GitHub Copilot features
Code completion
Autocomplete-style suggestions from Copilot in supported IDEs (Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Azure Data Studio, and Vim/Neovim).
Copilot Chat
A chat interface that lets you ask coding-related questions. GitHub Copilot Chat is available in GitHub.com (Copilot Enterprise only), in GitHub Mobile, and in supported IDEs (Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, and JetBrains IDEs). Copilot Enterprise users can also use skills with Copilot Chat.
Copilot in the CLI
A chat-like interface in the terminal, where you can ask questions about the command line. You can ask Copilot to provide command suggestions or explanations of commands.
Copilot pull request summaries (Copilot Enterprise only)
AI-generated summaries of the changes that were made in a pull request, which files they impact, and what a reviewer should focus on when they conduct their review.
Copilot knowledge bases (Copilot Enterprise only)
Create and manage collections of documentation to use as context for chatting with Copilot. When you ask a question in Copilot Chat in GitHub.com or in VS Code, you can specify a knowledge base as the context for your question.
GitHub Copilot features for administrators
The following features are available to organization and enterprise owners with a Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise subscription.
Policy management
Manage policies for Copilot in your organization or enterprise.
Access management
Enterprise owners can specify which organizations in the enterprise can use Copilot, and organization owners can specify which organization members can use Copilot.
Usage data
Review Copilot usage data within your organization or enterprise to inform how to manage access and drive adoption of Copilot.
Audit logs
Review audit logs for Copilot in your organization to understand what actions have been taken and by which users.
Exclude files
Configure Copilot to ignore certain files. This can be useful if you have files that you don't want to be available to Copilot.
Next steps
- To learn more about the subscription plans available for GitHub Copilot, see "Subscription plans for GitHub Copilot."
- To start using Copilot, see "Setting up GitHub Copilot."