You can use Copilot to get answers to coding-related questions, such as how best to code something, how to fix a bug, or how someone else's code works. For full details of what Copilot can do, see What is GitHub Copilot?. If you have access to Copilot Workspace, Copilot can also help you when you are editing files in a pull request on the GitHub website by offering you …

Use GitHub Copilot to increase your productivity.Use GitHub Copilot to increase your productivity.

Understand Copilot's strengths and weaknesses GitHub Copilot is an AI coding assistant that helps you write code faster and with less effort, allowing you to focus more energy on problem solving and collaboration. Before you start working with Copilot, it's important to understand when you should and shouldn't use it. Some of the things Copilot does best include: Writing tests …

In this guide, you’ll learn how to use Copilot Chat in GitHub to understand a repository’s purpose, examine files, and dive into specific lines of code. By following these steps, you’ll gain insights into any project faster—making onboarding, code review, …

Asking GitHub Copilot questions in your IDE Use Copilot Chat in your editor to give you code suggestions, explain code, generate unit tests, and suggest code fixes.

Learn how to optimize your use of GitHub Copilot for various use cases.

For all the ways you can use Copilot, see Using GitHub Copilot. Copilot code suggestions, Copilot Chat in GitHub, and Copilot Chat in your IDE are a great place to start. To learn how to best use Copilot, see Best practices for using GitHub Copilot and Prompt engineering for Copilot Chat.

To use GitHub Copilot in Vim/Neovim, you need either limited access through Copilot Free or a paid Copilot plan for full access. For information about how to get access to Copilot, see What is GitHub Copilot?.

To use GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio, you must have an active GitHub Copilot subscription. For information about how to get access to Copilot, see What is GitHub Copilot?.

Asking GitHub Copilot questions in your IDE Use Copilot Chat in your editor to give you code suggestions, explain code, generate unit tests, and suggest code fixes.