copilot-toggle README

copilot-toggle is a simple VS Code extension that lets you quickly enable or disable GitHub Copilot’s autocomplete feature from the status bar or Command Palette — without turning off Copilot entirely.

This is useful if you want Copilot for features like commit suggestions or chat, but don’t want inline code completions interfering while you type.

Features

• Adds a status bar button to toggle Copilot autocomplete:
  • Copilot: On → Autocomplete enabled.
  • Copilot: Off → Autocomplete disabled.
• Adds a command in the Command Palette:
  Toggle Copilot Autocomplete
• Keeps the toggle state visible in the status bar at all times.

Screenshots

Status bar toggle button:

Command Palette:

Requirements

• GitHub Copilot extension must be installed in VS Code.
• No additional configuration is required.

Extension Settings

This extension does not add custom settings.
Instead, it toggles the built-in Copilot autocomplete setting:

• github.copilot.editor.enableAutoCompletions → true/false

Known Issues

• The status bar may sometimes display stale state if settings are changed outside the toggle (for example, if you disable Copilot manually). Re-toggling will sync it back.
• Requires the Copilot extension to be installed — otherwise, the command will have no effect.

Release Notes

1.0.0

• Initial release of copilot-toggle.
• Added status bar button and command palette integration.

Following extension guidelines

This extension follows the official VS Code extension guidelines.
For best practices and contributing, see:

• Extension Guidelines

Working with Markdown

If you want to tweak this README for your own fork, here are some quick tips:

• Split the editor (Ctrl+\ on Windows/Linux, Cmd+\ on macOS).
• Toggle preview (Ctrl+Shift+V on Windows/Linux, Cmd+Shift+V on macOS).
• Use Ctrl+Space to view Markdown snippets.

For more information

• Visual Studio Code's Markdown Support
• Markdown Syntax Reference

Enjoy coding with Copilot — only when you want it