Preparation for installation
Before using GitHub Copilot Chat, you need to have: the latest version of VS Code (recommended for VS Code Insiders), a valid GitHub account, and an active GitHub Copilot plan (free or paid). The free plan offers 2,000 code completions and 50 chat requests per month.
Detailed installation steps
- Open VS Code and go to the Extensions panel (Ctrl+Shift+X/Cmd+Shift+X)
- Search for "GitHub Copilot Chat"
- Find the official extension and click on install
- Click on the Login button to authenticate your GitHub account after the installation is complete.
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After successful installation, Copilot Chat icon will appear in the VS Code sidebar. Click on it to open the chat panel and start using the main features:
1. Code Completion: Receive suggestions by typing the code directly into the editor
2. Natural language questioning: type a question in the chat panel to get an answer
3. Code optimization: Ctrl+I after selecting the code to get suggestions
4. Agent mode: enabled in the settings to handle complex multi-step tasks
This answer comes from the articleGitHub Copilot Chat: Microsoft open-sources VS Code-assisted AI programming toolThe
