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Speeding up development work with GitHub Copilot Spaces	Speed up development work	Learn how to use {% data variables.copilot.copilot_spaces %} to help you with development work.	Anyone with a {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} license can use {% data variables.copilot.copilot_spaces_short %}.	feature copilot	Copilot	/copilot/using-github-copilot/copilot-spaces/speeding-up-development-work-with-copilot-spaces /copilot/tutorials/speeding-up-development-work-with-copilot-spaces	tutorials

If you're starting a new feature, trying to understand a system, or picking up a task in a codebase you’re still learning, {% data variables.copilot.copilot_spaces %} can help you:

• Stay focused by organizing the context you need in one place.
• Get better help from {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} by grounding it in relevant code and documentation.
• Move faster without switching between tools or asking others for background information.

To create a space, go to https://github.com/copilot/spaces, and click Create space.

Below are some examples of how to use {% data variables.copilot.copilot_spaces_short %} to help you with development work.

Developing a new feature

When working on a specific feature, you can save time and produce higher-quality results by using a space. Add the relevant code, a product spec, and any supporting materials—like notes from a design review or mockup images. {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} can help you:

• Summarize how the current implementation works.
• Suggest changes or additions based on the spec.
• Draft a first implementation or outline next steps.
• Flag missing elements or inconsistencies.

Instructions:

This space contains the new user registration form for a healthcare nonprofit providing low-cost testing. It is built using React and Tailwind.

Suggested prompt:

How should I add support for 2FA?

Defining the logic for a small, frequent task

When working on repetitive tasks like tracking telemetry events or handling event emissions, it’s useful to document the logic once and share it with others through {% data variables.copilot.copilot_spaces_short %}. This allows everyone to stay consistent and saves time when performing the task. If you have a process flowchart for a task, you can upload this to your space for reference. {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} can assist by:

• Suggesting efficient patterns based on your previous work.
• Helping write reusable functions or templates.
• Reviewing the logic to ensure it aligns with project standards.
• Providing examples of how similar tasks have been handled in the codebase.

Instructions:

You help developers implement telemetry events. You should (1) validate what the user's goals are for the event, (2) propose a new event structure based on examples of existing events (and using the common telemetry schema), and (3) create a new version of the telemetry config file.

Suggested prompt:

Help me log when a user clicks on an in-app notification.

Sharing knowledge with teammates

In situations where people tend to ask similar questions, such as how authentication or search works in your project, {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} can help:

• Explain how the code works.
• Answer questions grounded in the latest documentation.
• Guide new team members on the best practices.

Instructions:

You contain the code and documentation associated with our authentication system.

Suggested prompt:

How does SSO work?

Hands-on practice

Try the Scale institutional knowledge using Copilot Spaces Skills exercise for practical experience to do the following:

• Centralize scattered project management knowledge in Copilot Spaces
• Convert tacit team insights into searchable, versioned artifacts
• Give all team members equal access to processes, decisions, and rationale
• Connect a repository as a structured knowledge source
• Extract, refine, and standardize workflows collaboratively
• Feed validated improvements back into living documentation
• Accelerate onboarding and reduce single-person dependency risk
• Enable consistent, repeatable project execution

Next steps

Once you’ve created a space to help with development tasks, consider sharing it with your team to reduce handoffs and repeated questions. See AUTOTITLE.