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From strategy to code, GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code keeps every project moving forward.

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Put your agent to work

Partner with Copilot to plan, edit, and build together.

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Strategy before code

Plan mode lets you review and approve the blueprint before the agent starts coding.

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From prompt to project

Agent mode helps make changes at scale by analyzing code, proposing edits, running tests, and validating results across multiple files.

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Configure once, align always

AGENTS.md enables you to share project-specific instructions and keep all agents in sync with your team’s coding practices.

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Harness your agents

Choose the right agent for the job, from Copilot to a growing ecosystem of third-party agents and platforms.

Let Copilot work in parallel

Hand off tasks to Copilot and get a pull request back while staying in the flow.

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Native MCP server integration

Discover and install custom MCP servers from the GitHub MCP Registry, without leaving VS Code.

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Multi-platform support

Work with Copilot wherever you code, whether natively in Visual Studio Code, or through extensions across Visual Studio, JetBrains, Eclipse, Xcode, and Neovim.

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The right agent for every challenge. Choose from a growing ecosystem of third-party coding agents over the coming months to tackle any challenge, right from your editor.

More agents, one subscription. Access a growing roster of agents with your Copilot subscription—no extra accounts required.

Choose the best model. Copilot Pro+ and Copilot Enterprise users get access to Claude by Anthropic and OpenAI Codex in VS Code and GitHub.

One workflow, any agent. Code with your favorite agent in real time in VS Code, or assign agents to issues and pull requests for background work.

Built for performance and choice

Copilot delivers instant, context-aware performance and gives you the flexibility to choose the right model for your work.

Since September 2025, Copilot delivers 2x higher throughput, 37.6% better retrieval, and an 8x smaller index size for faster, more accurate results.

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Let’s build together

The best tools are built in the open. That’s why we’ve open-sourced Copilot Chat, inviting the community to explore our code, contribute fixes, and help us build the future of AI.

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Get the most out of GitHub Copilot in your IDE

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Get your questions answered for installing and using Copilot in your IDE.

Understand Copilot agent mode

Explore the 101 breakdown on how Copilot moves beyond code completion to active agent.

Dive into VS Code docs

Learn how to install, configure, and use Copilot effectively in VS Code.