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GitHub documented the surface August 6: /spar pressure-tests your approach by questioning assumptions and naming risks, /rubber-duck runs an independent review using a different model to surface blind spots. The rest map to modes: /plan, /autopilot, /orchestrate for parallel work across multiple repos, /create-canvas. Adversarial review as a first-class command instead of a prompt convention everyone reinvents is the design choice worth stealing. Separately, the usage metrics API now reports agent app activity, which is the change that unblocks measuring agent rollout at all.
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VS Code uses Copilot / Shared entities / Same source domain / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (VS Code uses Copilot); both cover August, Copilot, GitHub; reported by the same outlet (github.blog).
Microsoft released Copilot / Shared entities / Same source domain / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Microsoft released Copilot); both cover Copilot, GitHub; reported by the same outlet (github.blog).
Copilot supports Visual Studio / Shared entities / Same source / Earlier coverage / Tension
Linked by a graph relationship (Copilot supports Visual Studio); both cover Copilot, GitHub; cite the same source (usage metrics API now reports agent app activity).
Microsoft released Copilot / Shared entities / Same source domain / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Microsoft released Copilot); both cover August, Copilot, GitHub; reported by the same outlet (github.blog).
Copilot uses GPT / Shared entities / Same source domain / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Copilot uses GPT); both cover Copilot, GitHub; reported by the same outlet (github.blog).
Microsoft released Copilot / Shared entities / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Microsoft released Copilot); both cover Copilot, GitHub; overlapping topics (agent, choice, copilot, design).
Microsoft released Copilot / Shared entities / Same source domain / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Microsoft released Copilot); both cover Copilot, GitHub; reported by the same outlet (github.blog).
Microsoft released Copilot / Shared entities / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Microsoft released Copilot); both cover Copilot, GitHub; overlapping topics (agent, command, copilot).