GitHub - microsoft/apm: Agent Package Manager

kept by eddie mar 19

Microsoft's APM is an open-source dependency manager for AI agents that lets teams declare agent configurations in a manifest file and reproduce them across tools like Copilot, Claude, and Cursor.

GitHub - pierceboggan/primer: Get your repo ready for AI.
AgentRC is an experimental Microsoft tool that measures a repository's AI-readiness and generates contextual instruction files for coding agents.
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Package managers that package package managers
Andrew Nesbitt built a matrix showing which of 42 package managers can install each other, finding a 14-hop chain from AUR to an Elm compiler.
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Can Bundler be as fast as uv?
Aaron Patterson argues Bundler can match uv's speed through design changes like parallel installation and a global cache, not just a Rust rewrite.
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Microsoft’s quiet Claude Code retreat and the real cost of enterprise AI
Microsoft is canceling Claude Code licenses for thousands of employees due to unsustainable token costs, signaling that enterprise AI coding's unit economics don't work at current prices.
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GitHub's plan for Agents — Kyle Daigle, GitHub
GitHub COO Kyle Daigle discusses how AI agents caused platform activity to surge 1400% in 2026, straining infrastructure and forcing GitHub to rethink open-source social contracts and reliability.
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