Project Generator for Copilot

Scaffold full-stack projects with SEO metadata directly from VS Code Copilot Chat.

Features

• 🚀 Scaffold project for multiple tech stacks
• 📋 Automatic loading of AI instructions
• 🔐 Secure API integration with basic auth and api key
• 📦 Downloads from S3 with presigned URLs
• 🤖 Seamless Copilot Chat integration
• 🔄 Auto-execution of project setup instructions
• 🤖 Download GitHub Actions agent workflows per tech stack
• 🏗️ Download infrastructure resources per tech stack

After installing the extension, configure your API credentials:

Configuration

Option 1: VS Code Settings UI

1. Open Settings (Ctrl+, or Cmd+,)
2. Search for "EIT Project Scaffold"
3. Set the following:
   • API URL: <api-url>
   • API Username: <username>
   • API Password: <password>
   • API Key: <api-key>
   • Client ID: <client-id>

Option 2: settings.json

Add to your settings.json:

{
  "eitProjectScaffold.apiUrl": "<api-url>",
  "eitProjectScaffold.apiUsername": "<username>",
  "eitProjectScaffold.apiPassword": "<password>",
  "eitProjectScaffold.apiKey": "<api-key>",
  "eitProjectScaffold.clientId": "<client-id>"
}

🔑 Credentials: Contact your team lead or architect team for the API credentials (url, username, password, and API key).

Usage

1. Check Available Tech Stacks

Open Copilot Chat (Ctrl+Shift+I or Cmd+Shift+I) and type:

@eitProjectScaffold show-stacks

This will display all supported project types (e.g., NextJS, .NET 8, etc.).

2. SEO JSON Format

Attach a _sitemap_metadata.json file with the following structure to provide SEO metadata for your project:

{
    "Client": "Acme Corp",
    "Brand": "AcmeMed",
    "Project": "AcmeMed Patient Site",
    "SiteDomain": "https://www.acmemed.com",
    "Pages": [
        {
            "Name": "Home",
            "PageURL": "https://www.acmemed.com/",
            "Tags": [
                {
                    "TagName": "og:title",
                    "TagValue": "AcmeMed | Official Patient Website"
                }
            ],
            "ImageInfo": [
                {
                    "ImageTitle": null,
                    "ImageAltText": "AcmeMed logo.",
                    "ImageRelativePath": "https://www.acmemed.com/content/images/acmemed-logo.png",
                    "ImageName": "acmemed-logo.png"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

If you don't have this file ready, you can create a simple one with the following command:

@eitProjectScaffold generate-seo-json

This will prompt you for the necessary information and generate a basic _sitemap_metadata.json file that you can then customize.

3. Generate a Project

To generate a project in Copilot Chat, type:

@eitProjectScaffold create-app <stack>

Replace <stack> with your chosen tech stack (run @eitProjectScaffold show-stacks to see options).

Then attach your _sitemap_metadata.json file using the 📎 paperclip icon.

4. Create Pipeline

To create a new pipeline (e.g., for CI/CD) for only new projects, type:

@eitProjectScaffold create-pipeline

5. Run Pipeline Stage

To run a specific stage of the pipeline (e.g., destroyqc|1-0-1), type:

@eitProjectScaffold run-pipeline-stage <stage>|<branch-version>

5. Update Existing Project

To update an existing project in Copilot Chat, type:

@eitProjectScaffold update-app <stack>

Replace <stack> with your tech stack and attach the updated _sitemap_metadata.json file using the 📎 paperclip icon.

6. Import AI Agents

To download the GitHub Actions workflows (.github folder) for a specific tech stack:

@eitProjectScaffold download-agents <stack>

The contents will be extracted directly into your workspace root, preserving the folder structure (e.g. .github/workflows/...).

7. Import Infrastructure

To download the infrastructure resources (.infrastructure folder) for a specific tech stack:

@eitProjectScaffold download-infra <stack>

The contents will be extracted directly into your workspace root, preserving the folder structure (e.g. .infrastructure/terraform/...).

8. Auto-Execution

After scaffolding, the extension automatically:

1. Loads INSTRUCTIONS.md or INSTRUCTIONS_UPDATE.md
2. Displays the instructions for confirmation
3. Begins executing all steps automatically - no manual copy/paste needed!

The agent will use the _sitemap_metadata.json file if present and execute all instructions.

Available Commands

Requirements

• VS Code latest version (1.95.0+)
• GitHub Copilot subscription
• Access to Infra Provisioning Kit API

License

MIT

Author

Eversana Intouch Architect Team