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type: system
project: fidelity
status: active
systems: []
workstreams: []
people: [jeff-dewitte]
related: []
tags:
  - system
  - fidelity
updated: 2026-04-20
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# GitHub Copilot

## Role

- GitHub Copilot is a broadly used AI tool in the Fidelity workflow, especially when product-side code access and richer implementation context are available on the Fidelity machine.

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## Stable Patterns

- Use this tool when the local Fidelity-side product context is richer than what can be summarized indirectly in chat.
- It is useful for investigation, code-oriented debugging, and implementation support when David can provide concrete build, file, and runtime details from the Fidelity development environment.
- Tool output should still be checked against local evidence, reproduction results, and confirmed project context.

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## Current Example

- During the April 20, 2026 REST / LaunchDarkly investigation, Jeff specifically suggested using GitHub Copilot with more detailed local context from David's side.

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## Risks

- Do not assume the tool output is authoritative without checking it against local evidence.
- Keep the tool's Fidelity-side access level and data visibility labeled as contextual rather than assumed workspace-wide.

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## Related Context

- `workspaces/fidelity/project-knowledge/04-people/jeff-dewitte.md`
- `workspaces/fidelity/project-knowledge/02-work-items/pdiap-15838.md`