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Note

• To use the extension, your will need a GitHub ID which has been admitted for access to the private preview. Join the waitlist for access here
• You'll want to add that GitHub ID to your Visual Studio signin

Visual Studio extension for GitHub Copilot - Preview

This extension brings fully integrated AI-powered Copilot chat experiences to Visual Studio.

With tight integration in Visual Studio, Copilot chat understands what you’re working on. That means it can bring your full development context to bear and help you with development tasks like these:

• Getting an in-depth analysis and explanation of how a code block works
• Generating unit tests
• Finding issues and getting proposed fixes
• Explaining and getting proposed fixes to exceptions

Click the image below to see a video below that shows what we mean. This is just a start - watch out for more AI assistance across your whole lifecycle as we continue to develop Copilot.

Want to learn more about Copilot chat?

Read this document to understand more about usage, limitations and ways to improve Copilot's chat feature.

Feedback

Once you are admitted from the waitlist we'll provide a place for you to send your feedback and help us improve!