As the editor of the GitHub Blog, I get a front-row seat to everything that’s published here.
Why it matters
- Major AI lab announcement.
- As the editor of the GitHub Blog, I get a front-row seat to everything that’s published here.
- As we wrap up 2025, I’m marking the occasion by looking back at the most popular blog posts of the year as well as some of my favorite interviews.
- Open receipts to verify and go deeper.
Deep dive
Context
As the editor of the GitHub Blog, I get a front-row seat to everything that’s published here. As we wrap up 2025, I’m marking the occasion by looking back at the most popular blog posts of the year as well as some of my favorite interviews. While AI models were the big topic of 2024, this year saw AI become your coding partner. AI agents and agentic tools were top among our most popular posts of the year. Below, you’ll find some of our biggest announcements of the year, plus some examples of how to use these features. Cozy up at your desk or on your couch, grab a blanket and a mug of coffee, and let’s dive in. Here’s what you read the most in 2025: Agent mode GitHub Copilot agent mode , announced in February, can iterate on its own code, recognize errors, and fix its mistakes in real time, right in your IDE. More simply, it’s a problem solver that understands your intent, builds a solution, and iterates until it gets it right. You also read all about it in our agent mode 101 guide . Here you can learn what agent mode is, how to use it, some common use cases, and how to get started. Coding agent In May, the GitHub Copilot coding agent was announced. Embedded directly into GitHub,…
For builders
Check docs/changelog for breaking changes. Also: check API docs for breaking changes; verify benchmark methodology.
Verify
Prefer primary announcements, papers, repos, and changelogs over reposts.
Receipts
Primary sources so you can verify and dig deeper.