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About GitHub Copilot Chat {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat %} can help you by providing answers to coding related questions {% ifversion ghec %}on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} or{% endif %} directly within a supported IDE.
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About {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat %}

{% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat %} is a chat interface that lets you interact with {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}, to ask and receive answers to coding-related questions within {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} and supported IDEs. The chat interface provides access to coding information and support without requiring you to navigate documentation or search online forums. {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat_short %} is currently supported in {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %}, {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %}, and the JetBrains suite of IDEs. {% ifversion ghec %}Users with a {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_enterprise_short %} subscription can also use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat_dotcom %}.{% endif %} For more information about {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}, see "AUTOTITLE" and "AUTOTITLE."{% ifversion ghec %} For more information about {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat_dotcom %}, see "AUTOTITLE."{% endif %}

{% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat %} can answer a wide range of coding-related questions on topics including syntax, programming concepts, test cases, debugging, and more. {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat %} is not designed to answer non-coding questions or provide general information on topics outside of coding.

{% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat %} works by using a combination of natural language processing and machine learning to understand your question and provide you with an answer. This process can be broken down into a number of steps.

{% data reusables.rai.copilot.about-copilot-chat %}

Next steps

For details of how to use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat %}, see:

  • "AUTOTITLE"
  • "AUTOTITLE"{% ifversion fpt %} in the {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} documentation.{% endif %}

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