How to continue GitHub Copilot app sessions in VS Code

Want to direct an AI agent in the app but finish coding in your favorite editor? In episode 9 of our beginner series, discover how to seamlessly hand off any active session from the GitHub Copilot app straight into VS Code. Learn how your task plan, conversation history, diff, and isolated git worktree travel with you without losing context.

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— CHAPTERS —

00:00 Handing off app sessions to VS Code
00:23 Why hand off work to your editor?
00:52 Opening sessions with full context in VS Code
01:25 Preserving diffs and git worktrees
01:42 Making manual edits and testing in VS Code
02:27 Pushing changes back to your pull request

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