The new Spice.ai for GitHub Copilot Extension, now available in preview, gives developers access to data from external sources directly within the GitHub Copilot experience.
Developers often face the hassle of switching between multiple environments to get the data they need. Whether it’s referencing internal documentation or copying details from another ticketing system, the constant context-switching disrupts focus and consumes valuable development time.
With the Spice.ai Extension, developers can interact with data, like product requirements documents (PRDs), tickets, and tabular data, from any external data source directly within GitHub Copilot. Save hours copying and pasting across various platforms, relevant data and answers are now surfaced in Copilot Chat, right when you need it.
Spice.ai Extension installation and activation
Getting started with the Spice.ai Extension is easy. Get the extension directly from GitHub Copilot in just three steps!
- Type @spiceai in Copilot Chat to activate the extension
- Alternatively: Install the extension from the marketplace directly.
- Alternatively: Install the extension from the marketplace directly.
- Click Connect to authorize the Spice.ai Cloud Platform — our enterprise-grade data and AI platform. Spice.ai integrates with GitHub for authentication, automatically creating an account and Copilot app, so you can easily configure data sources.
- Next, you’ll be able to choose from a set of ready-to-use datasets, like React.js and TailwindCSS, to get started. Spice.ai can also connect to a wide range of data sources, including GitHub repositories, SQL databases, data warehouses, data lakes, and GraphQL endpoints, which can be configured later.
Now, with the Spice.ai Extension configured, you can mention @spiceai in Copilot Chat to access configured datasets, documentation, issue trackers, and more.
Use cases and prompts for the Spice.ai Extension
The Spice.ai GitHub Copilot Extension, gives you access to external datasets, right within Copilot Chat. Here are just a few ways you can use it.
- Query available datasets. Quickly list all available datasets
- Try: @spiceai What datasets do you have access to?
- Try: @spiceai What datasets do you have access to?
- Access relevant documentation. Need documentation related to the file or component you’re working on?
- Try: @spiceai What documentation is relevant to this file?
- Try: @spiceai Write documentation about the user authentication issue.
- Review tickets and issues. Sometimes issues, tickets, advisories might be stored in external systems
- Try: @spiceai What OPEN issues are relevant to Next.js ISR?
- Try: @spiceai Find the 5 most recent CLOSED issues in Next.js related to routing. Include a brief summary of each issue or fix and a link to the issue.
Check out the video below to see how fast and simple it is to get started with the Spice.ai GitHub Copilot Extension.
Ready to Try the Spice.ai for Copilot Extension?
You can start using the Spice.ai for GitHub Copilot Extension today. It’s available in preview for free by the Community Edition, with usage limits. Stay tuned for the upcoming general availability launch, where we’ll introduce paid commercial plans for professionals and organizations.
→ Get the Spice.ai for GitHub Copilot Extension now.
Got questions or feedback? Let us know on the Spice AI Discord. Your feedback helps shape the future of the extension as we work to improve it and add more data sources.
We’re excited to see how you’ll use the Spice.ai for GitHub Copilot Extension to accelerate your development process. Follow the Spice.ai Blog for updates.
Learn more about Spice.ai and GitHub Copilot
Spice AI is making data-driven AI app development simple and easy for developers. By providing tools that make data more accessible and actionable to AI, Spice AI helps developers to build useful and accurate AI applications faster.
The Spice.ai GitHub for Copilot Extension was developed through the GitHub Copilot Partner Program, which supports partners building personalized workflows for Copilot. GitHub Copilot empowers developers by automating repetitive tasks and with proven results of boosting developer productivity by up to 55%, and Spice.ai.
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