GitHub Copilot App for Beginners: Building Custom Workflows With Canvases

At a glance

A canvas in the GitHub Copilot app is a custom screen that users and AI agents work on together. You can create one just by describing it, such as a kanban board or a checklist fitted to your own tasks. Once made, a canvas can be saved and reused.

Key points

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   Type the /create-canvas command and describe the workflow you want in plain language to generate a screen.

2. 2

   Keep refining the canvas by asking the agent to add columns or filters.

3. 3

   When you press a button or move a card, the agent sees the same screen right away, and it can also change the screen using the same features.

4. 4

   You can install and modify canvas extensions made by the community from Awesome Copilot.

Why it matters

People can build tools suited to their own work without development knowledge, which makes AI tools easier to use.