docs/content/copilot/tutorials/explore-issues-and-discussions.md

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Using GitHub Copilot to explore issues and discussions	Explore issues and discussions	{% data variables.copilot.copilot_chat %} can help you quickly gain context of lengthy discussions and issues.	Copilot	feature copilot	/copilot/tutorials/using-copilot-to-explore-issues-and-discussions	tutorials	Scale institutional knowledge Author and optimize with Copilot

Introduction

{% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} can help you quickly gain context of lengthy discussions and issues on {% data variables.product.github %}. You can ask {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to summarize discussions, identify key participants, and provide insights into the status of an issue or discussion.

The quality of {% data variables.copilot.copilot_chat_short %}'s responses may be degraded when working with issues or discussions that have very long bodies or a large number of comments. For example, this may occur if you ask {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to summarize a long-running discussion. Where this happens, {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} will warn you so you can double check its output.

Exploring issues and discussions

1. Navigate to an issue or discussion on {% data variables.product.github %}.

2. In the top right corner, click the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} icon ({% octicon "copilot" aria-label="Copilot icon" %}) to open {% data variables.copilot.copilot_chat_short %}.

   ️{% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} will automatically load the content of the issue or discussion as context for your questions.

3. In the prompt box, type a question and press Enter.

   {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} responds to your request in the panel.

   [!TIP] Instead of navigating to an issue or discussion in your browser to ask a question, you can include the relevant URL in your message. For example, Summarize https://github.com/monalisa/octokit/issues/1.

Example prompts

The following prompts are examples of the kind of questions you can ask {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to help you find out about an issue or discussion.

General questions

• Summarize this issue
• What is the current status of this discussion?
• What are the main points of contention in this issue?
• Who are the key participants in this discussion?

Specific questions

• What are the proposed solutions for this issue?
• What are the potential impacts of this issue?
• What are the next steps for this discussion?

Further reading

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