📝 Code Loop: AI Tools in Detail

🤖 GitHub Copilot

GA
  • Code completion & generation
  • Ask/Edit/Agent modes
  • Custom instructions support
  • MCP server integration
Setup: Use EMU account (alias_microsoft)

🦆 Rubber Ducky

Internal
  • Standalone coding agent
  • Terminal & browser interaction
  • Sentinel integration for builds
  • Subthreads for complex tasks
  • MCP server support
Get: aka.ms/ducky

🌊 WAVE Suite

GA
  • IntelliSense for OS repo
  • Build integration in IDE
  • Integrated Razzle terminal
  • Solution Explorer for sources
  • reSearch integration
Docs: eng.ms/docs/.../wave-for-windows-azure

🔄 Spin

GA
  • All-in-one inner loop tool
  • Auto VM creation & patching
  • Test execution & reporting
  • Local == Lab consistency
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🧪 TDP

GA
  • Visual Studio test extension
  • TAEF & Modern Test support
  • VM provisioning
  • TAEF Explorer for navigation

🛠️ IXPTools

GA
  • PowerShell module
  • VM creation & code deployment
  • Branch management
  • Inner-loop automation