How-tos for GitHub Copilot

Learn how to use GitHub Copilot.

GitHub Copilot on GitHub
- Set up Copilot
- Chat with Copilot
- Customize Copilot
- Copilot for GitHub tasks
- Use Copilot agents
Setting up GitHub Copilot
- Setting up GitHub Copilot for yourself
- Installing the GitHub Copilot extension in your environment
Get suggestions from GitHub Copilot
- Getting code suggestions in your IDE with GitHub Copilot
- Finding public code that matches GitHub Copilot suggestions
GitHub Copilot Chat
- Getting started with prompts for GitHub Copilot Chat in your IDE
- Asking GitHub Copilot questions in your IDE
- Asking GitHub Copilot questions in Windows Terminal
GitHub Copilot CLI
- Getting started with GitHub Copilot CLI
- Best practices for GitHub Copilot CLI
- Setting up GitHub Copilot CLI
- Use GitHub Copilot CLI
- Automate with GitHub Copilot CLI
- Customize GitHub Copilot CLI
- Administering Copilot CLI for your enterprise
- Automating tasks with Copilot CLI and GitHub Actions
- Quickstart for automating with GitHub Copilot CLI
- Running GitHub Copilot CLI programmatically
- Scheduling prompts in GitHub Copilot CLI
- About agent skills
- About plugins for GitHub Copilot CLI
- About GitHub Copilot CLI
- About custom agents
- About remote control of GitHub Copilot CLI sessions
- Allowing GitHub Copilot CLI to work autonomously
- Canceling a GitHub Copilot CLI operation and rolling back changes
- About GitHub Copilot CLI session data
- Comparing GitHub Copilot CLI customization features
- Managing context in GitHub Copilot CLI
- Running tasks in parallel with the /fleet command
- Using LSP servers with GitHub Copilot CLI
- Researching with GitHub Copilot CLI
- About the rubber duck agent
- Copilot CLI ACP server
- GitHub Copilot CLI command reference
- GitHub Copilot CLI plugin reference
- GitHub Copilot CLI programmatic reference
- GitHub Copilot hooks reference
- Application card: GitHub Copilot Agents
- Using hooks with Copilot CLI for predictable, policy-compliant execution
- Adding custom instructions for GitHub Copilot CLI
- Adding MCP servers for GitHub Copilot CLI
- Adding agent skills for GitHub Copilot CLI
- Creating and using custom agents for GitHub Copilot CLI
- Overview of customizing GitHub Copilot CLI
- Creating a plugin for GitHub Copilot CLI
- Finding and installing plugins for GitHub Copilot CLI
- Creating a plugin marketplace for GitHub Copilot CLI
- Using your own LLM models in GitHub Copilot CLI
- Using hooks with GitHub Copilot CLI
- Adding LSP servers for GitHub Copilot CLI
- Authenticating GitHub Copilot CLI
- Configuring GitHub Copilot CLI
- Installing GitHub Copilot CLI
- Troubleshooting GitHub Copilot CLI authentication
- Requesting a code review with GitHub Copilot CLI
- Allowing and denying tool use
- Use voice input with Copilot CLI
- Using GitHub Copilot CLI session data
- Connecting GitHub Copilot CLI to VS Code
- Delegating tasks to Copilot
- Browsing issues, pull requests, and gists from GitHub Copilot CLI
- Invoking custom agents
- Managing pull requests with the /pr command
- Using GitHub Copilot CLI
- Rolling back changes made during a GitHub Copilot CLI session
- Speeding up task completion with the /fleet command
- Steering agents in GitHub Copilot CLI
- Steering a GitHub Copilot CLI session from another device
Cloud and local sandboxes for GitHub Copilot
- Enabling or disabling cloud and local sandboxes for GitHub Copilot for your organization
- Configuring local sandbox settings
GitHub Copilot app
- Getting started with the GitHub Copilot app
- Customizing the GitHub Copilot app
- Working with agent sessions in the GitHub Copilot app
- Working with canvas extensions in the GitHub Copilot app
- Managing issues and pull requests with the GitHub Copilot app
- Using automations in the GitHub Copilot app
Copilot SDK
- Authentication
- Features
- Build your first Copilot-powered app
- Use hooks
- Integrations
- Observability
- Set up Copilot SDK
- Troubleshooting
GitHub Agentic Workflows
- Your first agentic workflow
- Creating GitHub Agentic Workflows
Use GitHub Copilot agents
- GitHub Copilot cloud agent
- Code review
- Managing Copilot Memory
AI models for GitHub Copilot
- Changing the AI model for GitHub Copilot Chat
- Changing the AI model for GitHub Copilot inline suggestions
Provide context to GitHub Copilot
- GitHub Copilot Spaces
- Using Model Context Protocol in your IDE
Configure custom instructions for GitHub Copilot
- Adding repository custom instructions for GitHub Copilot in your IDE
Configure and audit content exclusion
- Excluding content from GitHub Copilot
- Reviewing changes to content exclusions for GitHub Copilot
Use GitHub Copilot for common tasks
- Using the GitHub CLI Copilot extension
Configure personal settings
- Configuring network settings for GitHub Copilot
- Configuring GitHub Copilot in your environment
- Using GitHub Copilot with an account on GHE.com
Manage and monitor spending for GitHub Copilot
- Monitoring your GitHub AI Credits usage
- Managing your company's spending on GitHub Copilot
Manage your GitHub Copilot account
- Getting started with a GitHub Copilot plan
- Viewing and changing your GitHub Copilot plan
- Disabling GitHub Copilot Free
- Managing GitHub Copilot policies as an individual subscriber
Administer GitHub Copilot for your team
- Managing GitHub Copilot in your organization
- Managing GitHub Copilot in your enterprise
- Managing MCP usage in your company
- Downloading a GitHub Copilot activity report for your organization or enterprise
- Viewing the Copilot usage metrics dashboard
- Viewing the code generation dashboard
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
- Troubleshooting common issues with GitHub Spark
- Troubleshooting slow responses from GitHub Copilot

URL: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos

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How-tos for GitHub Copilot