Copilot Edits, and providing a first look at our SWE agent.
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Announcing 150M developers and a new free tier for GitHub Copilot in VS Code
Come and join 150M developers on GitHub that can now code with Copilot for free in VS Code.
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Code referencing now generally available in GitHub Copilot and with Microsoft Azure AI
Announcing the general availability of code referencing in GitHub Copilot and Microsoft Azure AI, allowing developers to permit code suggestions containing public code matches while receiving detailed information about the match.
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Release Radar · Hacktoberfest 2023 Edition
As Hacktoberfest comes to a close, you still have a day or so left to complete and submit your pull requests. If you’re struggling to think of projects to contribute…
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Announcing the GitHub Actions extension for VS Code
Today, we’re excited to announce the release of the public beta of the official GitHub Actions VS Code extension, which provides support for authoring and editing workflows and helps you manage workflow runs without leaving your IDE.
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Release Radar · February 2022 Edition
Our community has shipped lots of open source project updates in the last month. Here’s a few of our staff picks.
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Release Radar · October 2021 Edition
What an incredible month it’s been for GitHub and our communities. Whilst we’ve been busy with GitHub Universe, our communities have been busy coding. It’s been a successful year for…
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Release Radar · September 2021 Edition
The Northern Hemisphere has hit fall, and the southern is starting to warm into summer. September has been a busy time for our community. Maintainers have been getting their repositories…
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