microsoft / microsoft/vscode-edge-devtools

Add GitHub Copilot integration

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enhancement
Dominant language
TypeScript
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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The Simple Browser extension currently supports GitHub Copilot integration, which provides helpful context-aware artifacts like DOM targets, affected styles, and element screenshots. This greatly improves the frontend development experience. However, its rendering engine struggles with complex pages, limiting its practical use. Meanwhile, the Edge DevTools extension offers superior page rendering and debugging but does not yet include Copilot integration.

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Describe the solution you'd like:
Enable GitHub Copilot integration in the Edge DevTools extension to match the capabilities available in the Simple Browser extension. This would bring AI-assisted contextual support: such as DOM element hints, screenshot previews, and structure awareness into a more robust rendering environment.

Describe alternatives you've considered:

Additional context:

"This synergy between VS Code, GitHub Copilot, and Edge DevTools has the potential to establish a powerful frontend development stack: one that not only streamlines workflows but also encourages developers to adopt Microsoft Edge as their browser of choice for their workstation."

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Research direction

Start by locating the existing GitHub Copilot integration in the Simple Browser extension and the integration points for the Edge DevTools extension. Compare the supported DOM targets, style context, screenshots, and structure awareness, then define the required Edge DevTools behavior and validation before implementation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github, typescript
Domain
devtools, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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