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GitHub Copilot Chat

AI chat assistant for coding with slash commands, MCP skills, chat variables, and participants across IDEs and web.

Field note

What it does

GitHub Copilot Chat enhances coding with @ mentions, slash commands (/clear, /explain, /fix, /tests), chat variables (#file, #selection), and domain-specific participants (@azure).

Capabilities

Available capabilities

MCP skills Multi-model selection Auto model selection Chat variables Chat participants Mentions Slash commands Inline code suggestions Agentic coding assistance

GitHub Copilot Chat

What it does

Available capabilities

Tags

Ways to use it

Product features

Command-line commands

copilot login options

copilot plugins enable / copilot plugins disable

copilot plugins remove

GitHub Copilot CLI command reference

Global shortcuts in the interactive interface

In this article

Session picker shortcuts

Timeline shortcuts in the interactive interface

Usage examples

Using copilot completion

Using copilot plugins list