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GitHub Universe '25 Recap: AI Edition

The launches from GitHub Universe 2025, unpacked for builders.

GitHub Universe '25 Recap: AI Edition title slide
Type
Talk
Category
Developer Tools
Level
Intermediate
Duration
30 min
Language
English
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Abstract

A fast recap of GitHub Universe 2025's AI launches, delivered for the Microsoft Azure Community: Agent HQ, Copilot Plan Mode, custom agents, MCP server integrations, the Copilot CLI, background agents, and Copilot code review, plus GitHub Spark and the Octoverse 2025 report.

Outline

  1. 01Agent HQ, now available in VS Code
  2. 02Copilot Plan Mode and background agents
  3. 03Custom agents (name, tools, models, prompts, MCP servers)
  4. 04MCP server integrations and the Copilot CLI
  5. 05Copilot code review
  6. 06Bonus: GitHub Spark, Student Developer Pack, Octoverse 2025

Key takeaways

  • Copilot is moving from autocomplete to an agent platform (Agent HQ)
  • Custom agents plus MCP servers let you tailor Copilot to your stack
  • The Copilot CLI brings agents to the terminal; Spark generates micro-apps

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