GH Copilot Request Log Tools

VS Code extension for:

• Formatting Copilot request artifacts extracted from GitHub Copilot logs
• Syntax highlighting for common Copilot log request structures, especially system prompt blocks

Supported files

• *.copilotlog
• *.cplog
• copilot-system.copilotlog

Features

• Document formatter for language copilot-log-request
• Frontmatter normalization (ordering and spacing)
• Body normalization (trailing whitespace and blank-line compaction)
• Auto-detection for untitled files when content matches Copilot log request patterns
• Command to force language mode on any open file: Copilot Log Request: Use Copilot Log Request Language For Active Document
• Highlighting for:
  • Frontmatter delimiters and keys
  • Section markers like --- System --- or ### System
  • Placeholders like {{VSCODE_TARGET_SESSION_LOG}} and ${input:htmlFile}

Build

npm install
npm run compile

Package and publish

1. Create a local token file from template:

cp .env.template .env

1. Set your Marketplace token in .env:

MARKETPLACE_TOKEN=your_vscode_marketplace_pat

1. Package a VSIX:

npm run package:vscode

1. Publish to VS Code Marketplace:

npm run publish:vscode

Notes:

• publish:vscode matches the visuals-mcp token style by reading MARKETPLACE_TOKEN from .env.
• In CI, VSCE_PAT is also supported as a fallback.

Run in VS Code

1. Open this folder in VS Code.
2. Press F5 to launch Extension Development Host.
3. Open examples/sample.copilotlog and run Format Document.
4. For unsaved files (Untitled-*), run the command above if auto-detection does not switch language mode yet.