docs/content/codespaces/codespaces-reference/using-github-copilot-in-github-codespaces.md

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{% webui %}

Using {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in the {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode_shortname %} web client

{% data reusables.codespaces.copilot-in-vscode %}

{% endwebui %}

{% vscode %}

Using {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %}

{% data reusables.codespaces.copilot-in-vscode %}

{% endvscode %}

{% jetbrains %}

Installing {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in your JetBrains IDE

{% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}, an AI pair programmer, can be used in any codespace. For more information, see "About GitHub Copilot."

To use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in a codespace in your JetBrains IDE, install the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} plugin from within your codespace.

{% note %}

Note: You must install the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} plugin each time you create a new codespace.

{% endnote %}

1. In the JetBrains client application, open the Settings (Windows/Linux) or Preferences (Mac) dialog box:

   • Windows/Linux: Click File and then Settings (or press Ctrl+Alt+S)
   • Mac: Click JetBrains Client in the MacOS menu bar, then click Preferences (or press command+,)

2. In the left-side menu of the Settings/Preferences dialog box, click Plugins On Host. Then click the Marketplace tab.

   

3. In the search box, type "copilot" then click the Install button for the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} plugin.

   

4. Click Accept on the "Third-Party Plugins Privacy Note" dialog box.

5. Click Restart IDE.

   

6. Click Restart when prompted to confirm that you want to restart the backend IDE that's running remotely. The JetBrains client application will close when you do this.

7. Open the codespace again from the JetBrains Gateway application. For more information, see "Using {% data variables.product.prodname_github_codespaces %} in your JetBrains IDE."

8. After your JetBrains IDE has restarted, click the Tools menu. Click {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}, then click Login to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}.

   

9. In the "Sign in to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}" dialog box, to copy the device code and open the device activation window, click Copy and Open.

   

10. A device activation window will open in your browser. Paste the device code, then click Continue.

    • To paste the code in Windows or Linux, press Ctrl+v.
    • To paste the code in macOS, press command+v.

11. {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} will request the necessary permissions for {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}. To approve these permissions, click Authorize {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} Plugin.

12. After the permissions have been approved, your JetBrains IDE will show a confirmation. To begin using {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}, click OK.

    

Further reading

• "Getting started with GitHub Copilot in a JetBrains IDE"

{% endjetbrains %}