Software & DevOpsDone with Microsoft Scout
Lint, fix, commit and push code from the terminal
Scout runs a linter, fixes a syntax error, re-runs it, reviews staged changes, writes a commit message and pushes to a new branch, shown as a walkthrough.
- What They Did
- Scout connects to the local terminal through an MCP bridge and works only inside a workspace folder you set. It ran a linter, read the output, opened the file to fix a syntax error and re-ran the linter. For Git, it ran git status and git diff, wrote a conventional commit message, created the branch and pushed. By default you click to confirm each command.
- How It Went
- The article describes the workflow as a walkthrough and gives no measured results, timings or failure cases. It states that the lint-fix loop and the commit-and-push flow work as described.
- Worth Knowing
- Scout needs an enterprise setup: Frontier preview enrollment, an Intune policy, and both Microsoft 365 Copilot and GitHub Copilot Business or Enterprise licenses. Personal accounts won't work.
Try it yourself with Microsoft Scout
In my project at [path to repo], run [linter command] and fix any errors it reports, then re-run it until it passes. Review the staged changes and draft a clear commit message, then pause and show me the diff and message before you commit. After I approve, commit and push to a new branch named [branch name].