A deep dive into GitHub’s Agentic Workflows feature, with Don Syme of GitHub Next & Peli de Halleux of Microsoft Research.

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★Show Links★
https://githubnext.com/projects/agentic-workflows/
https://github.github.com/gh-aw/
https://githubnext.com/projects/continuous-ai/
https://github.com/githubnext/repo-assist-impact/blob/main/report.md
https://github.com/microsoft/apm

Creators & Guests

Bret Fisher - Host
Beth Fisher - Producer
Cristi Cotovan - Editor
Don Syme - Guest
Peli de Halleux - Guest

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(00:00) - MAIN - Video Podcast
(10:42) - Agentic Workflows Explained
(17:43) - Toil, Repo Assist, and Guardrails
(36:44) - Why Agents Need Guardrails
(38:45) - Deterministic Security Box
(57:16) - Repo Assist in Action
(01:04:51) - Async Agent Workflow
(01:10:16) - Workflow Optimization Tricks
(01:12:03) - Agentic Enterprise Future

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