[General] Looks really cool an easy to catchup with the workflow , if you really plan w...

[harisrujanc]

Mood: 🎉
Category: General

What I Love About GitHub Copilot Desktop

Looks really cool and easy to catch up with the workflow. If you really plan well, you can beat Devin and Windsurf with this.

🌟 Things I Really Like

1. Session-based workflow — The ability to have multiple project sessions open like browser tabs is incredibly intuitive. No other AI coding tool does this as cleanly.
2. Plan → Execute model — The plan mode with approval gates gives confidence before changes are made, unlike competitors that just start modifying code.
3. Multi-repo awareness — Having all my projects configured and accessible from one place with isolated worktrees is a huge productivity boost.
4. Background agents — Being able to delegate tasks to sub-agents while continuing work is a game-changer for parallel productivity.
5. Git-native workflow — PR/issue-driven sessions that tie directly into GitHub's ecosystem feel natural and reduce context switching.
6. Canvas system — The side-panel canvases (editor, browser, terminal) make it feel like a full IDE experience within a chat interface.

🏆 How This Can Competitively Beat Devin & Windsurf

Feature	Copilot Desktop	Devin	Windsurf
GitHub integration	Native (first-party)	Third-party	Third-party
Multi-session parallelism	✅ Multiple project sessions	Limited	Limited
Plan approval gates	✅ Built-in	Partial	No
Cloud + Local execution	✅ Both	Cloud only	Local only
PR/Issue-driven workflow	✅ Native	Manual	Manual
Sub-agent delegation	✅ Explore, task, review agents	Single agent	Single agent
Ecosystem (MCP/Extensions)	✅ Extensible	Closed	Limited

💡 Suggestions to Stay Ahead

• Keep improving the orchestration layer (spawning child sessions) — this is a unique differentiator
• The workflow/automation scheduling is powerful — lean into it for CI/CD-like developer routines
• Canvas extensions ecosystem could become a moat if opened to community contributions

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Field	Value
App version	1.0.10
OS	macOS 26.5.0
Theme	ABOLKOG
Path	/chat
Tenure	Day 2 (Week 1)