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 GitHub Copilot - Your autonomous AI peer programmer

GitHub Copilot is an AI peer programming tool that transforms how you write code in Visual Studio Code.

GitHub Copilot agents handle complete coding tasks end-to-end, autonomously planning work, editing files, running commands, and self-correcting when they hit errors. You can also leverage inline suggestions for quick coding assistance and inline chat for precise, focused edits directly in the editor.

Sign up for GitHub Copilot Free!

!Working with GitHub Copilot agent mode to make edits to code in your workspace


 Getting access to GitHub Copilot

Sign up for GitHub Copilot Free, or request access from your enterprise admin.

To access GitHub Copilot, an active GitHub Copilot subscription is required. You can read more about our business and individual offerings at github.com/features/copilot.

 Build with autonomous agents

Let AI agents implement complex features end-to-end. Give an agent a high-level task and it breaks the work into steps, edits multiple files, runs terminal commands, and self-corrects when it hits errors or failing tests. Agents excel at building new features, debugging and fixing failing tests, refactoring codebases, and collaborating via pull requests.

Manage sessions from a central view. Run multiple agent sessions in parallel and track them in one place. Monitor session status, switch between active work, review file changes, and resume where you left off.

Run agents with your preferred harness. Use agents locally in VS Code, in the background via Copilot CLI, or Cloud via Copilot Coding Agent. You can also work with providers like Claude and Codex, and hand tasks off between agent types with context preserved all within the VS Code.

!Video showing an agent session building a complete feature in VS Code.

Use agents to plan before you build with the Plan agent, which breaks tasks into structured implementation plans and asks clarifying questions. When your plan is ready, hand it off to an implementation agent to execute it. You can also delegate tasks to cloud agents that create branches, implement changes, and open pull requests for your team to review.

 More ways to code with AI

Receive intelligent inline suggestions as you type with ghost text suggestions and next edit suggestions, helping you write code faster. Copilot predicts your next logical change, and you can accept suggestions with the Tab key.

!Video showing Copilot next edit suggestions.

Use inline chat for targeted edits by pressing Ctrl+I/Cmd+I to open a chat prompt directly in the editor. Describe a change and Copilot suggests edits in place for refactoring methods, adding error handling, or explaining complex algorithms without lea