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GitHub Platform Updates Deliver AI Coding Governance, Security, and Supply Chain Assurance

Publisher IDC
Published Dec 17, 2025
Length 6 Pages
SKU # IDC20671263

Description

This IDC Market Note examines GitHub's platform and security updates announced at GitHub Universe and Microsoft Ignite in 2025. Announcements span AI agent governance through Agent HQ, security validation embedded in Copilot workflows, runtime context integration via Artifact Metadata APIs, and more. The announcements strengthen GitHub's role as the operational foundation for secure software development, unifying agent governance, application security, and supply chain assurance in a single platform.

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In This Market Note

IDC's Point of View

GitHub Agent HQ

Copilot Coding Agent

Code Quality

Artifact Metadata APIs

Additional Security Announcements

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