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Improve content for Copilot semantic indexing (#53951)

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Co-authored-by: Felicity Chapman <felicitymay@github.com>
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| **Pull request details** | Retrieves a specific pull request. This allows you to ask questions about the pull request, including getting a summary of the pull request, its comments, or the code it changes. | Yes | `Summarize this PR for me` <br><br>`Summarize the changes in this PR` |
| **Release details** | Retrieves the latest, or specified, release. This allows you to find out who created a release, when it happened, and information included in the release notes. | Yes | `When was the latest release?` |
| **Repository details** | Retrieves a specific {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} repository. This is useful for finding out details such as the repository owner and the main language used. | Yes | `Tell me about this repo` |
| **Semantic code search** | Natural language semantic code search in the default branch of the Git repository. This skill is useful when you want to know where or how certain functionality has been implemented in the code. | Yes <br><br>Available for all repositories with a {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_enterprise_short %} subscription, and for public repositories with a {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_individuals_short %} or {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_business_short %} subscription. | `How does this repo manage HTTP requests and responses?`|
| **Semantic code search** | Natural language semantic code search in the default branch of the Git repository. This skill is useful when you want to know where or how certain functionality has been implemented in the code. | Yes <br><br>Available for all public and private repositories with any subscription. | `How does this repo manage HTTP requests and responses?`|
| **Support search** | Retrieves information from the {% data variables.contact.contact_support_portal %}. This skill is useful for asking {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat_short %} about {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} products and support related questions. | Yes | `Can I use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} knowledge bases with {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_individuals_short %}?` |
| **Web search** | Searches the web using the Bing search engine. This skill allows {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to access information about recent events, new developments, trends, technologies, or extremely specific, detailed, or niche subjects. | No <br><br>{% ifversion fpt %}_For {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_individuals_short %}:_<br>Enable in your user settings.<br><br>_For {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_business_short %}:_<br>Enable in organization settings.{% else %}Enable in enterprise or organization settings.{% endif %} | `What are some recent articles about SAT tokens securing against vulnerabilities in Node?` |

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| **Pull request details** | Retrieves a specific pull request. This allows you to ask questions about the pull request, including getting a summary of the pull request, its comments, or the code it changes. | Yes | `@github List my recent pull requests` |
| **Release details** | Retrieves the latest, or specified, release. This allows you to find out who created a release, when it happened, and information included in the release notes. | Yes | `@github When was the latest release?` |
| **Repository details** | Retrieves a specific {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} repository. This is useful for finding out details such as the repository owner and the main language used. | Yes | `@github Tell me about PATH-TO-REPOSITORY` |
| **Semantic code search** | Natural language semantic code search in the default branch of the Git repository. This skill is useful when you want to know where or how certain functionality has been implemented in the code. For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/using-github-copilot/indexing-repositories-for-copilot-chat). | Yes <br><br>Available for all repositories with a {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_enterprise_short %} subscription, and for public repositories with a {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_individuals_short %} or {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_business_short %} subscription. | `How does this repo manage HTTP requests and responses?`|
| **Semantic code search** | Natural language semantic code search in the default branch of the Git repository. This skill is useful when you want to know where or how certain functionality has been implemented in the code. For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/using-github-copilot/indexing-repositories-for-copilot-chat). | Yes <br><br>Available for all public and private repositories with any subscription. | `How does this repo manage HTTP requests and responses?`|
| **Support search** | Retrieves information from the {% data variables.contact.contact_support_portal %}. This skill is useful for asking {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat_short %} about {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} products and support related questions. | Yes | `@github Can I use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} knowledge bases with {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_individuals_short %}?` |
| **Web search** | Searches the web using the Bing search engine. This skill allows {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to access information about recent events, new developments, trends, technologies, or extremely specific, detailed, or niche subjects. | No <br><br>{% ifversion fpt %}_For {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_individuals_short %}:_<br>Enable in your user settings.<br><br>_For {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_business_short %}:_<br>Enable in organization settings.{% else %}Enable in enterprise or organization settings.{% endif %} | `@github #web What are some recent articles about SAT tokens securing against vulnerabilities in Node?` |
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| {% endif %} |
| **Lexical code search** | Keyword code search in the default branch of the Git repository. This skill is useful when you want to know about specific functions, methods or keywords that exist in the code. This skill leverages most of the functionality available to [{% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} Search](/search-github/github-code-search/understanding-github-code-search-syntax#using-qualifiers) like `symbol` and `path`. | Yes | `Find me the tests for the GitService class` |
| **Path search** | Retrieves a specific file in the default branch of the Git repository. This skill is useful when you provide the exact path of a file in the repository. | Yes | `@github What logic does user_auth.js encapsulate?` |
| **Semantic code search** | Natural language semantic code search in the default branch of the Git repository. This skill is useful when you want to know where or how certain functionality has been implemented in the code. For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/using-github-copilot/indexing-repositories-for-copilot-chat). | Yes <br><br>Available for all repositories with a {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_enterprise_short %} subscription, and for public repositories with a {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_individuals_short %} or {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_business_short %} subscription. | `How does this repo manage HTTP requests and responses?`|
| **Semantic code search** | Natural language semantic code search in the default branch of the Git repository. This skill is useful when you want to know where or how certain functionality has been implemented in the code. For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/using-github-copilot/indexing-repositories-for-copilot-chat). | Yes <br><br>Available for all public and private repositories with any subscription. | `How does this repo manage HTTP requests and responses?`|
| **Web search** | Searches the web using the Bing search engine. This skill allows {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to access information about recent events, new developments, trends, technologies, or extremely specific, detailed, or niche subjects. | No <br><br>{% ifversion fpt %}_For {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_individuals_short %}:_<br>Enable in your user settings.<br><br>_For {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_business_short %}:_<br>Enable in organization settings.{% else %}Enable in enterprise or organization settings.{% endif %} | `@github What are some recent articles about SAT tokens securing against vulnerabilities in Node?` |
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title: Indexing repositories for Copilot Chat
shortTitle: Index repositories
shortTitle: Semantic indexing
intro: '{% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat %} improves responses to questions about code by indexing your repositories.'
versions:
feature: copilot
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## Benefit of indexing repositories
{% data reusables.copilot.semantic-index-info %}
{% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat_short %}'s ability to answer natural language questions in a repository context is optimized when the semantic code search index for the repository is up to date.
When you start a conversation with {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat_short %} that has a repository context, the repository is automatically indexed to improve answers to your questions about the code in {% data variables.product.github %} and {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %}.
When you start a conversation with {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat_short %} that has a repository context, the repository is automatically indexed to improve context-enriched answers to your questions about the code's structure and logic in {% data variables.product.github %} and {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %}. For example, you can ask **“How does this repo manage HTTP requests and responses?”** and {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat_short %} will reference relevant sections of your code to deliver an informed answer.
**{% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat_short %} will not use your indexed repository for model training.**
For more information on how to ask questions, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/using-github-copilot/asking-github-copilot-questions-in-github).
## About index creation and use
Indexing runs in the background and initial indexing can take up to 30 minutes for a large repository. Once a repository has been indexed for the first time, re-indexing is much quicker and the index will typically be automatically updated to include the latest changes within 5 minutes of you starting a new conversation.
Once an index has been created for a repository, {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat_short %} uses it to answer questions asked by any {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} user in {% data variables.product.github %} and {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %}.
> [!TIP] There is no limit to how many repositories you can index.
## Excluding content from {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat_short %} answers
Enterprise or organization owners with a {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_enterprise_short %} or {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_business_short %} plan can define content exclusions to control the behavior of {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} for the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} seats they manage. For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/managing-copilot/managing-github-copilot-in-your-organization/setting-policies-for-copilot-in-your-organization/excluding-content-from-github-copilot).