Cloud-based developer platform for version control, collaboration, CI/CD, and AI-assisted software development, used by over 150 million developers and 4 million organizations worldwide.
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Key Features
- Git repository hosting with branching, pull requests, and code review
- GitHub Copilot AI pair programmer (chat, autocomplete, inline editing, agent mode)
- Copilot coding agent for autonomous multi-file tasks and agentic workflows
- GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipelines with custom runner autoscaling
- Code scanning, secret scanning, and Dependabot for supply chain security
- Issues, Projects, and Discussions for planning and collaboration
- GitHub Packages for artifact and container registry hosting
- Copilot CLI for terminal-based AI-assisted development
- Reusable agent skills and prompt files for consistent AI workflows
- 800+ marketplace integrations and extensions
Background
- Founded in 2008 by Tom Preston-Werner, Chris Wanstrath, PJ Hyett, and Scott Chacon.
- Acquired by Microsoft in 2018 for $7.5 billion.
- CEO: Thomas Dohmke.
- Over 4.3 million AI-related repositories on the platform as of 2025.
- Transitioning Copilot from code completion tool to full agentic AI development assistant.