Andrea Griffiths

OpenClaw Just Passed React. Here's What the GitHub Star Leaderboard Actually Looks Like. - Main Branch An open-source AI agent that's four months old just passed React in GitHub stars. I pulled the data on the top 20 most-starred repos to see what the leaderboard actually looks like.

An open-source AI agent that's four months old just passed React in GitHub stars. I pulled the data on the top 20 most-starred repos to see what the leaderboard actually looks like. mainbranch.dev/articles/git...

🚰 The One Where Plumbing Got Fixed - Issue #16 Two fixes for friction you stopped complaining about because you assumed it'd never change.

yeah, there are rough edges. but this month two small wins: workflow dispatch returns your run id now, and artifacts stop force-zipping everything.
mainbranch.beehiiv.com/p/issue-16

like a thing,
build the thing,
free the thing!

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If I had even a fraction of Bezos's money I would fund so much unprofitable shit and let it absolutely rip.

Cleaning Up Workflow Logic with GitHub Actions' New case Function - Main Branch How GitHub Actions' new case function replaced nested conditionals in a real workflow and made the logic readable again.

How GitHub Actions' new case function replaced nested conditionals in a real workflow and made the logic readable again. mainbranch.dev/articles/cle...

Copilot CLI

stages of compressing a video:
2020: copy an ffmpeg command from stackoverflow. 2023: ask an LLM for the command. YOLO paste it in.
2026: tell @GitHub Copilot CLI "make this 10mbps" & go get coffee. 😎

⚙️ Main Branch: The One Where We Cut Through the AI Noise - Issue #12 What devs need to know about AI coding tools, plus Copilot CLI tips you can use today.

The specific shortcuts that changed my workflow 👇🏾
mainbranch.beehiiv.com/p/main-branc...

⚙️ Main Branch: The One Where We Cut Through the AI Noise - Issue #12 What devs need to know about AI coding tools, plus Copilot CLI tips you can use today.

AI amplifies what you already know. Full stop.

This is why I've stopped caring about which model is "best" and started caring about context.

Copilot CLI understands my GitHub repos natively. No MCP setup. No config. `/delegate` backgrounds tasks while I keep my shell.

I'm streaming talking about this now with @acolombiadev.bsky.social!

Come by on GitHub's Twitch or YouTube:
www.twitch.tv/github
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yzG...

This week’s plans are next level. @github community, you’re going to be so hyped. 🤫

Thank you Markus!

Who isn't just talking about craftsmanship and taste but actually doing it in software development right now? Please tag them...I'm putting together a stream and want the best folks there! TYSM

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 15, 2026

🥷🏽 Main Branch: The One Where Security Is Free - Issue #9 Five ecosystems in one week. CodeQL in three clicks. Your repo is probably missing both.

Repo security should be boring. Two free switches to ship safer code with less drama: Dependabot + CodeQL. Main Branch #9:
mainbranch.beehiiv.com/p/main-branc...

The CLI team stays cooking!

Auto-compaction: When approaching 95% of the token limit, Copilot automatically compresses your history.
/compact: Manually compress context anytime.

https://t.co/W6BjwUt7YP

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 15, 2026

RT @bascodes: Do you understand the software development lifecycle?

Watch the full conversation with @therealdanvega to get from coder to…

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 14, 2026

RT @debs_obrien: MCP Dev Summit has onsite child care. This is the first time I have seen this advertised on a conference site. This is ama…

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 14, 2026

RT @AsphaltCowb0y: @acolombiadev Oh this is cool. Speaking of resumes I just did a demo for
@operationhired on a resume generator. Got co…

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 13, 2026

When they tell you this studio is hotter than most. Believe them. 🥵 anyways exorcism done! https://t.co/CgqHYIisLP

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 13, 2026

The ATS compliance industry is a scam. Want to know if your resume will parse correctly? Read more in this week’s Main Branch: https://t.co/fAS6cG4OGu

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 13, 2026

Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed en route to my team’s offsite. What are you working on this week? https://t.co/E0E3iWMpKD

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 12, 2026

What did I just watch?! I like EDM, but no way…there is just no way!
It’s Florida Man, Toes. This show is wild 🤦🏽‍♀️ https://t.co/nXOLHZXqw7

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 12, 2026

Baseline I’d ship with: Dependabot alerts + security updates, then CodeQL scanning. Quick setup + why it matters in Main Branch #9: https://t.co/fAS6cG4gQW #Dependabot #CodeQL #DevSecOps

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 12, 2026

Paseo de olla 😍 https://t.co/H4nqG0d0WX

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 11, 2026

This is awful!

RT @roocode: Open source is really hard.

There are days it feels like you're giving everything away while competitors take without giving…

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 11, 2026

mainbranch A short, no-hype newsletter on the features and fundamentals that make your code better.

Tired of AI hype drowning out the GitHub features you actually use?

Main Branch cuts through the noise:
• Actions security patterns
• Model Context Protocol internals
• Git archaeology commands nobody tells you about

No corporate speak. Just fundamentals.

Join us → mainbranch.beehiiv.com

RT @steipete: Folks, make it a habit to sponsor people who's open source you use. Adding a plugin architecture to @clawdbot based on https:…

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 11, 2026

January 11, 2026 at 09:12AM

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RT @GustavoEscribe: El club de lectura de @DUALIPA acaba de recomendar "Cien cuyes" (One Hundred Guinea Pigs) para cuando salga al público…

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 10, 2026

January 10, 2026 at 07:09AM

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RT @AshleyDCan: honestly i can see why god flooded the earth that one time

— Andrea (@acolombiadev)
Jan 10, 2026

January 09, 2026 at 08:03PM

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Shipping at Inference-Speed | Peter Steinberger Why I stopped reading code and started watching it stream by.

steipete.me/posts/2025/s...