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GitHub for Beginners: Getting started with OSS contributions

… For example, let’s say that you wanted to contribute to the vscode repository. Navigate to the vscode repository . …

May 11, 2026 · Kedasha Kerr

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GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code, May releases - GitHub Changelog

… Agent-aware terminal commands : The VSCODE AGENT environment variable lets CLIs adapt behavior for agent-initiated commands. …

Jun 3, 2026 · Allison

github.blog › ai-and-ml › github-copilot

Agent-driven development in Copilot Applied Science

… Making coding agents your primary contributor I’ll start by describing my agentic coding setup: Coding agent : Copilot CLI Model used : Claude Opus 4.6 IDE : VSCode It’s also noteworthy that I leveraged the Copilot SDK to accelerate agent creation, which is powered under the hood by the Copilot CLI. …

Mar 31, 2026 · Tyler McGoffin

github.blog › ai-and-ml › github-copilot

From one-off prompts to workflows: How to use custom agents in GitHub Copilot CLI

… Written in Markdown, these agent profiles let you specify: The agent’s role and area of expertise Which tools it can access Guardrails that keep outputs safe and consistent The snippet below shows the beginning of an agent profile that acts as an expert assistant for web accessibility: --- descript… …

Jun 9, 2026 · Jacklyn Carroll