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A custom agent is a Copilot agent that can be defined using a Markdown file. Instead of relying on generic behavior, you describe how the agent should operate, what tools it can use, what standards it should follow, and what outputs it should produce. The result: its behavior is consistent wherever it runs. Each coding agent you create can act as a specialized agent tailored for a specific task. For example, a generic coding agent might suggest how to clean up your code. But a custom agent can apply your formatting rules, tooling, accessibility standards, review requirements, and safety requir
From one-off prompts to workflows: How to use custom agents in GitHub Copilot CLIGitHub expands application security coverage with AI‑powered detections
… Bringing expanded security coverage into pull requests Pull requests are where developers already review and approve changes, making them the most effective place to surface security risks early. …
From one-off prompts to workflows: How to use custom agents in GitHub Copilot CLI
… Here are a few practical scenarios: Security audit agent Run your team’s standard security checks across your repositories, summarize findings by severity, and output a pull request-ready checklist with owners and next steps. .github/agents/security-audit.md --- name: Security audit description: Ru… …
Type: New Releases - GitHub Changelog
Back to blog All New Releases Improvements Retired Filters 0 selected May.14 Release Team-level Copilot usage metrics now available via API account management copilot enterprise management tools May.14 Release GitHub Copilot app is now available in technical preview client apps copilot May.13 Relea…
Security validation for third-party coding agents - GitHub Changelog
… Now, code generated by these agents receives the same automatic security validation already available for GitHub Copilot cloud agent. Learn more by reading Risks and mitigations for GitHub Copilot cloud agent . …
Security-related product updates - GitHub Blog
… Community-powered security with AI: an open source framework for security research Announcing GitHub Security Lab Taskflow Agent, an open source and collaborative framework for security research with AI. …
Investigating unauthorized access to GitHub-owned repositories
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Code-to-cloud risk visibility with Microsoft Defender for Cloud is now generally available - GitHub Changelog
… Jun.26 Improvement Read-only Actions cache for untrusted triggers actions supply chain security Jun.25 Improvement npm adds preventive account protection for high-impact accounts supply chain security Jun.24 Improvement Self-service credential revocation for incident response application security e…
Dependabot alerts are now assignable to AI agents for remediation - GitHub Changelog
… May.26 Release Dependabot version updates now support the sbt ecosystem supply chain security May.22 Release Staged publishing and new install-time controls for npm supply chain security May.19 Retired Upcoming deprecation of Python 3.9 for Dependabot supply chain security May.19 Improvement Expand…
Hack the AI agent: Build agentic AI security skills with the GitHub Secure Code Game
… They can browse the web, call APIs, coordinate with other agents, and act on your behalf. Why agentic AI security matters right now The timing is not a coincidence. AI agents have moved from research prototypes to production tools at remarkable speed, and the security community is racing to keep up. …