🏪 The one where GitHub becomes an App Store - Main Branch GitHub fixed the SBOM timeout nobody talks about, gh skill shipped with a warning I think you should read, and I gave a talk in Chile that reminded me why I do this.

GitHub fixed the SBOM timeout nobody talks about, gh skill shipped with a warning I think you should read, and I gave a talk in Chile that reminded me why I do this. mainbranch.dev/newsletter/i...

You've been invited to try Keeper! (25% off) Keeper uses AI to make your tax filing experience easier, faster, and much more optimized. Connect your bank to automatically uncover tax breaks. File W-2, 1099, investment income and more at tax time...

Remember, 💀🫈🤦🏽‍♀️tax day in the US is 4-15. This is my second year using Keeper. I left TurboTax, and every year I say I'm not doing my taxes on my own again, but Keeper does make it easier. Save with this link: www.keepertax.com/invite?refer...

GitHub Actions: The Stuff Nobody Tells You - Main Branch I work at GitHub and use Actions every day. I've also debugged YAML at 2am and pushed way too many commits just to fix a conditional. Here's what I wish someone had told me on day one.

I work at GitHub and use Actions every day. I've also debugged YAML at 2am and pushed way too many commits just to fix a conditional. Here's what I wish someone had told me on day one. mainbranch.dev/articles/git...

A Rapper Tweeted About GitHub, So I Built Him a Learn-to-Code Repo from My Phone - Main Branch Meek Mill tweeted about GitHub. I was in bed, so I messaged my AI agent from my phone. It created the repo, assigned Copilot coding agent to build it, and shipped the whole thing while I watched from ...

Meek Mill tweeted about GitHub. I was in bed, so I messaged my AI agent from my phone. It created the repo, assigned Copilot coding agent to build it. Here's what happened and what's new in Copilot CLI. mainbranch.dev/articles/cop...

🔄 Main Branch: The One Where Your Hooks Update Themselves - Main Branch Two solid things shipped this week. Neither has anything to do with AI. Both will save you headaches.

Two solid things shipped this week. Neither has anything to do with AI. Both will save you headaches. mainbranch.dev/newsletter/i...

🗂️ Main Branch: The One Where GitHub Finally Remembered Where It Put Everything - Main Branch Visibility, policy, and memory. Repository Dashboard gives you a home for all your repos. Rulesets finally enforce who reviews what. And I gave an AI agent an actual memory.

Visibility, policy, and memory. Repository Dashboard gives you a home for all your repos. Rulesets finally enforce who reviews what. And I gave an AI agent an actual memory. mainbranch.dev/newsletter/i...

OpenClaw Just Passed React. Here's What the GitHub Star Leaderboard Actually Looks Like. - Main Branch An open-source AI agent that's four months old just passed React in GitHub stars. I pulled the data on the top 20 most-starred repos to see what the leaderboard actually looks like.

An open-source AI agent that's four months old just passed React in GitHub stars. I pulled the data on the top 20 most-starred repos to see what the leaderboard actually looks like. mainbranch.dev/articles/git...

🚰 The One Where Plumbing Got Fixed - Issue #16 Two fixes for friction you stopped complaining about because you assumed it'd never change.

yeah, there are rough edges. but this month two small wins: workflow dispatch returns your run id now, and artifacts stop force-zipping everything.
mainbranch.beehiiv.com/p/issue-16

like a thing,
build the thing,
free the thing!

github.com/AndreaGriffi...

If I had even a fraction of Bezos's money I would fund so much unprofitable shit and let it absolutely rip.

Cleaning Up Workflow Logic with GitHub Actions' New case Function - Main Branch How GitHub Actions' new case function replaced nested conditionals in a real workflow and made the logic readable again.

How GitHub Actions' new case function replaced nested conditionals in a real workflow and made the logic readable again. mainbranch.dev/articles/cle...

Copilot CLI

stages of compressing a video:
2020: copy an ffmpeg command from stackoverflow. 2023: ask an LLM for the command. YOLO paste it in.
2026: tell @GitHub Copilot CLI "make this 10mbps" & go get coffee. 😎

⚙️ Main Branch: The One Where We Cut Through the AI Noise - Issue #12 What devs need to know about AI coding tools, plus Copilot CLI tips you can use today.

The specific shortcuts that changed my workflow 👇🏾
mainbranch.beehiiv.com/p/main-branc...

⚙️ Main Branch: The One Where We Cut Through the AI Noise - Issue #12 What devs need to know about AI coding tools, plus Copilot CLI tips you can use today.

AI amplifies what you already know. Full stop.

This is why I've stopped caring about which model is "best" and started caring about context.

Copilot CLI understands my GitHub repos natively. No MCP setup. No config. `/delegate` backgrounds tasks while I keep my shell.

I'm streaming talking about this now with @acolombiadev.bsky.social!

Come by on GitHub's Twitch or YouTube:
www.twitch.tv/github
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yzG...

This week’s plans are next level. @github community, you’re going to be so hyped. 🤫

Thank you Markus!

Who isn't just talking about craftsmanship and taste but actually doing it in software development right now? Please tag them...I'm putting together a stream and want the best folks there! TYSM

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 15, 2026

🥷🏽 Main Branch: The One Where Security Is Free - Issue #9 Five ecosystems in one week. CodeQL in three clicks. Your repo is probably missing both.

Repo security should be boring. Two free switches to ship safer code with less drama: Dependabot + CodeQL. Main Branch #9:
mainbranch.beehiiv.com/p/main-branc...

The CLI team stays cooking!

Auto-compaction: When approaching 95% of the token limit, Copilot automatically compresses your history.
/compact: Manually compress context anytime.

https://t.co/W6BjwUt7YP

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 15, 2026

RT @bascodes: Do you understand the software development lifecycle?

Watch the full conversation with @therealdanvega to get from coder to…

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 14, 2026

RT @debs_obrien: MCP Dev Summit has onsite child care. This is the first time I have seen this advertised on a conference site. This is ama…

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 14, 2026

RT @AsphaltCowb0y: @acolombiadev Oh this is cool. Speaking of resumes I just did a demo for
@operationhired on a resume generator. Got co…

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 13, 2026

When they tell you this studio is hotter than most. Believe them. 🥵 anyways exorcism done! https://t.co/CgqHYIisLP

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 13, 2026

The ATS compliance industry is a scam. Want to know if your resume will parse correctly? Read more in this week’s Main Branch: https://t.co/fAS6cG4OGu

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 13, 2026

Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed en route to my team’s offsite. What are you working on this week? https://t.co/E0E3iWMpKD

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 12, 2026

What did I just watch?! I like EDM, but no way…there is just no way!
It’s Florida Man, Toes. This show is wild 🤦🏽‍♀️ https://t.co/nXOLHZXqw7

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 12, 2026

Baseline I’d ship with: Dependabot alerts + security updates, then CodeQL scanning. Quick setup + why it matters in Main Branch #9: https://t.co/fAS6cG4gQW #Dependabot #CodeQL #DevSecOps

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 12, 2026

Paseo de olla 😍 https://t.co/H4nqG0d0WX

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 11, 2026

This is awful!