GitHub just launched the GitHub MCP Registry, creating a central home base to discover and install MCP servers without digging through random repos. It ranks servers by GitHub stars and activity, plugs directly into VS Code with one-click installs, and works across Copilot and other agentic tools. Why it matters: Connecting AI agents to dev tools was messy and fragmented, and GitHub just made finding trusted integrations frictionless.
CodeRabbit just launched free in-IDE AI code reviews for VS Code and its popular forks, including Cursor and Windsurf. The lightweight extension analyzes uncommitted changes in real time, flags bugs line-by-line, and lets you apply one-click fixes or hand context over to AI coding agents before opening a PR.
GitHub just introduced agent mode for Copilot in VS Code alongside the general availability of Copilot Edits. The agent can infer missing subtasks, propose terminal commands, and fix runtime errors on its own without manual copy-pasting. GitHub also added Gemini 2.0 Flash to the model picker and previewed Project Padawan, an autonomous agent built to resolve issues and open pull requests directly.
