Build a Social Media Commander app with Agent Instructions using GitHub Copilot | MVP Unplugged

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Join us for the premiere episode of MVP Unplugged, where we explore how AI is transforming developer workflows! Host Justin Garrett, Microsoft Principal Customer Experience Program Manager, connects with Microsoft MVP Jeremy Sinclair to dive into Jeremy’s passion project: Social Media Commander—a cross-platform .NET app built with GitHub Spark and Avalonia using GitHub Copilot. In this episode, you’ll learn ✅How GitHub Copilot accelerates development with agent-instructions ✅Inserting Microsoft Learn docs as context for app dev ✅Implementing new features with Agent model using the latest models like Claude Sonnet 4.5 ✅Best practices for guiding AI agents and avoiding common pitfalls ✅Insights on the future of AI-assisted coding for developers ✅Jeremy also demonstrates adding a new feature (Blue Sky v2) live, shares tips for integrating the Microsoft Learn MCP server, and shows how Copilot can handle CI/CD automation. 🔗Chapter Markers 00:00 - Welcome to MVP Unplugged & AI Focus 00:31 - Meet Jeremy Sinclair: Microsoft MVP 01:19 - Episode Objectives & Key Topics 02:08 - Inside Social Media Commander Project 03:02 - Why Build a Custom App? 04:07 - Demo: Using GitHub Copilot in Agent Mode 06:07 - Tech Stack Deep Dive: .NET & Avalonia UI 07:11 - Adding Blue Sky v2 with Copilot 08:58 - Copilot Instructions & Context Loading 13:05 - Iterating & Troubleshooting with Copilot 16:07 - Why Developer Knowledge Still Matters 17:18 - Using Microsoft Learn Docs as Context 20:14 - GitHub

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