In Copilot Chat's immersive view (github.com/copilot), you can start a conversation that uses repository custom instructions by adding, as an attachment, the repository that contains the instructions file.

For instructions on how to install the Copilot extension, see Install GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio in the Microsoft documentation. Add your GitHub account to Visual Studio . See Add your GitHub accounts to your Visual Studio keychain in the Microsoft documentation.

This example of a .github/copilot-instructions.md file contains three instructions that will be added to all chat questions. We use Bazel for managing our Java dependencies, not Maven, so when talking about Java packages, always give me instructions and code samples that use Bazel.

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.

A community-driven collection of code generation instructions for GitHub Copilot's experimental feature. Customize Copilot to follow your preferred coding styles, frameworks, and best practices!

You can use GitHub Copilot to get autocomplete-style suggestions from an AI pair programmer as you code.

GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio also detects the .github/copilot-instructions.md file. If you have a workspace that you use in both VS Code and Visual Studio, you can use the same file to define custom instructions for both editors.

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Repository custom instructions are currently supported for Copilot Chat in Visual Studio, VS Code and on the GitHub website. 本文的此版本适用于在 GitHub 上使用存储库自定义说明。 单击上面的选项卡，获取有关在其他环境中使用自定义说明的信息。

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