A few weeks ago, we announced the public preview of GitHub Copilot for Azure, but that's forever in Age of AI. The team has been working hard to improve the experience and add some cool new features!

In case you missed that announcement: Introducing GitHub Copilot for Azure: Your Cloud Coding Companion.

You can get started right now by installing GitHub Copilot for Azure from the VS Code Marketplace!

What's new?

Prepare your code for the cloud

GitHub Copilot for Azure can now help bring your application to Azure faster and easier. It can analyze your application code and recommend services for hosting your application in Azure, then create the Bicep or Terraform files needed to provision those services.

Suggested prompts for preparing your code for the cloud

• azure Analyze my project and recommend Azure services for me.
• azure I'd like to use Azure App Service instead of Azure Container Apps for my project.
• azure Add an environment variable STAGE=dev to my project.
• azure Generate Bicep files for an OpenAI based chat app.

Design and Generate OpenAPI specs

With the public preview of the Azure API Center plugin for GitHub Copilot for Azure, you can now leverage GitHub Copilot for Azure for a variety of API-related tasks:

• Generating API Specifications: Simply describe your requirements in natural language, and GitHub Copilot for Azure will create new API specifications tailored to your needs. It can also help you register these APIs into the API Center swiftly.
• Designing Compliant APIs: Use GitHub Copilot for Azure to design API specifications that comply with API Center governance. The AI assistance ensures that your APIs are designed according to best practices and standards

We invite you to explore the public preview and experience how the Azure API Center plugin for GitHub Copilot for Azure can enhance your development workflow. Join us in this exciting journey to make API development smarter and more efficient!

Suggested prompts for working with OpenAPI specs

• azure Generate OpenAPI Specification: A simple service to manage repairs for various items.
• azure Generate OpenAPI Spec: Create an API that allows customers to pay for an order using various payment methods such as credit cards and debit cards.
• azure Create OpenAPI Spec: We are a pizza company and want to create an online customized pizza delivery solution. Create an api to accept the pizza orders.

New slash commands

Take control and direct GitHub Copilot for Azure as you see fit:

• /cost to learn about your Azure spend

Get started now!

GitHub Copilot for Azure is currently in public preview, and can installed from the VS Code Marketplace: Get GitHub Copilot for Azure

Share your thoughts

We would love to know what you think, good or bad! Use the "Thumbs Up" and "Thumbs Down" buttons to tell us, and you can open issues in our GitHub repo. We would love to hear from you about how we can improve and help you with your Azure journey.