docs/content/copilot/getting-started-with-github-copilot/getting-started-with-github-copilot-in-neovim.md

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Getting started with GitHub Copilot in NeoVim	Neovim	{% data reusables.gated-features.copilot %}	Learn how to install {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in Neovim, and start seeing suggestions as you write comments and code.	feature copilot	Copilot

Prerequisites

• To use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in Neovim you must have Neovim and Node.js version 17 or below installed. For more information, see the Neovim documentation and the Node.js website.

Installing the Neovim extension

{% mac %}

1. To use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in Neovim, install the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} plugin:

   • You can install github/copilot.vim with a plugin manager, such as vim-plug or packer.nvim. For more information, see the vim plug documentation, or the packer.nvim documentation.

   • Alternatively, you can install the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} plugin directly into your Neovim config file by running the following command in Terminal:

     git clone https://github.com/github/copilot.vim \
     ~/.config/PATH/TO/YOUR/NEOVIM/CONFIG/FILE/copilot.vim
     

2. To authenticate and invoke {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} run the following command in Neovim:

   :Copilot setup
   

{% endmac %}

{% windows %}

1. To use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in Neovim, install the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} plugin:

   • You can install github/copilot.vim with a plugin manager, such as vim-plug or packer.nvim. For more information, see the vim-plug documentation, or the packer.nvim documentation.

   • Alternatively, you can install the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} plugin directly into your Neovim config file by running the following command in Git Bash:

     git clone https://github.com/github/copilot.vim \
     ~/.config/PATH/TO/YOUR/NEOVIM/CONFIG/FILE/copilot.vim
     

2. To authenticate and invoke {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} run the following command in Neovim:

   :Copilot setup
   

{% endwindows %}

{% linux %}

1. To use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in Neovim, install the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} plugin:

   • You can install github/copilot.vim with a plugin manager, such as vim-plug or packer.nvim. For more information, see the vim plug documentation, or the packer.nvim documentation.

   • Alternatively, you can install the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} plugin directly into your Neovim config file by running the following command in the terminal:

     git clone https://github.com/github/copilot.vim \
     ~/.config/PATH/TO/YOUR/NEOVIM/CONFIG/FILE/copilot.vim
     

2. To authenticate and invoke {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} run the following command in Neovim:

   :Copilot setup
   

{% endlinux %}

Seeing suggestions in Neovim

For guidance on using {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in Neovim, invoke the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} documentation in Neovim by running the following command:

  ```
  :help copilot
  ```

Further reading

• {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}
• About {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}