How-tos for GitHub Copilot

Learn how to use GitHub Copilot.

Setting up GitHub Copilot
- Setting up GitHub Copilot for yourself
- Setting up GitHub Copilot for your organization
- Setting up GitHub Copilot for your enterprise
- Installing the GitHub Copilot extension in your environment
- Installing GitHub Copilot in the CLI
Get suggestions from GitHub Copilot
- Getting code suggestions in your IDE with GitHub Copilot
- Writing pull request descriptions with Copilot text completion
- Finding public code that matches GitHub Copilot suggestions
Copilot Chat
- Getting started with prompts for Copilot Chat
- Asking GitHub Copilot questions in your IDE
- Asking GitHub Copilot questions in Windows Terminal
- Asking GitHub Copilot questions in GitHub
- Asking GitHub Copilot questions in GitHub Mobile
Use GitHub Copilot agents
- Copilot coding agent
- Code review
AI models for Copilot
- Configuring access to AI models in Copilot
- Changing the AI model for Copilot Chat
- Changing the AI model for Copilot code completion
- Creating a custom model for GitHub Copilot
Provide context to GitHub Copilot
- Copilot Spaces
- Using Model Context Protocol
- Creating and managing Copilot knowledge bases
- Using knowledge bases
- Install GitHub Copilot Extensions
Configure custom instructions for GitHub Copilot
- Adding personal custom instructions for GitHub Copilot
- Adding repository custom instructions for GitHub Copilot
- Adding organization custom instructions for GitHub Copilot
Configure and audit content exclusion
- Excluding content from GitHub Copilot
- Reviewing changes to content exclusions for GitHub Copilot
Use Copilot for common tasks
- Using GitHub Copilot to create issues
- Creating a pull request summary with GitHub Copilot
- Using GitHub Copilot in the command line
Manage and monitor spending for Copilot
- Monitoring your Copilot usage and entitlements
- Managing the premium request allowance for users in your enterprise
- Managing your company's spending on GitHub Copilot
Configure personal settings
- Configuring network settings for GitHub Copilot
- Configuring GitHub Copilot in your environment
- Customizing GitHub Copilot in the CLI
- Using GitHub Copilot with an account on GHE.com
Manage your GitHub Copilot account
- Getting started with a Copilot plan
- Getting free access to Copilot Pro as a student, teacher, or maintainer
- Viewing and changing your Copilot plan
- Disabling GitHub Copilot Free
- Managing Copilot policies as an individual subscriber
Administer GitHub Copilot for your team
- Managing GitHub Copilot in your organization
- Managing GitHub Copilot in your enterprise
- Downloading a Copilot activity report for your organization or enterprise
Troubleshoot GitHub Copilot
- Troubleshooting common issues with GitHub Copilot
- Viewing logs for GitHub Copilot in your environment
- Troubleshooting firewall settings for GitHub Copilot
- Troubleshooting network errors for GitHub Copilot
Copilot Extensions
- Setting up Copilot Extensions
- Creating a Copilot Extension
- Building a Copilot agent for your Copilot Extension
- Building a Copilot skillset for your Copilot Extension
- Setting up OIDC for your GitHub Copilot extension
- Debugging your GitHub Copilot Extension
- Managing the availability of your Copilot Extension