# radius

Model, map, and deploy cloud applications using Radius inside GitHub Copilot. It adds an interactive canvas panel alongside five purpose-built skills.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · GitHub Copilot · ★ 6
- Author: Radius
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/radius-project/ai-extensions/tree/HEAD/plugins/radius
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/radius

## What it does

This extension equips GitHub Copilot with application-modeling tools powered by Radius. It bundles five skills. They generate `.radius/app.bicep` files, build application graphs, configure AWS or Azure environments with OIDC trust, and manage releases through GitHub Actions.

Instead of reading status updates in chat, you inspect steps in Radius Canvas. This panel renders service connections right in the sidebar. Activating the skills requires restarting your Copilot session right after installation.

## Install

### GitHub Copilot (native platform)

**Command from the source**
```bash
copilot plugin install radius@awesome-copilot
```

## When to use it
- generate a `.radius/app.bicep` manifest from repository contents
- inspect and diff application graphs inside an interactive canvas
- configure deployment environments and verify OIDC trust for AWS or Azure
- trigger application deployment or resource cleanup via GitHub Actions

## Example prompts
- generate an app.bicep for this repo
- show me the application graph
- set up cloud credentials for Azure and deploy my app

## Source text · radius · Apache-2.0

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# Radius Plugin

Model, visualize, and deploy applications with [Radius](https://radapp.io) from the GitHub Copilot app. The plugin bundles five skills and Radius Canvas, which turn Copilot into a Radius application-modeling and deployment assistant.

## Installation

The `radius` plugin is available in the [`github/awesome-copilot`](https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot) plugin catalog.

Open the GitHub Copilot app, select **Customize** in the side menu, and then select **Plugins**. Search for `radius` and install the plugin. See [Adding plugins](https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/github-copilot-app/customize-github-copilot-app#adding-plugins) for details.

Restart your Copilot session after installing so the skills and the canvas extension become available. Use the plugin's three-dot menu to update or uninstall it.

## What's Included

### Skills

| Skill                | Use it when you want to…                                                                                                      |
|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `radius-app-bicep`   | Generate or update the `.radius/app.bicep` manifest from a repo's contents.                                                   |
| `radius-app-graph`   | Build, refresh, or diff the Radius application graph.                                                                         |
| `radius-environment` | Create and verify an AWS/Azure deploy environment and its OIDC trust.                                                         |
| `radius-deploy`      | Deploy (or troubleshoot) an app via the generated GitHub Actions workflow.                                                    |
| `radius-delete`      | Delete a deployed app via the generated GitHub Actions workflow, or delete a deploy environment and clean up its cloud state. |

### Radius Canvas

Radius Canvas is the interactive surface the plugin opens in the app's side panel. It renders your application graph, walks you through creating a deploy environment, and reports deployment progress, so you steer the work on the canvas instead of reading it back from chat.

## Usage

Once installed, ask Copilot naturally:

```text
generate an app.bicep for this repo
show me the application graph
set up cloud credentials for Azure
deploy my app
```

## Source

This plugin is part of [radius-project/ai-extensions](https://github.com/radius-project/ai-extensions).

## License

Apache-2.0
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© Radius · Apache-2.0 · https://github.com/radius-project/ai-extensions/tree/HEAD/plugins/radius

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