The GitHub ecosystem keeps growing and GitHub Copilot has got a new, preview feature… that looks like a product. Copilot Spaces.
It’s a brilliant tool to go beyond code, and use it as a rubber duck in any situation. Think where you need to search large amount of documentation, or code.
For example, I have 13 years of posts in my blog. I might not need to index all of them, but rather just the past few years. I created a Space just for that…
I gave it some system instructions to ensure its behavior is very tailored, then ingested the past few years of posts, leaving room for growth:
And that’s all: I can start prompting! With my model of choice, of course:
Of course this is a super-simple scenario. However imagine you need to brainstorm an idea or discuss something with a colleague… Spaces gives you that environment. It’s similar to Copilot Workspaces in many ways, but with more flexibility around how you use it.