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GitHub Copilot app workshop

Adds a hands-on workshop that teaches developers how to build software with the GitHub Copilot app, using the Tailspin Toys crowdfunding sample project. Learners work locally and progress from a tiny first change to a full feature built and merged through an agent-driven workflow.

The content lives in a new top-level copilot-app/ folder, with a README.md index, nine lessons, and the screenshots they reference.

What learners do

  • Lesson 0 - Prerequisites: install Node.js and create their own copy of the project from the template.
  • Lesson 1 - Installing the app: install and sign in to the GitHub Copilot app, connect the repository, and get oriented in the workspace.
  • Lesson 2 - First agent session: run an agent session, surface a game's star rating on the home page cards, review the diff, and merge a first pull request.
  • Lesson 3 - Custom instructions: add a documentation standard to the repo, starting from an issue in the backlog.
  • Lesson 4 - Building a feature with Autopilot: use Plan and Autopilot modes to build category and publisher filtering, and verify it with an agent skill.
  • Lesson 5 - Testing with the Playwright MCP server: add the Playwright MCP server and have the agent drive a real browser to test the filtering feature.
  • Lesson 6 - Agent Merge: let the app shepherd a pull request through its lifecycle and merge it.
  • Lesson 7 - Canvases: explore canvases for richer, interactive workflows in the app.
  • Lesson 8 - Review: recap the harness, automate recurring work, and point to where to go next.

Add the GitHub Copilot app harness lessons as a standalone, github.com-
readable markdown set under copilot-app/. Converted from the Starlight MDX
source: kept frontmatter, rewrote internal lesson links to relative .md,
repointed images to copilot-app/images/, and pointed cross-harness links at
the published site.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Pull request overview

Adds a standalone, GitHub-renderable (pure Markdown) copy of the GitHub Copilot app workshop into a new top-level copilot-app/ folder, mirroring the existing docs-site content so it’s readable directly on GitHub without building the site.

Changes:

  • Added a copilot-app/README.md index plus 9 lesson markdown files (0-… through 8-…).
  • Added the referenced lesson images under copilot-app/images/.
  • Updated internal lesson links and image paths to be relative and GitHub-friendly.
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File Description
copilot-app/README.md Folder index for the Copilot app workshop lessons (GitHub-renderable).
copilot-app/0-prerequisites.md Lesson 0: local prerequisites and template repo setup.
copilot-app/1-install-copilot-app.md Lesson 1: install/sign-in/onboarding guidance for the Copilot app.
copilot-app/2-add-star-rating.md Lesson 2: first agent session walkthrough and first PR flow.
copilot-app/3-custom-instructions.md Lesson 3: repository/path-scoped instruction files workflow.
copilot-app/4-build-filtering.md Lesson 4: Plan/Autopilot workflow + skill-based verification.
copilot-app/5-mcp-playwright.md Lesson 5: adding Playwright MCP server + manual validation.
copilot-app/6-agent-merge.md Lesson 6: using Agent Merge to land a PR.
copilot-app/7-canvases.md Lesson 7: creating/saving/using canvases for planning/triage.
copilot-app/8-review.md Lesson 8: recap, automations, and next steps/resources.
copilot-app/images/app-agent-merge-merge.png Screenshot asset referenced by Agent Merge lessons.
copilot-app/images/app-4-plan-mode.png Screenshot asset referenced by Plan/Autopilot lesson.
copilot-app/images/app-2-start-session.png Screenshot asset referenced by first session lesson.
copilot-app/images/app-0-use-template.png Screenshot asset referenced by prerequisites lesson.
copilot-app/images/app-open-terminal.png Screenshot asset referenced by lessons that use the terminal.
copilot-app/images/app-select-changes.png Screenshot asset referenced by lessons reviewing changes.
copilot-app/images/app-0-create-repository.png Screenshot asset referenced by prerequisites lesson.
copilot-app/images/app-2-review-panel.png Screenshot asset referenced by first session lesson.
copilot-app/images/app-new-session-from-issue.png Screenshot asset referenced by issue-driven lessons.
copilot-app/images/app-automation-dialog.png Screenshot asset referenced by automations lesson.
copilot-app/images/app-enable-agent-merge.png Screenshot asset referenced by Agent Merge lessons.

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  • Comments generated: 8
  • Review effort level: Low

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@GeekTrainer GeekTrainer changed the title docs: add Copilot App workshop content as pure markdown docs: add GitHub Copilot app workshop content Jun 30, 2026
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Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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