The GitHub Blog

138 articles in the TruthFoundry index. Each links out to the original.

• GitHub Expands Pull Request Archiving to Triage Role · GitHub users with the triage role or higher can now archive and unarchive pull requests.
• GitHub adds screen reader list navigation for repository timelines · GitHub updated platform timelines to support proper screen reader list navigation.
• Anthropic's Claude Haiku 5.5 Now Available in GitHub Copilot · Anthropic's lightweight Claude Haiku 5.5 model is now generally available in GitHub Copilot for fast coding tasks.
• GitHub Deploys New AI Model for Secret Detection Across Workflows · GitHub launches a purpose-built AI model for secret detection in push protection, Copilot, and scanning.
• GitHub Copilot Adds Local Sandboxing for Secure Agent Workflows · GitHub Copilot introduces local sandboxing to secure agent workflows across CLI, apps, and VS Code.
• GitHub Copilot CLI Adds Local Model Discovery via Ollama · GitHub Copilot CLI version 1.0.94-0 introduces a feature to discover and select local models from Ollama instances.
• GitHub Copilot IDE updates fix missing agent usage metrics · GitHub advises updating IDEs to restore accurate Copilot agent activity usage metrics.
• GitHub Launches General Availability For Stacked Pull Requests · GitHub releases stacked pull requests generally available with new workflow improvements.
• GitLab Adds AI Scan Status to Security Overview · GitLab enables administrators to view AI Scan for pull requests status in the security overview.
• GitHub Secret Scanning Adds Detectors for Lovable, Supabase, and Pydantic · GitHub expands its secret scanning partnership to include new providers like Lovable Labs and Supabase.
• GitHub completes rollout of stateless installation tokens · GitHub finishes global rollout of new stateless token format for App installations.
• GitHub Copilot API Adds Code Review and New Default Effort Level · GitHub Copilot now offers code review via API with 'Balanced' as the new default effort level.
• npm Expires Unvalidated Trusted Publishing Configurations After 48 Hours · npm now expires unvalidated trusted publishing configurations after 48 hours to reduce security risks.
• npm staged publishing adds support for new package creation · npm has extended staged publishing to support creating new packages via automation.
• GitHub Copilot deprecates four AI models effective October 2 2026 · GitHub deprecated four AI models across all Copilot experiences as of 2026-10-02.
• GitHub GraphQL API Adds Security Advisory Fields · GitHub's GraphQL API now includes new fields for SecurityAdvisory objects and query filters.
• GitHub Adds Confidential Comments for Repository Security Advisories · GitHub introduces confidential comments for security advisories, visible only to repository maintainers.
• GitHub Adds REST API for Repository Security Advisory Comments · GitHub enables reading, adding, and editing comments on repository security advisories via a new public preview REST API.
• GitHub introduces rate limits for private vulnerability reports · GitHub adds daily per-user rate limits to private vulnerability reporting to filter low-quality submissions.
• GitHub introduces structured forms for private vulnerability reports · GitHub now requires structured fields including a proof of concept for private vulnerability reports.
• GitHub Copilot Adds Desktop App Control in Public Preview · GitHub Copilot introduces public preview for controlling desktop applications on macOS and Windows.
• GitHub Retires macOS 14 Runner Images by November 2026 · GitHub will retire macOS 14 runner images on November 2, 2026, requiring workflow updates.
• VS Code September 2026 Releases Enhance Agent-Driven Development · GitHub releases VS Code updates in September 2026 to streamline agent-driven development and session management.
• GitHub Adds Accessibility Statement Highlighting to Repository Overviews · GitHub introduces a feature to highlight accessibility statements on repository overviews.
• GitHub Actions Expands Retention Policy to Checks and Statuses · GitHub Actions now applies artifact retention settings to checks, workflow runs, and statuses.
• GitHub Code Scanning Now Requires Pushes to Start Weekly Scans · GitHub Code Scanning and Code Quality weekly scans now trigger only after a push or pull request.
• GitHub Code Coverage Uploads Now Skip Failed CI on New Branches · GitHub's code coverage action now skips uploads instead of failing CI when pushing new branches without open pull requests.
• GitHub Copilot Adds Dynamic Workflows for Multi-Agent Orchestration · GitHub Copilot introduces dynamic workflows in CLI and app for complex, multi-agent task orchestration.
• GitHub Makes New Copilot Dashboard the Default View · GitHub has made its redesigned Copilot dashboard the default view for all users.
• GitHub releases generally available async merge API for pull requests · GitHub launches generally available async merge API for automated pull request merging