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---
title: Using GitHub Copilot in GitHub Codespaces
intro: 'You can use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in {% data variables.product.prodname_github_codespaces %} by adding a VS Code extension.'
versions:
fpt: '*'
ghec: '*'
type: reference
topics:
- Codespaces
- Copilot
- Visual Studio Code
shortTitle: Copilot in Codespaces
redirect_from:
- /codespaces/codespaces-reference/using-copilot-in-codespaces
- /codespaces/codespaces-reference/using-github-copilot-in-codespaces
- /codespaces/codespaces-reference/using-github-copilot-in-github-codespaces
---
[{% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}](https://copilot.github.com/) is an AI pair programmer that you can use in any codespace that you open in the {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode_shortname %} web client or desktop application. For more information about {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}, see "[AUTOTITLE](/copilot/about-github-copilot/what-is-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 "[AUTOTITLE](/codespaces/setting-your-user-preferences/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 "[AUTOTITLE](/codespaces/setting-up-your-project-for-codespaces/adding-a-dev-container-configuration/introduction-to-dev-containers#creating-a-custom-dev-container-configuration)."
## Further reading
* "[AUTOTITLE](/copilot/using-github-copilot/getting-started-with-github-copilot?tool=vscode)"