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number: 1052
title: Github Universe Keynote Recap
date: 1793617200000
url: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/FSI4626542802.mp3
youtube_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPnpzSA8RlI
hosts:
- stolinski
- wesbos
- w3cj
---

Scott, Wes, and CJ report live from GitHub Universe in San Francisco, breaking down GitHub's re-architecture for agent-scale traffic, the GitHub Copilot app, Copilot Fusion, Projects, Automations, and AI push protection. Plus hacked conference badges, a USB-C lanyard, and the Syntax macropad.

### Show Notes

* **[00:00](#t=00:00)** Welcome to Syntax!
* **[01:08](#t=01:08)** Syntax [Meetup](https://syntax.fm/meetup) Recap in San Francisco
* **[02:10](#t=02:10)** Our Best Swag Ever: The USB-C Lanyard
* **[04:11](#t=04:11)** The Syntax Macropad: How CJ and Wes Built a [Web Configurator](https://keyboard.syntax.fm/)
* **[07:37](#t=07:37)** GitHub Universe Swag, Good and Cringe, Plus the Matching Mugs
* **[09:52](#t=09:52)** Hacking the [GitHub Universe Badges](https://shop.pimoroni.com/en-ca): Wes's Photo Booth Printer
* **[13:15](#t=13:15)** Scott's Badge: Pinball, a Bug Shooter and a Music Sequencer
* **[15:34](#t=15:34)** The Scale of GitHub in 2026: Pushes, Commits and Actions
* [Octoverse: Commits, pushes, reach new highs in 2026 as developers build with agents](https://github.blog/news-insights/octoverse/octoverse-commits-pushes-reach-new-highs-in-2026-as-developers-build-with-agents/)
* **[17:19](#t=17:19)** Performance and Reliability: How GitHub Is Re-Architecting for Scale
* [The bridge to agent-scale Git infrastructure](https://github.blog/engineering/architecture-optimization/the-bridge-to-agent-scale-git-infrastructure/)
* **[19:49](#t=19:49)** The GitHub Copilot Desktop App and Team Collaboration
* **[21:10](#t=21:10)** Copilot Projects: Shared Chat and Agents Across Repos
* [Working with projects in the GitHub Copilot app](https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/github-copilot-app/working-with-projects?utm_source=gh-universe-blog-projects-docs&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=universe-2026)
* [Managing agent sessions](https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/copilot-on-github/use-copilot-agents/manage-and-track-agents)
* **[22:15](#t=22:15)** Wishing for Sign In with ChatGPT in Copilot
* **[23:37](#t=23:37)** Copilot Fusion: Single, Cascade and Critique Model Orchestration
* [About GitHub Copilot Fusion](https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/models/copilot-fusion)
* [Project HydraFusion: Frontier quality via multi-model orchestration](https://github.blog/ai-and-ml/github-copilot/project-hydrafusion-frontier-quality-via-multi-model-orchestration/)
* **[27:22](#t=27:22)** Session Continuity Across Every Surface: Do We Still Need Editors?
* [Continue a session from another client](https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/copilot-on-github/use-copilot-agents/manage-and-track-agents?utm_source=gh-universe-blog-session-continuity-docs&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=universe-2026#continue-a-session-from-another-client)
* **[29:24](#t=29:24)** Copilot Automations: Scheduled and Event-Driven Cloud Agents
* [Copilot automations](https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/agent-capabilities/agent-powered-workflows-and-operations/about-automations)
* **[31:06](#t=31:06)** Will Enterprise Buy-In Pull People Back to GitHub?
* **[33:09](#t=33:09)** GitHub Advanced Security: Secret Scanning and AI Push Protection
* **[35:20](#t=35:20)** Closing Remarks: 1% of the Code We'll Write in Five Years
* **[36:47](#t=36:47)** Developer Burnout, Constraints and Reading the YouTube Comments

### Hit us up on Socials!

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Wes: [X](https://twitter.com/wesbos) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/wesbos/) [Tiktok](https://www.tiktok.com/@wesbos) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesbos/) [Threads](https://www.threads.net/@wesbos)

Scott: [X](https://twitter.com/stolinski) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/stolinski/) [Tiktok](https://www.tiktok.com/@stolinski) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/stolinski/) [Threads](https://www.threads.net/@stolinski)

Randy: [X](https://twitter.com/randyrektor) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/randyrektor/) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@randyrektor) [Threads](https://www.threads.net/@randyrektor)
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