GitHub Copilot — AI Coding Assistant

Complete guide to GitHub Copilot, the AI coding assistant. Covers prompt engineering, configuration, copilot-instructions.md, agent mode, and GitHub workflow integration.

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GitHub Copilot — AI Coding Assistant

GitHub Copilot is the most widely used AI coding assistant, with deep integration into VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, and the GitHub ecosystem. It offers completions, chat, agent mode, and PR/issue context awareness.

  • Prompt Engineering — Write effective prompts for Copilot Chat and Agent mode
  • Configuration — Master copilot-instructions.md, settings, and workspace context

Quick Start

Install the GitHub Copilot extension in VS Code or your JetBrains IDE. Sign in with your GitHub account.

Key Features

  • Inline completions — Context-aware code suggestions as you type
  • Copilot Chat — Ask questions, refactor code, and generate tests
  • Agent mode — Autonomous multi-file editing with terminal access
  • GitHub integration — PR/issue context, code review, and Actions
  • copilot-instructions.md — Project-level custom instructions
  • Pricing — Free tier available, $10/mo for Business

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