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LI🚀GitHub just launched the GitHub Copilot SDK so let’s try it out!
It immediately made me think about a question I get all the time: What’s the best way to get started contributing to open source?
…Because that question isn’t really about writing code.
It’s about reasoning over GitHub data:
Is this repo active?
Do maintainers actually respond?
Are these beginner issues really good starting points?
What does a normal first PR look like here?
…that’s why so excited to try GitHub Copilot SDK for this use case!
💡The GitHub Copilot SDK lets you embed the same agent runtime behind Copilot CLI directly into your own applications…. so instead of hard-coding a step-by-step workflow, you can build custom agents that plan, call tools, and make decisions based on real context.
I built a small MVP using the Copilot SDK to show how an agent can reason over those signals and help people find good repos and beginner issues. I’m adding a few more features and will deploy it so it can be used (& also feel free to contribute 😊)
This is just one example of how the GitHub Copilot SDK can be used to build agent-driven workflows in real products 🛠️
🔗Try out the GitHub Copilot SDK & build your own custom agents via the link in bio!
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