GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered developer assistant that helps you write, review, and refactor code faster. It integrates into editors, the CLI, and GitHub to provide inline suggestions, chat-based assistance, agent automation, and code review features—ideal for individual developers, teams, and enterprises seeking to boost productivity and reduce routine work.

GitHub Copilot — Your AI Pair Programmer

GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered copilot that helps developers move faster, stay in flow, and ship high-quality software. It provides contextualized guidance throughout the software lifecycle — from inline code suggestions and chat assistance inside your editor to explanations and answers for docs on GitHub. The result is more time solving real problems, more collaboration, and a happier, more productive development experience.

• Focus on value and innovation: Copilot handles boilerplate and repetitive tasks so you can spend more energy on solving hard problems.
• Faster delivery without sacrificing quality: Real-world users report higher job satisfaction and increased productivity when Copilot is part of their workflow.
• Built into your existing tools: Seamlessly works where you code — in your IDE, terminal, GitHub, chat apps, and enterprise knowledge spaces.

What it does

• Inline code completion and chat support inside your editor (VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Neovim, and more), plus chat-style help in the IDE and on GitHub.com.
• Code explanations, documentation answers, and guidance on how to use APIs and frameworks.
• Cross-platform access including a terminal experience via GitHub CLI and a dedicated Copilot CLI for workflow automation.
• Enterprise-ready governance with Spaces for shared knowledge, policy controls, and centralized administration.
• Optional automation through agents and cloud-backed workflows to plan, explore, and execute work in the background.

Main features

• Multi-model support: Access a range of AI models and capabilities to suit speed, accuracy, or cost needs.
• Agents and cloud power: Assign tasks to coding agents and orchestrate work across platforms, including third-party agents, from Copilot’s cloud.
• Editor-accelerated workflow: Turn your editor into your most powerful tool with code completion, intelligent edits, and in-editor guidance.
• Code review and collaboration: Extended code analysis and review capabilities help ensure quality across pull requests, even for contributors who don’t have a Copilot license (enterprise policy dependent).
• Copilot Spaces: Scale knowledge across teams with a shared source of truth that includes context from docs and repositories.

Platforms and integrations

• Editors and IDEs: Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Vim/Neovim, Azure Data Studio, and more.
• Terminal and CLI: Copilot in the terminal and GitHub CLI for command-line workflows.
• Enterprise integration: Native Copilot experience inside GitHub.com for organizations.
• Mobile: Copilot on GitHub Mobile for on-the-go coding and knowledge access.
• Cross-tooling: Works with MCP servers, external agents, and a growing ecosystem of tools to keep your workflows in sync.

Use cases

• Individual developers looking to write code faster and learn by doing.
• Teams seeking consistency and scalable AI-assisted coding with governance.
• Enterprises needing deep integration with GitHub, centralized controls, and private models.
• OSS maintainers and educators who want to accelerate contribution cycles and learning.