Copilot Recorder

Records accepted GitHub Copilot completions from VS Code logs and creates Git commits.

Features

• Watches Copilot logs in the current VS Code window.
• Detects accepted completions from both stillInCode and ghostText.accepted log formats.
• Commits changes in the current Git repo.
• Exports Copilot chat session JSON files.

Commands

• Copilot Recorder: Start Recording (copilotRecorder.start)
• Copilot Recorder: Stop Recording (copilotRecorder.stop)
• Copilot Recorder: Print Copilot Log Path (copilotRecorder.printLog)
• Copilot Recorder: Export All Chats (copilotRecorder.exportAllChats)

Requirements

• VS Code 1.108.0+
• Git in PATH
• Opened folder is a Git repository
• GitHub Copilot/Copilot Chat installed

Settings

All settings use the copilotRecorder.* prefix:

• dedupeTtlSeconds (default 900): duplicate suppression window
• debounceMs (default 0): delay before commit
• addAll (default false): stage all files before commit
• allowEmpty (default false): allow empty commit
• dryRun (default false): show what would be committed
• chatExportOutputDirectory (default empty): export target folder

Quick start

1. Open a Git repository folder in VS Code.
2. Run Copilot Recorder: Start Recording.
3. Accept a Copilot inline completion.
4. Check the Copilot Recorder output channel.
5. Stop recording when done.