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Copilot AI commented Jun 2, 2025

This PR addresses the need for comprehensive CLI documentation and video recordings by completely overhauling the README with detailed command reference and usage examples.

📋 What Changed

Expanded Documentation (220 → 606 lines):

  • Replaced outdated command list with comprehensive categorized documentation
  • Added 39+ practical code examples across all command categories
  • Organized commands into logical categories with emoji navigation
  • Added table of contents for easy navigation

🔌 MCP Integration Documentation (Critical):

  • Detailed setup guides for VS Code, Cursor, Goose, and Claude Desktop
  • Step-by-step commands for global vs workspace-specific configuration
  • Complete coverage of mcp setup, list, docs, status, repair, and start commands
  • Examples for both SSE and stdio MCP server types

🤖 Copilot Chat Features:

  • Comprehensive ask command documentation with contextual awareness
  • LTM (Long Term Memory) integration examples
  • Chat management with chat, chats, and conversation handling
  • File and material context usage patterns

📚 Improved User Experience:

  • Quick Start guide for new users
  • Enhanced terminology explanations
  • Better categorization of commands by functionality
  • Preserved existing links while dramatically improving content quality

🎥 Video Placeholder Structure

Added organized sections for future video content focusing on:

  • MCP Setup tutorials for each supported IDE
  • Copilot Chat demonstrations with real workflows
  • Material management and search techniques
  • Daily developer productivity patterns

🔍 Verification

  • ✅ All 28 major CLI commands documented with examples
  • ✅ 100% MCP command coverage verified
  • ✅ All command aliases included (drive, modify, conversations, etc.)
  • ✅ Maintains backward compatibility with existing documentation links

Example Usage

Before: Basic command list without examples
After: Comprehensive guides like:

# MCP Setup for Cursor (global)
pieces mcp setup --cursor --globally

# AI conversation with context
pieces ask "Explain this code" --files ./src/main.py --ltm

# Material management workflow  
pieces list materials 20
pieces create --content
pieces edit --name "API Helper" --classification "python"

The documentation now serves as a complete reference for all CLI functionality with special emphasis on the critical MCP integration and Copilot chat features as requested.

Fixes #319.


💡 You can make Copilot smarter by setting up custom instructions, customizing its development environment and configuring Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. Learn more Copilot coding agent tips in the docs.

Co-authored-by: tsavo-at-pieces <102485237+tsavo-at-pieces@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Documentation & Videos Add comprehensive CLI command documentation with MCP and Copilot focus Jun 2, 2025
Copilot AI requested a review from tsavo-at-pieces June 2, 2025 16:50
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