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GitHub

Monthly GitHub activity since 2008: new repositories, issues and pull requests platform-wide; commits carrying an AI tool's co-author trailer (Claude, Copilot, Codex, Cursor); pull requests opened by agent accounts and from agent-named branches; new repositories by AI topic tag; and a derived agent share of pull requests.

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Platform-wide activity

New repositories (monthly)

11.7M +105.5% yr as of Sep 2026
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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New issues (monthly)

6.1M +238.8% yr as of Sep 2026
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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New pull requests (monthly)

22.9M +185.2% yr as of Sep 2026
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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Platform-wide commits

Commits (monthly)

186M +47.7% yr as of Jul 2026
050.0M100M150M200M250M2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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⚠ Do not read the early years as history. GitHub dates a commit by the clock of the computer that wrote it, so imported projects add old commits to old months.

AI commit trailers

Each line counts only commits where the tool added its own name, so the real total is higher. ⚠ Above one million GitHub gives an estimate: read the trend, not one month.

Commits co-authored by Claude

10.3M ×19 yr as of Sep 2026
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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Commits co-authored by GitHub Copilot

308k +376.8% yr as of Sep 2026
0100k200k300k400k500k2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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Commits co-authored by OpenAI Codex

121k ×104 yr as of Sep 2026
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100k120k140k160k2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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Commits co-authored by Cursor Agent

56.0k +557.6% yr as of Sep 2026
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100k2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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PRs opened by agent accounts

These lines count only the pull requests that a bot account opened, so they are too low: many agents push a branch and let the developer open the pull request.

PRs opened by GitHub Copilot coding agent

60.2k −34.8% yr as of Sep 2026
050.0k100k150k200k250k300k2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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PRs opened by Devin

39.7k ×12 yr as of Sep 2026
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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PRs opened by Google Jules

10.0k −22.6% yr as of Sep 2026
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100k2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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PRs opened by claude[bot]

19.8k ×208 yr as of Sep 2026
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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Agent-named PR branches — matched by branch name, not authorship

In June 2024, before these agents existed, this same search found 8 to 93 pull requests a month; today it finds hundreds of thousands.

PRs from claude/… branches

1.4M ×522 yr as of Sep 2026
0200k400k600k800k1.0M1.2M1.4M1.6M2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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PRs from codex/… branches

955k +160.8% yr as of Sep 2026
0200k400k600k800k1.0M2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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PRs from cursor/… branches

409k ×11 yr as of Sep 2026
0100k200k300k400k2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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PRs from copilot/… branches

70.1k −25.6% yr as of Sep 2026
050.0k100k150k200k250k300k350k2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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PRs from jules/… branches

32.1k ×120 yr as of Sep 2026
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k35.0k2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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New repos by AI topic

Owners often add a topic tag years after they create a repository. ⚠ The chart counts each repository in the month someone created it, so the early years are too high.

New repos tagged “llm”

15.8k +842.6% yr as of Sep 2026
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k14.0k16.0k2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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New repos tagged “mcp”

14.2k ×17 yr as of Sep 2026
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k14.0k2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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New repos tagged “ai-agents”

17.8k ×31 yr as of Sep 2026
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k14.0k16.0k18.0k2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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New repos tagged “agentic-ai”

4.0k ×10 yr as of Sep 2026
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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New repos tagged “rag”

5.6k +660.8% yr as of Sep 2026
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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New repos tagged “generative-ai”

1.7k +308.6% yr as of Sep 2026
05001.0k1.5k2.0k2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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New repos tagged “chatgpt”

1.4k +715.5% yr as of Sep 2026
02004006008001.0k1.2k1.4k1.6k2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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New repos tagged “grok”

420 ×14 yr as of Sep 2026
02004006008001.0k2008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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Agent share of pull requests

Agent-opened share of all PRs derived

12.6% +100.5% yr as of Sep 2026
024681012142008201020122014201620182020202220242026Copilot GAClaude 3GPT-6 Astra
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Pull requests from branches named after an agent, plus Devin's, divided by all pull requests that month. ⚠ The real share is higher: some agents leave no trace.

Figures

GitHub: latest figure, change, range and coverage of each series
SeriesLatestChangeMinMaxCoverage
New repositories (monthly)11.7M+105.5% yr4711.7MJan 2008 — Sep 2026
New issues (monthly)6.1M+238.8% yr4.0k6.1MJan 2008 — Sep 2026
New pull requests (monthly)22.9M+185.2% yr022.9MJan 2008 — Sep 2026
Commits (monthly)186M+47.7% yr56.0M239MMar 2008 — Jul 2026
Commits co-authored by Claude10.3M×19 yr7012.1MJun 2023 — Sep 2026
PRs opened by GitHub Copilot coding agent60.2k−34.8% yr0329kJun 2023 — Sep 2026
PRs opened by Devin39.7k×12 yr039.7kJun 2023 — Sep 2026
PRs opened by Google Jules10.0k−22.6% yr0108kJun 2023 — Sep 2026
PRs opened by claude[bot]19.8k×208 yr019.8kJun 2023 — Sep 2026
PRs from claude/… branches1.4M×522 yr111.4MJun 2023 — Sep 2026
PRs from codex/… branches955k+160.8% yr3955kJun 2023 — Sep 2026
PRs from cursor/… branches409k×11 yr56409kJun 2023 — Sep 2026
PRs from copilot/… branches70.1k−25.6% yr13335kJun 2023 — Sep 2026
PRs from jules/… branches32.1k×120 yr2633.8kJun 2023 — Sep 2026
New repos tagged “llm”15.8k+842.6% yr416.9kJan 2021 — Sep 2026
New repos tagged “mcp”14.2k×17 yr214.2kJan 2021 — Sep 2026
New repos tagged “ai-agents”17.8k×31 yr117.8kJan 2021 — Sep 2026
New repos tagged “agentic-ai”4.0k×10 yr04.0kJan 2021 — Sep 2026
New repos tagged “rag”5.6k+660.8% yr06.1kJan 2021 — Sep 2026
New repos tagged “generative-ai”1.7k+308.6% yr22.0kJan 2021 — Sep 2026
New repos tagged “chatgpt”1.4k+715.5% yr21.7kJan 2021 — Sep 2026
New repos tagged “grok”420×14 yr01.0kJan 2021 — Sep 2026
Commits co-authored by GitHub Copilot308k+376.8% yr0483kJun 2023 — Sep 2026
Commits co-authored by OpenAI Codex121k×104 yr0121kJun 2023 — Sep 2026
Commits co-authored by Cursor Agent56.0k+557.6% yr072.0kJun 2023 — Sep 2026
Agent-opened share of all PRs12.6%+100.5% yr0%12.6%Jun 2023 — Sep 2026
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