Dev builds a full Git Tag manager UI with Copilot Canvas in VS Code
mariorod1 · x · 2026-11-15
Microsoft MVP James Montemagno shared a Git Tag manager he built with GitHub Copilot's Canvas feature (now available in VS Code, CLI, and the Copilot app), submitted as a PR to the github/awesome-copilot repo.
Per the screenshot, the canvas provides a visual UI for Git tag operations:
- Tag list: shows local/remote sync status (Synced / Local only / Remote only / Diverged), with a safety rule that diverged tags are never force-pushed
- Tag creation: supports lightweight and annotated tags, previewing every change before anything is written
- Release workflow: only the selected tag is pushed (no branches or unrelated tags), with notes on how pushes trigger GitHub Actions tag workflows
It's a concrete example of Canvas as a way to spin up one-off custom UI tools for tasks that would otherwise be command-line work. The canvas extension file lives in the awesome-copilot repo and is reusable.
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