Raycast: Delegate GitHub Copilot Tasks & Track Progress

The Raycast Store offers an extension for GitHub Copilot, a coding agent that can be managed and tracked from Raycast. The extension provides AI tools for creating tasks, searching repositories, and getting repository information through natural language. To use the extension, you need access to the GitHub Copilot coding agent and authentication with your GitHub account using OAuth.

The key features of the extension include creating tasks with a prompt, repository, and optional branch, as well as searching for GitHub repositories by owner or using a query filter. The extension is compatible with macOS and Windows and falls under the categories of Developer Tools, Productivity, and AI Extensions. It is currently in public preview and subject to change, with use subject to the GitHub Pre-release License Terms.

The AI tools provided by the extension can be used through Raycast AI, and include the 'create-task' command for creating a GitHub Copilot coding task with a prompt, repository, and optional branch, and the 'search-repositories' command for searching for GitHub repositories. The extension also offers a 'View source' option for accessing the source code, and the ability to report bugs and request features.

Raycast Store: GitHub Copilot

Overview

GitHub Copilot is a Raycast extension that allows you to delegate tasks to the GitHub Copilot coding agent and track progress directly from Raycast.

Key Features

  • Create Task: Kick off a Copilot coding agent job for a chosen repository and base branch using your prompt. The agent works in the background, opens a pull request, and tags you for review.
  • View Tasks: Track the progress of tasks you've given to Copilot, and jump to the PR or session logs in GitHub. Available as a Raycast command and from the menu bar.
  • AI Assistant: Use AI tools to help create tasks, search repositories, and get repository information through natural language.

Requirements

  • Access to GitHub Copilot coding agent, available for Copilot Pro, Pro+, Business, and Enterprise users. If you're a Business or Enterprise subscriber, an administrator will have to enable the feature.
  • Authentication with your GitHub account via OAuth: The first time you use the extension, you'll be asked to connect your account, providing repo, workflow, and read:org permissions.

AI Tools

This extension provides AI tools that can be used through Raycast AI to interact with GitHub Copilot:

  • create-task: Creates a GitHub Copilot coding task with a prompt, repository, and optional branch. If no branch is provided, uses the default branch of the repository.

Example usage: @github-copilot Create a task to add dark mode support for raycast/extensions

  • search-repositories: Searches for GitHub repositories. Can search recent repositories, repositories by owner, or use a query filter.

Example usage: @github-copilot Search for repositories in the raycast organization

Screenshots

Copilot coding agent and this extension are in public preview and subject to change. During the preview, use of the feature is subject to the GitHub Pre-release License Terms.

Contributors

Compatibility

  • macOS
  • Windows

Categories

  • Developer Tools
  • Productivity
  • AI Extensions

Source Code

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