GitHub Copilot SDK unit (short intro + pointers to official content)

[jongalloway]

Summary

Required unit, kept concise: a short conceptual intro + a hands-on pointer to the official content rather than a full from-scratch tutorial. The HOL02 abstract lists GitHub Copilot SDK as its own section — integrating AI into local dev workflows so apps can plan, call tools, and run multi-step workflows without building an agent runtime from scratch.

(The workshop is an ~8-hour, two-part HOL, so there's room — but this unit stays lightweight by design, leaning on the official docs.)

Content

• Brief intro: what the GitHub Copilot SDK is and when to reach for it vs. the Microsoft Agent Framework (Microsoft Agent Framework capstone (agent calls the MCP tool) #505)
• Point to official getting-started: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/copilot-sdk/getting-started
• Point to the awesome-copilot .NET cookbook: https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/main/cookbook/copilot-sdk/dotnet/README.md
• One small runnable snippet or a guided walkthrough of the cookbook sample
• Position in the flow: sits between MCP and the Agent Framework capstone

Acceptance criteria

• Attendees understand the Copilot SDK's role and can run/point to a working .NET sample.

Notes

• Promoted from optional appendix to a required (lightweight) unit per the abstract.