From CLI to PR: Automating the path to merged code | BRK203
GitHub's CLI streamlines the AI-assisted path from issue to merged pull request.
“But now we're hitting about 275 million per week and that was just the last number I heard.”
At Microsoft Build, GitHub's Cassidy Williams and Evan Bole demoed the GitHub CLI as a headless tool that powers Copilot apps and SDKs, automating the workflow from issue to merged PR with code generation, model selection, and slash commands. They cited roughly 275 million commits per week as evidence of surging AI tool adoption. It signals GitHub's push to position the CLI as connective tissue for agentic developer workflows, though it's an incremental product showcase rather than a major announcement.