If you’ve wondered: - why the only copilot we have...
# share-your-work
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If you’ve wondered: • why the only copilot we have is for VSCode • why not every app is end-user programmable I wondered the same thing, and I’ve built (https://omnipilot.ai), an AI copilot that works everywhere on macOS. Specifically it lets you invoke GPT to type into any app (particularly interesting to me is it works great in Xcode), can also autocomplete text in any app, and lets you chat with GPT-4 with context from your recent apps. I’d really appreciate any feedback or first impressions! Re end-user programmability I’m also working on making it more possible for people to make little “automations” on their computer, whether it’s adding buttons to Finder to convert files or recording little AI-enhanced macros. Some specific questions I’d love feedback: • How often do you find yourself wanting help editing code outside of a Github Copilot-enabled environment? What are those situations or apps? • What about text, do you wish you had a copilot for text too? • What do you think of the “works everywhere” approach vs. a dedicated app? • Do the AI-macros sound appealing or meh? • Any thoughts on the landing page copy/design? I’m also happy to answer any other questions. Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts, it’s super helpful in shaping the product!
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Does it work in the terminal? That’s a big place I want autocomplete that I don’t currently have it. edit: I have now checked out the landing page and see that it does 🙂
Super cool. How do you build context? is it always based on the current text buffer?
It would be super cool if the clipboard contents were always appended to context. That way you could google/chatgpt a question, highlight and copy the answer, and then focus in your code editor etc. and get more relevant completions. In general I’m interested in UI that allows people to manage context more explicitly
m
Yes! Builds context based on what’s in the current app
when you select text and press Option Space
then that text goes into the context
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Awesome, excited to try it out!
m
also! you can also @tag windows that you’ve had open recently to add them to the context in the option space chat
and any recently selected text too
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For the "copilot in the shell" usecase, there is https://butterfi.sh/
k
I find the Cursor.sh approach the best out of the current approaches. Maybe that could be extended outside of VSCode, like you say. However, I don't find autocomplete useful. I feel like auto complete genericises one's thinking, and it's only a useful implementation tool. I just don't get what problem having autocomplete using a GPT solves.
m
if you’re initing a class, and you’ve already got all the values, having to type all of the properties out is a lot of repetitive work, especially when you’ve got a lot of classes. Using a GPT for autocomplete massively speeds it up
k
Yep I see what you mean now, auto complete using GPT is impressively accurate at understanding my intentions