AI BriefingA Beginner's Guide to the GitHub Copilot App: Getting Started
Key point
The GitHub Copilot app goes beyond simple chat to offer an integrated development environment that understands project context and supports multi-agent workflows.
Details
While existing AI coding tools have remained in the form of simple chat windows, the GitHub Copilot app provides a workspace optimized for actual software development workflows. Users can manage multiple Agent sessions, switching between various tasks and performing them without interrupting their workflow.
The main features and workflows are as follows:
- Project-based sessions: Each session has the context of a specific repository. When a user describes the changes they want, the agent identifies the relevant files, modifies the code, and even runs tests.
- Multi-thread work: Quick Chat allows users to ask new questions or explore ideas without disrupting existing work. Multiple sessions can be run simultaneously while tracking different workflows.
- Interactive UI work via Canvas: Using the
/create-canvascommand, users can create a browser canvas. This allows real-time preview of UI changes, and the Pick & Polish feature lets users directly select elements within the canvas to send modification requests. - Agent Merge: AI assistance continues even at the Pull Request (PR) stage after code changes. Agent Merge monitors PRs and helps sustain the development process by incorporating review feedback, resolving CI failures, and handling merge conflicts.
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