---
title: "coder/picopilot: GitHub Copilot in 70 lines of JavaScript"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/coder-picopilot-github-copilot-in-70-lines-of-javascript-idkcfv2ho
source_url: https://github.com/coder/picopilot
type: article
source: "Lobsters"
published: 2024-06-25T22:58:10.613Z
updated: 2024-10-05T17:14:24.935Z
tags: ["ai", "javascript", "github", "vscode"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 124
comments: 7
language: en
---

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# coder/picopilot: GitHub Copilot in 70 lines of JavaScript

**[Lobsters](https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters)** · 1 min read · 124 upvotes · 7 comments

## Summary

GitHub Copilot is implemented in just 70 lines of JavaScript, and you can use it by installing the 'coder.picopilot' extension via VS Code. The setup involves cloning the repository, running specific bun commands, and launching VS Code in development mode. Customize prompts via your settings and create your own AI extensions effortlessly.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://github.com/coder/picopilot>

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@capjavert** · 9 upvotes

> 70 lines that call chatgpt.

**@abhinavthedev** · 1 upvotes

> Nice. Great Work and thanks for sharing 👍 😊

**@pranshuj73** · 0 upvotes

> pretty interesting actually, the 70 lines implementation is really cool

**@icey** · 0 upvotes

> pretty cool!

**@raghav5712** · 0 upvotes

> such a great way to integrate AI in work and work for AI 😁.
>
> (70 lines of JS code is best practice to me to kickstart both AI and JS)

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Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#javascript](https://daily.dev/tags/javascript), [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#vscode](https://daily.dev/tags/vscode)

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