[{% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}](https://copilot.github.com/), an AI pair programmer, can be used in any codespace. For more information, see "[About GitHub Copilot](/copilot/overview-of-github-copilot/about-github-copilot)."

To start using {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in {% data variables.product.prodname_github_codespaces %}, install the [{% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} extension from the {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode_marketplace %}](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitHub.copilot).

To include {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}, or other extensions, in all of your codespaces, enable Settings Sync. For more information, see "[Personalizing {% data variables.product.prodname_github_codespaces %} for your account](/codespaces/customizing-your-codespace/personalizing-github-codespaces-for-your-account#settings-sync)." Additionally, to include {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in a given project for all users, you can specify `GitHub.copilot` as an extension in your `devcontainer.json` file. For information about configuring a `devcontainer.json` file, see "[Introduction to dev containers](/codespaces/customizing-your-codespace/configuring-codespaces-for-your-project#creating-a-custom-dev-container-configuration)."

## Further reading

- "[Getting started with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code](/copilot/getting-started-with-github-copilot/getting-started-with-github-copilot-in-visual-studio-code)"