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I had the chance to attend GitHub Universe in San Francisco, and wow – what a week. Between the keynote energy, hands-on demos, and meeting the people behind the tools we use every day. In this post, I’ll take you through some of the most exciting highlights, share my take on what they mean for … Read more
If you’ve ever wished your CI/CD pipeline could think for itself, you’re going to like what comes next. GitHub Next recently introduced a research project called Agentic Workflows – a way to embed autonomous AI agents directly into GitHub Actions. These aren’t just scripted automation tasks; they can interpret natural language, reason about problems and adapt to context. … Read more
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If you’ve been using GitHub Copilot Chat in Visual Studio Code, you already know how good it is at answering questions and generating code. But sometimes it feels a little too “one-size-fits-all.” That’s where Custom Chat Modes change the game. With this feature, you can define exactly how Copilot Chat behaves – from its tone … Read more
Learn how to integrate GitHub Models into GitHub workflows to increase AI capabilities of your pipelines.
Imagine transforming an idea into a live, interactive demo in minutes – all thanks to GitHub Spark. Whether you want an AI-powered summariser or an instant dashboard for build statuses, the barrier to rapid app prototyping has never been lower. GitHub Spark is GitHub’s latest leap into AI-driven development, now in public preview for anyone … Read more
As cloud AI offerings expand, we increasingly need to work with models hosted across different platforms. For example, Azure Databricks offers Claude models through their serving endpoints. If you’ve ever wanted the flexibility of Claude Code’s terminal while using your organisation’s Azure Databricks infrastructure, you’re not alone. This guide walks you through configuring Claude Code … Read more
Have you ever wished your AI assistant could instantly surface the latest Terraform resources, modules, and syntax – without sending you off to dig through documentation? If you’re using GitHub Copilot for Infrastructure as Code, there’s a new way to make your workflow smarter and more up-to-date: the Terraform MCP Server. In this blog post, … Read more
Premium requests for GitHub Copilot are now live from 18th June 2025. If you want a clear, simple way to see exactly how those premium requests are being used within your GitHub organisation or Enterprise – i’ve now built a dashboard just for that. No more guessing where your premium Copilot requests are going. The GitHub … Read more
Recently, I ran into this error: unable to access 'https://github.com/thomas/example.git/': The requested URL returned error: 403 while trying to push a new branch to a GitHub repository. Here’s a quick rundown of the problem and how I fixed it, in case it helps you too! I created a new branch (thomas-test) and tried to push … Read more