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How-tos
- Copilot on GitHub
  - Set up Copilot
  - Chat with Copilot
  - Customize Copilot
    - Customize Copilot overview
    - Add custom instructions
    - Customize cloud agent
    - Spaces
      - Create Copilot Spaces
      - Collaborate with others
  - Copilot for GitHub tasks
  - Use Copilot agents
- Set up
  - Set up for self
  - Install Copilot extension
- Get code suggestions
  - Get IDE code suggestions
  - Find matching code
- Chat with Copilot
- Copilot CLI
- GitHub Copilot app
- Copilot SDK
  - Quickstart
  - Set up Copilot SDK
  - Authentication
    - Authenticate Copilot SDK
    - Bring your own key (BYOK)
  - Use Copilot SDK
  - Use hooks
  - Observability
    - OpenTelemetry
  - Integrations
    - Microsoft Agent Framework
  - Troubleshooting
- Use Copilot agents
- Use AI models
  - Change the chat model
  - Change the completion model
- Provide context
  - Use Copilot Spaces
    - Use Copilot Spaces
  - Use MCP in your IDE
- Configure custom instructions
  - Add repository instructions in your IDE
- Configure content exclusion
  - Exclude content from Copilot
  - Review changes
- Use Copilot for common tasks
  - Use Copilot in the CLI
- Configure personal settings
- Manage and track spending
- Manage your account
- Administer Copilot
  - Manage for organization
    - Manage plan
      - Cancel
    - Manage access
    - Manage policies
    - Add Copilot cloud agent
    - Configure agent runners
    - Prepare for custom agents
    - Review activity
      - Review user activity data
    - Use your own API keys
  - Manage for enterprise
  - Manage MCP usage
    - Configure MCP registry
    - Configure MCP server access
  - Download activity report
  - View usage and adoption
  - View code generation
- Troubleshoot Copilot
Reference
Tutorials
- All tutorials
- GitHub Copilot Chat Cookbook
  - All prompts
  - Communicate effectively
  - Debug errors
  - Analyze functionality
    - Explore implementations
    - Analyze feedback
  - Refactor code
  - Document code
  - Testing code
  - Analyze security
- Customization library
  - All customizations
  - Custom instructions
  - Prompt files
  - Custom agents
- Cloud agent
  - Get the best results
  - Pilot cloud agent
  - Improve a project
  - Build guardrails
  - Give access to resources
- Spark
  - Your first spark
  - Prompt tips
  - Build and deploy apps
  - Deploy from CLI
- Customize code review
- Enhance agent mode with MCP
- Compare AI models
- Speed up development work
- Roll out at scale
  - Assign licenses
  - Establish AI managers
  - Govern for adoption
  - Enable developers
    - Drive adoption
    - Integrate AI agents
  - Drive downstream impact
  - Measure trial success
  - Maintain codebase standards
- Explore a codebase
- Explore issues and discussions
- Explore pull requests
- Write tests
- Refactor code
- Optimize code reviews
- Reduce technical debt
- Review AI code
- Learn a new language
- Modernize legacy code
- Modernize Java applications
- Migrate a project
- Plan a project
- Vibe coding
- Upgrade projects
- Use hooks with Copilot CLI
- Use an AI SME
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Copilot CLI reference

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GitHub Copilot CLI command reference

Find commands and keyboard shortcuts to help you use Copilot CLI effectively.

GitHub Copilot CLI plugin reference

Find commands and configuration details for CLI plugins.

GitHub Copilot CLI programmatic reference

Find options for running Copilot CLI programmatically.

Copilot CLI ACP server

Learn about GitHub Copilot CLI's Agent Client Protocol server.

GitHub Copilot CLI configuration directory

Find information about the ~/.copilot directory, where Copilot CLI stores configuration, session data, and customizations.

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