This cheat sheet provides a quick reference to the most common commands and options for using Copilot Chat. For information about how to get started with Copilot Chat in Visual Studio Code, see Asking GitHub Copilot questions in your IDE. Slash commands Use slash commands to avoid writing complex prompts for common scenarios.

Upgrade to Copilot Pro or Copilot Pro+ to unlock more features, models, and request limits. For more information about the different plans for GitHub Copilot, see Subscription plans for GitHub Copilot. Asking your first question On GitHub, navigate to a repository and open a file. Click the Copilot icon () at the top right of the file view.

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 …

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.

In diesem Spickzettel findest du im Handumdrehen Informationen zu den gängigsten Befehlen und Optionen von GitHub Copilot Chat.

To configure GitHub Copilot in a JetBrains IDE, you must install the GitHub Copilot plugin. For more information, see Installing the GitHub Copilot extension in your environment. Using or rebinding keyboard shortcuts for GitHub Copilot You can use the default keyboard shortcuts for inline suggestions in your JetBrains IDE when using GitHub Copilot.

Copilot Chat can help you avoid code that relates to a concern other than the core concern of the method or function in which the code is located.

About repository custom instructions for GitHub Copilot Chat GitHub Copilot can provide chat responses that are tailored to the way your team works, the tools you use, or the specifics of your project, if you provide it with enough context to do so.

You can use Copilot with the GitHub CLI to get suggestions and explanations for the command line.

Use this cheat sheet to quickly reference the most common commands and options for using GitHub Copilot Chat.