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Building an emoji list generator with the GitHub Copilot CLI

AI Summary

The GitHub team built an emoji list generator terminal utility using the GitHub Copilot CLI during a live stream. The project combines a terminal UI library, clipboard access, and the GitHub Copilot SDK to process pasted text and generate formatted emoji lists directly to the clipboard.

Key Takeaways

  • Built using @opentui/core for terminal UI, clipboardy for clipboard management, and the GitHub Copilot SDK.
  • Utilized plan mode with Claude Sonnet and implementation with Claude Opus via GitHub Copilot CLI.
  • Highlighted features include autopilot mode, multi-model workflows, and the GitHub MCP server.

Why it matters

Demonstrates practical usage of AI-assisted development workflows, plan modes, multi-model execution, and CLI tool integrations for building small utilities quickly.

# GitHub Copilot# CLI# AI# Terminal UI

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