When you're working on code, you often need to quickly create accurate and comprehensive explanations to share your work with teammates or the broader community. Copilot Chat can help by suggesting ideas, outlines, or complete drafts for discussions or blog posts—enabling you to document and communicate clearly, so you can spend more time focused on coding.
Tip
You can include links to specific pull requests or issues in your prompts to give Copilot Chat more context. If you're not getting the results you expect, try specifying the repository in your prompt to help Copilot Chat focus on the right project.
Generating ideas
When you're working on a project, you may need to write a discussion or blog post to share your ideas, get feedback, or communicate with your team. Copilot Chat can help you generate ideas.
Brainstorming topics from recent work
If you're looking for ideas for a discussion post, you can ask Copilot Chat to suggest topics based on your recent work.
Example prompts
I’ve worked on three major PRs (#21, #27, and #44) in the last month. Could you suggest five potential blog topics that highlight the unique challenges or solutions from each PR?
We improved backend performance in PR #16 and addressed user feedback in Issues #10 and #12. What interesting blog ideas can you propose that tie these updates together for a developer audience?
We released a major version upgrade in PR #99 for our library. Could you suggest three blog angles that highlight the major changes, the lessons we learned, and how the community can benefit from it?
We’ve been working on a new AI-driven feature in PR #120. Please propose some blog post titles and short descriptions that will catch developers’ attention while explaining how this feature fits into our product roadmap.
Writing technical deep dives
When you're working on a complex feature or system, you may need to write a technical deep dive to share your work with your team or the broader community. Copilot Chat can help you generate ideas for technical deep dives by suggesting topics based on your recent work.
Example prompts
I just finished implementing a complex authentication flow in PR #30. Could you outline a blog post explaining the challenges we faced, the approach we took to solve them, and a brief code example highlighting key sections?
Generate a blog outline that discusses our shift to a more modular architecture in PR #55. I want to explain why we made the switch, how it impacts scalability, and any trade-offs we faced along the way.
Propose a developer-focused blog post centered on the new caching mechanism we built in PR #64. Highlight key aspects of the implementation, show code snippets, and explain the performance improvements.
Sharing best practices
When you're working on a project, you may need to write a discussion post to share best practices or lessons learned. Copilot Chat can help you generate ideas for discussion posts.
Example prompt
I just finished implementing a complex authentication flow in PR #30. Could you outline a blog post explaining the challenges we faced, the approach we took to solve them, and a brief code summary highlighting best practices?
Drafting content
Once you have an idea for a discussion or blog post, you can ask Copilot Chat to help you draft the content. Copilot Chat can provide you with a detailed outline, a rough draft, or a polished draft, depending on your needs.
Outlining a blog post
If you're looking for help outlining a blog post, you can ask Copilot Chat to suggest a detailed outline for your post.
Example prompt
Please propose an outline for a blog post based on PR #16 and Issues #10 and #12. Include new features introduced, user-facing improvements, and next steps.
Drafting a blog post
If you're looking for help drafting a blog post, you can ask Copilot Chat to suggest a rough draft for your post.
Example prompts
Please write a short blog post describing how we integrated a new logging module from PR #40. Highlight how it benefits users, and suggest next steps.
I’d like a draft paragraph summarizing exciting new features or important changes introduced in recent commits. Please explain clearly what changed and why it's significant for users.
Generate a brief ‘shout-out’ paragraph that highlights the contributors who submitted PRs #33 and #37, explaining their impact and thanking them for their work.
Refining your draft
Once you have a draft, you can ask Copilot Chat to help you refine it. Copilot Chat can provide you with suggestions for improving your writing, making it more engaging, or clarifying complex concepts.
Improving tone and style
If you're looking to improve the tone and style of your writing, you can ask Copilot Chat to suggest ways to make your writing more engaging or accessible.
Example prompt
Please rewrite the conclusion in a more informal, conversational style. The original conclusion was: ‘Our team successfully launched a groundbreaking update.’ Make it feel more personal and celebratory.
Including next steps
If you're looking to include next steps in your blog post, you can ask Copilot Chat to suggest ways to make your writing more actionable.
Example prompt
Draft a final section on upcoming milestones and open issues labeled ‘enhancement.’ Show what's coming next, and mention opportunities for community engagement.