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Learn how to write your first prompt in the GitHub Copilot app, choose the right context and model, and start your first task with confidence. The post Write your first prompt with the GitHub Copilot app appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
The Model Context Protocol connects AI agents to your databases, APIs, and file systems. Out of the box, it connects them with no identity, no scoping, and no audit trail. The MCP specification acknowledges this gap explicitly. Its OAuth 2.1 authorization spec marks authentication as optional. The result, according to research published on Security Boulevard in April 2026, is that 53 percent of open-source MCP implementations ship with static API keys. Eighty-eight percent require backend authen
Posted by Fahd Imtiaz, Senior Product Manager, Loryn Hairston, Product Marketing Manager, and Tracy Agyemang, Product Marketing Manager, Android Developer Made by Google expands what's possible across the Android ecosystem. With the introduction of the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, Pixel Watch 5, and the entire Pixel family, users are moving seamlessly across diverse screen sizes, unique postures, and intelligent experiences. For you, the developer, this represents a massive opportunity: foldable user
More than 737 browser extensions published on the Chrome Web Store impersonated well-known VPN and proxy services while routing users' traffic through SOCKS5 proxies operated by a single provider. [...]
AI agents that break free and hack into other systems are only trying to make us happy.
You can now build a plugin once and use it across all compatible agent clients. We published Agent Plugins 1.0 on August 6 with AWS, Anysphere, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Vercel.… The post Agent Plugins 1.0 in VS Code, Copilot CLI, and the Copilot app appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
The rule insights dashboard is now in public preview at the organization level. You get a visual, high-level view of how GitHub evaluates and enforces your GitHub repository rulesets, so… The post Rule insights for organizations in public preview appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
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