GitHub Copilot

Explore comprehensive guides about GitHub Copilot, an AI-powered code completion tool, to enhance coding efficiency and accuracy with best practices, tips for maximizing Copilot’s capabilities, and real-world examples. Want more technical information on GitHub Copilot? Head over to our documentation to learn more about using GitHub Copilot in your IDE, on GitHub, and across your workflows.

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Onboarding your AI peer programmer: Setting up GitHub Copilot coding agent for success

Learn how to configure Copilot coding agent’s environment, optimize project structure, use custom instructions, and extend its capabilities with MCP servers.

Debugging UI with AI: GitHub Copilot agent mode meets MCP servers

Explore how I use agentic tools like GitHub Copilot agent mode and the Playwright MCP server to accelerate troubleshooting and debugging of UI issues, while revisiting the importance of clear requirements.

For the Love of Code: a summer hackathon for joyful, ridiculous, and wildly creative projects

That idea you’ve been sitting on? The domain you bought at 2AM? A silly or serious side project? This summer, we invite you to build it — for the joy, for the vibes, For the Love of Code 🧡

From chaos to clarity: Using GitHub Copilot agents to improve developer workflows

Explore how you can set Copilot coding agent up for success with custom instruction and Copilot setup steps.

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Beyond prompt crafting: How to be a better partner for your AI pair programmer

Ensuring quality code suggestions from Copilot goes beyond the perfect prompt. Context is key to success when working with your AI pair programmer.

5 ways to transform your workflow using GitHub Copilot and MCP

Learn how to streamline your development workflow with five different MCP use cases.

From idea to PR: A guide to GitHub Copilot’s agentic workflows

A practical guide to GitHub Copilot’s agentic coding agent, chat modes, and remote MCP server so you turn issues into tested PRs with clear steps (and no hype).

A video introducing GitHub Copilot Spaces.

GitHub Copilot Spaces: Bring the right context to every suggestion

Learn how to build your first space in minutes and customize Copilot to match your team’s unique coding style and workflows.

5 tips for using GitHub Copilot with issues to boost your productivity

Reduce context-switching, minimize manual work, and accelerate resolution times with these new AI-powered features.

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How the GitHub billing team uses the coding agent in GitHub Copilot to continuously burn down technical debt

Tech debt is a big problem that no one has time to solve. GitHub Copilot coding agent can help.

GitHub for Beginners: Code review and refactoring with GitHub Copilot

Learn how to use GitHub Copilot to help review and polish your code.

Assigning and completing issues with coding agent in GitHub Copilot

Have you tried the new coding agent in GitHub Copilot? Here’s how developers are using it to work more efficiently.

GitHub for Beginners: Test-driven development (TDD) with GitHub Copilot

See how to use GitHub Copilot to engage in some test-driven development.

Agent mode 101: All about GitHub Copilot’s powerful mode

A full look at agent mode in GitHub Copilot, including what it can do, when to use it, and best practices.

GitHub for Beginners: Building a React App with GitHub Copilot

Follow along and build a frontend client using React and Copilot Chat.

Real‑world video demo: Using different AI models in GitHub Copilot

Curious about how AI models perform in real-world scenarios with GitHub Copilot? Same. We made a live video demo to find out, and wrote up our key takeaways.

Copilot ask, edit, and agent modes: What they do and when to use them

An introduction to the three distinct modes of GitHub Copilot and a practical guide for integrating them effectively into your workflow.

The AI-powered DevOps revolution: Redefining developer collaboration

Collaboration is crucial to successful software delivery. Let’s dive into how AI can help your development teams decrease their time to delivery, and foster better communication and collaboration using GitHub Copilot.