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Rubber Duck Thursdays - Building a turn-based-game MCP server

Rubber Duck Thursdays - Building a turn-based-game MCP server

2025-08-07 GitHub

In this live stream, we continue building a turn-based game MCP server, implementing MCP elicitation to gather user preferences and consolidating duplicate tool calls into cleaner abstractions. We also recap the latest GitHub changelog including npm trusted publishing with OIDC, Claude Opus 4.1, and Copilot coding agent updates.

Rubber Duck Thursdays - Build for the love of code

Rubber Duck Thursdays - Build for the love of code

2025-07-24 GitHub

In this episode, we recap the latest GitHub changelog including GitHub Spark entering public preview and coding agent support for instructions.md files. We introduce the 'Build for the love of code' hackathon, prototype a rubber duck debugging app with GitHub Spark, and build an MCP server from scratch using TypeScript while exploring tools, prompts, and resources.

Github-Informatiker verrät seine 4 besten KI-Prompts

Github-Informatiker verrät seine 4 besten KI-Prompts

2025-07-22

Featured in Gründerszene/Business Insider Germany discussing my daily use of AI tools for productivity, focusing on the prompts I use to automate repetitive tasks.

Debugging UI with AI: GitHub Copilot agent mode meets MCP servers

Debugging UI with AI: GitHub Copilot agent mode meets MCP servers

2025-07-22 · 10 min GitHub

Explore how I use agentic tools like GitHub Copilot agent mode and the Playwright MCP server to accelerate troubleshooting and debugging of UI issues, while revisiting the importance of clear requirements.

From chaos to clarity: Using GitHub Copilot agents to improve developer workflows

From chaos to clarity: Using GitHub Copilot agents to improve developer workflows

2025-07-15 · 7 min GitHub

Explore how you can set Copilot coding agent up for success with custom instruction and Copilot setup steps.

Rubber Duck Thursdays - Copilot agent mode, coding agent and MCP servers

Rubber Duck Thursdays - Copilot agent mode, coding agent and MCP servers

2025-07-10 GitHub

In this episode, we review the latest GitHub changelog including remote MCP server support for coding agent and Copilot code review on mobile. We use the Playwright MCP server with Copilot agent mode to debug and fix UI issues in the Octo Arcade project, discuss the differences between ask, edit, and agent modes in VS Code, and explore MCP server concepts like tools, prompts, and resources.

Rubber Duck Thursdays - Let's build

Rubber Duck Thursdays - Let's build

2025-07-03 GitHub

In this stream, Chris catches up on several weeks of GitHub updates including the remote MCP server preview and Copilot coding agent for business users. The live coding session demonstrates adding internationalization to the Copilot Airways app using Copilot coding agent, custom VS Code chat modes for planning, and agent mode in Xcode for iOS development.

From idea to PR: A guide to GitHub Copilot’s agentic workflows

From idea to PR: A guide to GitHub Copilot’s agentic workflows

2025-07-01 · 9 min GitHub

A practical guide to GitHub Copilot’s agentic coding agent, chat modes, and remote MCP server so you turn issues into tested PRs with clear steps (and no hype).

Rubber Duck Thursdays - Let's build with agents

Rubber Duck Thursdays - Let's build with agents

2025-06-19 GitHub

In this episode, we recap the latest GitHub changelog updates including Copilot coding agent availability for pro users and the new Playwright MCP browser capability. We update Copilot custom instructions and setup steps for a GitHub Action project, use the Playwright MCP server to build interactive UI features on a trend radar app, and leverage Copilot coding agent to identify and fix technical debt.

Rubber Duck Thursdays - Copilot coding agent and Copilot agent mode

Rubber Duck Thursdays - Copilot coding agent and Copilot agent mode

2025-06-05 GitHub

In this stream, Chris recaps announcements from Microsoft Build, reviews three weeks of GitHub changelog updates, and does a deep dive into Copilot coding agent using the Copilot Airways demo app. Topics include assigning issues to Copilot, reviewing AI-generated pull requests, MCP integration with Notion, and best practices for writing well-scoped GitHub issues.