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GitHub Copilot · TypeScript + Express
Build Auth with GitHub Copilot
Prerequisites
- ✓ VS Code with GitHub Copilot Chat extension
- ✓ Node.js + TypeScript installed
- ✓ Git installed
- ✓ Qmmit installed
- ✓ A Qmmit account with CLI token
1
Create the project
Set up a TypeScript Express project.
mkdir auth-system cd auth-system npm init -y npm install express jsonwebtoken bcryptjs npm install -D typescript @types/express @types/jsonwebtoken @types/bcryptjs ts-node npx tsc --init git init && echo "node_modules/\ndist/" > .gitignore git add . && git commit -m "initial: typescript express"
2
Set up Qmmit
Initialize tracking.
qmmit init
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What Qmmit does here
Detects GitHub Copilot via VS Code workspaceStorage. Installs hooks.
3
Open in VS Code and use Copilot Chat
Open the project in VS Code. Press Ctrl+Shift+I to open Copilot Chat.
# Open VS Code: code . # In Copilot Chat (Ctrl+Shift+I), ask: # "Create a User model with id, email, password (hashed), and createdAt. # Use an in-memory store. Include functions to create user and find by email."
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Copilot Chat saves sessions as JSONL files in workspaceStorage/chatSessions/. Qmmit reads these automatically.
4
Ask Copilot to build registration
Ask Copilot to create the registration endpoint.
# In Copilot Chat: # "Create a POST /register endpoint that: # 1. Validates email and password # 2. Hashes the password with bcrypt # 3. Creates the user # 4. Returns a JWT token"
5
Ask Copilot to build login
Now the login endpoint.
# In Copilot Chat: # "Create a POST /login endpoint that: # 1. Finds user by email # 2. Compares password with bcrypt # 3. Returns JWT token on success # 4. Returns 401 on failure"
6
Ask Copilot for auth middleware
Add JWT verification middleware.
# In Copilot Chat: # "Create an auth middleware that: # 1. Reads Bearer token from Authorization header # 2. Verifies JWT # 3. Attaches user to req # 4. Returns 401 if invalid"
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Ask Copilot for a protected route
Add a protected endpoint.
# In Copilot Chat: # "Create a GET /me endpoint that uses the auth middleware # and returns the current user profile"
8
Commit
Commit everything. Qmmit captures all 5 Copilot prompts.
git add . git commit -m "feat: JWT auth system" # Expected: # [qmmit] 5 prompt(s) tracked (copilot) → ghi9012
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What Qmmit does here
Reads chatSessions/*.jsonl from VS Code workspaceStorage, extracts kind=2 entries with your prompts.
9
Push and verify
Push and check your dashboard.
git push -u origin main # Check: qmmit.dev/yourusername # Should show: auth-system project, 5 prompts, github-copilot model