Feature Request: GitHub Copilot Support #185
Description
Hi 👋
First, really nice work on Plannotator. The idea of reviewing and annotating AI-generated plans before execution is extremely useful, especially for structured development workflows.
I’d like to suggest a feature that could make Plannotator even more useful for a wider audience:
🚀 Add Support for GitHub Copilot Workflows
Context
A lot of developers use GitHub Copilot daily inside IDEs like VS Code or JetBrains. Even though Copilot doesn’t have a dedicated “plan mode”, it frequently generates things like:
- implementation plans
- architecture suggestions
- refactoring strategies
- structured markdown explanations
- PR drafts and technical breakdowns
These outputs are basically plans, and they would benefit a lot from Plannotator’s annotation and approval flow.
Right now, there’s no easy way to move Copilot-generated content into Plannotator.
💡 Proposed Idea
Add a simple way to import Copilot output into Plannotator.
Some possible approaches (just ideas):
1. Manual Import
- Select text in the editor
- Run something like:
Send to Plannotator - Opens annotation UI with the content
2. Markdown Import Mode
- Allow pasting structured markdown directly into Plannotator
- Treat it as a plan automatically
3. VS Code Bridge (Lightweight Extension)
- Small extension that forwards Copilot chat responses
- No deep integration required
4. Generic Import Endpoint
A universal input like: plannotator import
This could also enable integrations with other AI tools later.
🤔 Why This Could Be Valuable
Many teams are mixing tools now:
- Copilot for daily coding
- AI agents for planning
- Humans for review
Plannotator already solves the human-in-the-loop review problem really well. Supporting Copilot would make it a central place to validate plans regardless of which AI generated them.