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GitHub Skills

Learn how to use GitHub in GitHub using interactive exercises.
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Advance your GitHub journey

Learn how to use GitHub with interactive courses designed for beginners and experts.

  • Learning should be fun: There are no simulations or boring tutorials here, just hands-on lessons created by GitHub and taught with GitHub Actions.
  • Real projects: Learn new skills while working in your own copy of a real project.
  • Helpful bot: GitHub Actions provides instructions and feedback throughout your journey.
  • Real workflow: Everything happens with real GitHub features, such as Issues, Actions, and Codespaces.

Get started building your own courses with our GitHub Skills Quickstart Guide. 🌟

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  1. getting-started-with-github-copilot getting-started-with-github-copilot Public template

    Learn, build, debug, and ship faster than ever with your favorite AI pair programmer.

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  2. integrate-mcp-with-copilot integrate-mcp-with-copilot Public template

    Learn how to use MCP Servers with GitHub Copilot

    JavaScript 130 100

  3. expand-your-team-with-copilot expand-your-team-with-copilot Public template

    Let Copilot coding agent tackle your issues directly on GitHub. No coding environment needed.

    JavaScript 55 28

  4. customize-your-github-copilot-experience customize-your-github-copilot-experience Public template

    Customize GitHub Copilot's behavior with custom instructions, prompts, and chat modes for your specific development workflows.

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  • configure-codeql-language-matrix Public template

    Learn how to simplify your code scanning workflows with CodeQL language matrices

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    13 MIT 5 1 3 Updated Nov 1, 2025
  • action-check-file Public

    <<Not a course>> Action: Check file for expected changes.

    skills/action-check-file’s past year of commit activity
    5 MIT 5 0 2 Updated Nov 1, 2025
  • action-update-step Public

    <<Not a course>> Action step: Update the course repository when the learner completes a step.

    skills/action-update-step’s past year of commit activity
    34 MIT 25 2 2 Updated Nov 2, 2025
  • secure-code-game Public template

    A GitHub Security Lab initiative, providing an in-repo learning experience, where learners secure intentionally vulnerable code.

    skills/secure-code-game’s past year of commit activity
    JavaScript 2,515 MIT 309 0 2 Updated Nov 1, 2025
  • action-text-variables Public

    Load a text file and replace mustache style variables. Returns modified text as an output for use in other actions.

    skills/action-text-variables’s past year of commit activity
    JavaScript 14 MIT 3 1 (1 issue needs help) 6 Updated Oct 27, 2025
  • action-keyphrase-checker Public
    skills/action-keyphrase-checker’s past year of commit activity
    TypeScript 4 MIT 4 0 7 Updated Oct 27, 2025
  • expand-your-team-with-copilot Public template

    Let Copilot coding agent tackle your issues directly on GitHub. No coding environment needed.

    skills/expand-your-team-with-copilot’s past year of commit activity
    JavaScript 55 MIT 28 0 0 Updated Oct 21, 2025
  • exercise-toolkit Public

    Toolkit to standardize and reuse common parts of Skills exercises

    skills/exercise-toolkit’s past year of commit activity
    24 MIT 20 1 2 Updated Oct 20, 2025
  • copilot-code-review Public template

    Leverage Copilo to scale feedback, promote code quality, and catch issues before they reach production.

    skills/copilot-code-review’s past year of commit activity
    JavaScript 5 MIT 6 1 0 Updated Oct 20, 2025
  • getting-started-with-github-copilot Public template

    Learn, build, debug, and ship faster than ever with your favorite AI pair programmer.

    skills/getting-started-with-github-copilot’s past year of commit activity
    JavaScript 336 MIT 374 0 0 Updated Oct 20, 2025
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