This is a submission for the GitHub Copilot CLI Challenge
What I Built
I built a Bug Finder CLI tool powered by the GitHub Copilot SDK. The tool analyzes a bug ticket, reasons about it, and scans the codebase to identify likely root causes and relevant files.
This project was inspired by a real problem at work: tracking a reported bug across a large codebase often takes hours. Understanding the context, tracing dependencies, and identifying potential breakpoints is time-consuming and mentally expensive.
This tool performs the preliminary investigation automatically. It:
- Interprets the bug ticket
- Searches the repository for related code paths
- Highlights potential problem areas
- Suggests next debugging steps
Instead of starting from scratch, I begin with structured insights. It reduces investigation time and lets me focus on solving the problem rather than locating it.
Demo
Link to the demo vide:
My Experience with GitHub Copilot CLI
As a full-time software engineer, I have limited time for side projects. To make this feasible, I set up GitHub Copilot CLI on my home Raspberry Pi and built the entire application using it.
The CLI-based workflow fit perfectly with how I work. I would:
- Prompt Copilot to implement or refactor features
- Let it generate code
- Review, test, and iterate
Features like plan mode, diff view, code review, and model reasoning control significantly improved productivity.
The experience was strong overall, but a few improvements would make it even better:
- An “undo last prompt” feature
- Faster navigation between previous prompts
Despite that, Copilot CLI dramatically reduced the friction of building and experimenting.
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