Spec Kit 0.6.1: Lean Preset & Cursor Skills
Spec Kit 0.6.1 adds a lean preset for faster setup, migrates Cursor agent commands to skills, and expands the community extension catalog with six new tools.
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Updates von GitHub und GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot Pro Trials Paused Amid Abuse
GitHub pauses new Copilot Pro free trials to combat abuse. Existing trials and paid plans unaffected. Free tier still available.
GitHub Copilot CLI: Agentic AI in Your Terminal
GitHub Copilot CLI brings agentic AI into your terminal. Delegate tasks, generate code, and review PRs without leaving your shell. Here's what actually works.
Spec Kit 0.6.0: Community Extensions Expand
Spec Kit 0.6.0 expands the community extension catalog with four new tools: Bugfix Workflow, Worktree Isolation, multi-repo-branching, and memorylint. Documentation improvements clarify integration architecture.
GitHub March 2026 Outages: Four Incidents, Copilot Hit Hard
GitHub experienced four incidents in March 2026, including Copilot Agent outages with 99% error rates and Actions delays averaging 30 minutes. Here's what broke and what GitHub is doing about it.
GitHub Copilot Usage Metrics API: Code Review Metrics
GitHub's Copilot usage metrics API now tracks code review impact with two new metrics: merged PRs reviewed by Copilot and median time-to-merge for reviewed PRs.
Spec Kit 0.5.1: Git Extension & Dependency Fixes
Spec Kit 0.5.1 bundles Git extension with stage 2 improvements, fixes critical import crash, and adds 7 new community extensions to the catalog.