Name: From autocomplete to AI teammate: Supercharging QA automation with GitHub Copilot & MCPs
Start: 2026-05-26T17:00:00+0200
End: 2026-05-26T17:30:00+0200

From autocomplete to AI teammate: Supercharging QA automation with GitHub Copilot & MCPs

FULL

Tuesday May 26, 2026 17:00 - 17:30 CEST

4 - MEDIUM STAGE

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**From Autocomplete to AI Teammate: Stop Wasting Time with GitHub Copilot**

We have all been there: fighting with AI hallucinations, stuck in endless prompting loops, and spending more time debugging AI-generated code than it would have taken to write it from scratch. AI can actually be a massive time-waster if used poorly.

As a QA Automation Engineer, I decided to stop treating GitHub Copilot as a simple code generator and turned it into a context-aware teammate. In this talk, I will share how to bridge the gap between business requirements and test automation without ever leaving Visual Studio Code.

Through personal stories of my own failures and successes, we will explore how leveraging Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations for Playwright, Jira/Confluence, and Sonar creates a seamless, time-saving workflow. We will see how providing the *right* business context directly inside the IDE prevents AI hallucinations and generates clean, reliable Java/Playwright tests.

**Key takeaways:**
* **The AI Time Trap:** Why AI makes us lose time and how to fix it with proper context.
* **The "Teammate" Mindset:** Shifting from dumb code generation to smart, context-aware problem solving.
* **Accessible to All:** Practical, easy-to-implement techniques suitable even for junior developers—no AI expertise required.

Speakers

Franck Bisschop

Decathlon

I have been a Quality Engineer with the SMP teams for a year, marking my third year at Decathlon. I originally joined the company as a full-stack JavaScript developer intern and was brought on board permanently after six months. Having contributed to various products across the company, I eventually transitioned... Read More →

Kamel Rahim

Quality Automation Engineer, Alten - (Decathlon)

Hello, I'm Kamel! I am a Quality Automation Engineer currently working as a consultant for Decathlon through Alten. My tech journey started as a developer at a startup called OpenIO. I then spent several years at ADEO, where I worked my way up from external Developer and Tech Lead... Read More →

Tuesday May 26, 2026 17:00 - 17:30 CEST
4 - MEDIUM STAGE

Dev / Tech, Tools In Action