Allison introduces a powerful update to GitHub Copilot Spaces, allowing developers to add entire repositories for enhanced exploration and context management within their AI-powered workspace.

Copilot Spaces Now Support Adding Entire Repositories

GitHub Copilot Spaces has introduced a new feature that enables users to add entire repositories to their spaces, making it easier and faster to work with large or unfamiliar codebases.

What’s New

Add entire repositories directly to your Copilot Space for faster setup and exploration.

Key Benefits

Quick exploration: Get up to speed on unfamiliar codebases by including everything up front.
Cross-cutting features: Ideal for work that spans multiple files, folders, or components.
One-click setup: Streamline your workspace by adding a whole repo instead of selecting files individually.

How to Use

Open your Copilot Space and select Add Sources.
Choose Add files and repositories.
Select the repository you wish to add.
On the file selection screen, use Add repository to include the whole repo in your space.

Pro Tips

When you add a repository, Copilot searches the whole repo for relevant content to assist you.
For best results, continue to add files you know are critical for your specific task. This lets Copilot prioritize its context.

Additional Improvements

Navigation: Jump into spaces more quickly from github.com/copilot.
List view: Spaces now display in an easy-to-browse format, with a new search feature for finding your spaces.
In-place editing: Modify titles and descriptions directly from your space.
Unified view: Resources and conversations can now be accessed together via tab switching.
Icon updates: Improved clarity for all spaces’ features.

These changes together streamline the Copilot Spaces workflow, making it more powerful for code exploration and project management within GitHub.

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