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# Build Interactive Copilot Experiences with Canvas Extensions


- **Date:** Wednesday, Sep 23, 2026
- **Time:** 14:20–14:50 (30 min)
- **Room:** Stage 2
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America

## Description

What happens when GitHub Copilot moves beyond chat and becomes a shared workspace for developers, agents, and tools? 

After a brief introduction to the GitHub Copilot app, this session introduces canvas extensions—interactive surfaces that help teams visualize information, collaborate on content, and act while keeping humans in control. 

Through demonstrations of several canvases, we’ll explore workflows such as documentation, design iteration, issue triage, and more. We’ll then build a canvas and examine the APIs and SDK used to create these experiences. 

Attendees will leave with practical guidance for identifying opportunities for canvas extensions and designing experiences that make Copilot more useful, actionable, and connected to the tools customers already rely on.

## Speaker

### [James Clancey](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@james-clancey)

Principal Product Manager, GitHub


## Related talks at this congress

- [Going beyond the code through the GitHub Copilot App: how to unlock you and your team’s superpower](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1788-going-beyond-the) — Jenny Hwang
- [Accelerating development and managing agents with the GitHub Copilot app](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1783-accelerating) — Christopher Harrison
- [Practices, Not Prompts: Scale GitHub Copilot with AI-Ready Repositories](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1874-practices-not) — Luis Pujols
- [Parallelize Your Development with GitHub Copilot](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1873-parallelize-your) — Pamela Fox

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## Links

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