Copilot Workspace is a technical preview and is under active development. This document lists some known issues and known areas where we'd like to make future improvements.
We will be doing ongoing continuous releases of Copilot Workspace during the technical preview, adding new features, new experiments and fixing bugs as we go.
We greatly appreciate any feedback on these experiments, as it helps us improve Copilot Workspace and make it more useful for you.
There are several active "Experiments" available related to things we are working on. We invite you to activate these and will update this document with new experiments when they are available. These features aren't set in stone, and any feedback regarding them would be greatly appreciated.
We are experimenting with a feature that allows Copilot Workspace to always use line numbers when generating code. Enable this using the "Use line numbers always" feature in Copilot Workspace.
We are experimenting with a feature that allows Copilot Workspace to use emoji in the topic and specifications. Enable this using the "Use emoji in topic and specs" feature in Copilot Workspace.
We are experimenting with a feature that allows Copilot Workspace to utilize linked issues, pull requests, and GitHub file links when analyzing tasks. This allows CW to have more context related to linked issues, PRs, and GitHub file links in analysis. Enable this using the "Utilize linked issues, PRs, and GitHub file links in analysis" feature in Copilot Workspace.
We are experimenting with a feature that allows Copilot Workspace to utilize referenced generic web content when analyzing tasks. Currently, the contents of the URL are summarized and given to Copilot Workspace, in order to aid Copilot Workspace more focused on relevant details.
We are experimenting with a feature that allows Copilot Workspace to utilize code search during task analysis. This helps Copilot Workspace identify relevant files and code snippets more effectively, improving the overall accuracy and relevance of the generated specifications and plans. Enable this using the "Use code search during task analysis" feature in Copilot Workspace. Note that this experiment may result in slower completion times for spec/plan generation, but will cause Copilot Workspace to be more "focused" on your codebase.
We are experimenting with a feature that allows Copilot Workspace to detect and warn about ambiguous specifications, in cooperation with the user. Enable this using the "Clarify ambiguous specifications" feature in Copilot Workspace.
We are experimenting with a feature that allows users to skip the specification step and go straight to the plan. This is especially useful if you have already written a very detailed task description and want Copilot Workspace to go straight to implementing the task. Enable this using the "Allow skipping the spec and going straight to plan" feature in Copilot Workspace.