--- title: Upcoming deprecation of GitHub Spark on github.com description: GitHub Spark, a tool for quickly building AI-powered apps, is being deprecated. New users and app creation are blocked as of August 4, 2026, and the service... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/upcoming-deprecation-of-github-spark-on-github-com-zz1ura5gv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Upcoming deprecation of GitHub Spark on github.com | daily.dev og:description: GitHub Spark, a tool for quickly building AI-powered apps, is being deprecated. New users and app creation are blocked as of August 4, 2026, and the service... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/upcoming-deprecation-of-github-spark-on-github-com-zz1ura5gv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/zZ1UrA5GV.png og:image:alt: Upcoming deprecation of GitHub Spark on github.com og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Upcoming deprecation of GitHub Spark on github.com **[GitHub Changelog](https://daily.dev/sources/github_updates)** · 2 min read · 5 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary GitHub Spark, a tool for quickly building AI-powered apps, is being deprecated. New users and app creation are blocked as of August 4, 2026, and the service fully shuts down August 31, 2026. Existing deployed apps will continue to work, but users should export their code before the deadline. GitHub Models (used by Spark's llm() function) already retired on July 30, 2026, so apps using llm() need to switch to a third-party inference provider. GitHub cites the advancement of AI models and agentic tools like GitHub Copilot in VS Code and CLI as the reason for discontinuing Spark. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What happens to my GitHub Spark app after GitHub Spark is deprecated? Apps already deployed on GitHub Spark continue to work after the service shuts down. New user signups and new app creation stopped as of August 4, 2026, and existing users have until August 31, 2026 to export their app code into a repository via the Spark workbench's Create repository option if they want to keep editing it later. _Track platform deprecations like GitHub Spark's shutdown timeline on daily.dev before an export deadline sneaks up._ ### Why did calls to llm() stop working in my GitHub Spark app? GitHub Models, the inference service that powered Spark's llm() function, retired on July 30, 2026, so any calls to llm() no longer work as of that date. Apps that never used llm() are unaffected. To restore AI functionality, replace llm() with a separate inference provider and supply your own API key, since GitHub no longer provides the underlying model or tokens. _Developers migrating off a retired inference service can follow deprecation news like this on daily.dev to plan the swap._ ### Where does GitHub want developers to build AI-powered apps now that Spark is deprecated? GitHub is directing builders toward GitHub Copilot in the environments they already use for development, including VS Code, Copilot CLI, and the GitHub Copilot app, rather than the standalone Spark experience on github.com. This reflects a shift toward integrated Copilot-based workflows for building and refining applications as AI models and agentic tools have advanced. _Anyone choosing between standalone AI app builders and integrated Copilot workflows can follow the shift on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [GitHub Models is being fully retired on July 30, 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/github-models-is-being-fully-retired-on-july-30-2026-bz8saavyw) · GitHub Changelog · 43 upvotes · 5 comments - [GitHub Retires Its Free AI Model Playground — What Developers Need to Know](https://daily.dev/posts/github-retires-its-free-ai-model-playground-what-developers-need-to-know-gkrjmypew) · DevOps.com · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [GitHub Models is now retired](https://daily.dev/posts/github-models-is-now-retired-ft9sq6s4k) · GitHub Changelog · 43 upvotes · 6 comments - [This week in AI updates: GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, GitHub Agentic Workflows, and more \(February 13, 2026\)](https://daily.dev/posts/this-week-in-ai-updates-gpt-5-3-codex-spark-github-agentic-workflows-and-more-february-13-2026--f8bwmvfom) · SD Times · 28 upvotes · 0 comments - [Vibe Coding with GitHub Spark: From idea to app in minutes](https://daily.dev/posts/vibe-coding-with-github-spark-from-idea-to-app-in-minutes-zkxxte1rj) · The Art of Simplicity · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#ai-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-coding) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/upcoming-deprecation-of-github-spark-on-github-com-zz1ura5gv) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Upcoming deprecation of GitHub Spark on github.com","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/upcoming-deprecation-of-github-spark-on-github-com-zz1ura5gv","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/upcoming-deprecation-of-github-spark-on-github-com-zz1ura5gv"},"datePublished":"2026-08-04T16:36:17.087Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T09:07:34.186Z","description":"GitHub Spark, a tool for quickly building AI-powered apps, is being deprecated. 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