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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.

    JavaScript 386 434

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

    Learn how to use MCP Servers with GitHub Copilot

    JavaScript 148 113

  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 74 32

  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.

    JavaScript 19 12

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  • action-text-variables Public

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

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    JavaScript 16 MIT 3 1 (1 issue needs help) 9 Updated Dec 15, 2025
  • exercise-toolkit Public

    Toolkit to standardize and reuse common parts of Skills exercises

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    25 MIT 20 2 3 Updated Dec 15, 2025
  • create-ai-powered-actions Public template

    Build intelligent Javascript based GitHub Actions that leverage GitHub Models.

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    3 MIT 2 0 0 Updated Dec 15, 2025
  • skills-for-emu Public

    Guide on enabling GitHub Skills for EMU organizations

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    0 MIT 0 0 0 Updated Dec 15, 2025
  • action-keyphrase-checker Public
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    TypeScript 5 MIT 4 0 9 Updated Dec 15, 2025
  • build-applications-w-copilot-agent-mode Public template

    GitHub Copilot: The agent awakens - Building applications with GitHub Copilot Agent Mode

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    Shell 93 MIT 108 0 0 Updated Dec 5, 2025
  • configure-codeql-language-matrix Public template

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

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    15 MIT 5 1 3 Updated Dec 2, 2025
  • action-check-file Public

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

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    5 MIT 5 0 2 Updated Dec 2, 2025
  • introduction-to-secret-scanning Public template

    Enable secret scanning to identify plain-text credentials and prevent them from being written to your repository

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    104 MIT 89 0 1 Updated Dec 2, 2025
  • code-with-codespaces Public template

    Develop code using GitHub Codespaces and Visual Studio Code!

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    HTML 371 MIT 1,050 4 7 Updated Dec 2, 2025
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