GitHub shipped improvements to GitHub Copilot in Eclipse that add more context options, smoother workflows, and better customization to make the extension smarter and easier to use.
GitHub has released two new GitHub Actions that utilize the GitHub Models inference API to assist open source maintainers. These include an AI assessment comment labeler to help streamline issue triage using trigger labels.
GitHub introduced a new organization sharing option for sparks and enhanced the local development experience with smoother workflows and various fixes.
GitHub updated the /dashboard-feed page to align it with improvements made to the homepage “For you” feed, delivering a refreshed, more consistent, and faster experience across the site.
GitHub announced improvements to the web UI to make file navigation and editing faster and simpler. A highlighted change is seamless editing from search results so that search hits link directly to files with the ability to open and edit them in the web editor.
GitHub Enterprise Cloud launched Enterprise Teams in public preview to simplify enterprise user management and Copilot license administration; enterprise owners can now add users directly to the enterprise and manage Copilot access at the enterprise level.
· github
· timeframe: 2025-09
· tags: GitHub, GitHub MCP Server, general availability, OAuth, security, developer tools, production
GitHub announced that the remote GitHub MCP Server is now generally available, with OAuth-based authentication, expanded tooling, and strengthened security guardrails to support production use.
GitHub announced that Copilot code review now supports path-scoped custom instruction files, letting repositories provide targeted review guidance for specific directories or files using existing instruction files.
GitHub released CodeQL 2.22.4 (2025-09-02), adding support for Go 1.25 and delivering accuracy improvements to its static analysis engine used by GitHub Code Scanning to find and remediate security issues.
GitHub updated license-based budgets so they now use license counts instead of dollar amounts, simplifying management for enterprise and organization licenses.
GitHub will automatically email developers with write access to repositories that are part of security campaigns, so they receive notifications without having to subscribe to repository activity.
· github
· timeframe: 2025-08
· tags: GitHub Copilot, Next Edit Suggestions, NES, JetBrains IDEs, public preview, code editing
GitHub Copilot’s Next Edit Suggestions (NES) feature is now in public preview for JetBrains IDEs, enabling proactive code editing and improvement suggestions.
GitHub has added support for WebP images on github.com and GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency. Previously, WebP uploads caused broken previews or required downloads.
GitHub Copilot coding agent now supports AGENTS.md custom instructions, allowing users to guide the agent on project understanding and how to build, test, and validate changes.
· github
· timeframe: 2025-08
· tags: GitHub, home dashboard, public preview, UI improvements
GitHub has introduced a public preview of enhancements to the home dashboard, focusing on content and layout improvements to help users track their key work status and navigation.
· github
· timeframe: 2025-08
· tags: GitHub Copilot, Visual Studio 2022, GPT-5, Microsoft Copilot Platform, August 2025 update
The August 2025 update for GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio 2022 (v17.14) introduces a smarter Copilot powered by GPT-5, general availability of the Microsoft Copilot Platform (MCP), and enhanced user control features.
Copilot code review is now generally available in Xcode. A new enterprise and organization setting for Copilot code review has been introduced for admins.
· github
· timeframe: 2025-08
· tags: GitHub Copilot, GPT-4.1, code completion, AI model update
GitHub Copilot’s code completion feature has been upgraded to use the GPT-4.1 Copilot model, which enhances coding capabilities and includes updated training data beyond the previous knowledge cutoff.