RELEASE · CODING · #1059
GitHub Copilot app adds customizable bidirectional canvases via /create-canvas
The GitHub Copilot app introduces 'canvases' (canvas extensions): customizable, bidirectional UI tools—kanban boards, checklists, dashboards, forms, etc.—that the Copilot agent generates and updates from a plain-English description using the /create-canvas skill. Canvases are saved as extensions for reuse and can be shared with a project or kept personal, letting agent and user interact with the same live interface.
KEY POINTS
- The GitHub Copilot app introduces 'canvases' (canvas extensions): customizable, bidirectional UI tools—kanban boards, checklists, dashboards, forms, etc.—that the Copilot agent generates and updates from a plain-English description using the /create-canvas skill.
- Canvases are saved as extensions for reuse and can be shared with a project or kept personal, letting agent and user interact with the same live interface.
- Canvases let developers create interactive, custom tools inside Copilot without coding and enable simultaneous agent–human work on the same live UI, streamlining workflows.
WHY IT MATTERS
Canvases let developers create interactive, custom tools inside Copilot without coding and enable simultaneous agent–human work on the same live UI, streamlining workflows.