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title: About GitHub Copilot Chat in GitHub.com
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shortTitle: About Copilot Chat in GitHub.com
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intro: '{% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat_dotcom %} can help you by providing answers to coding related questions directly within {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}.'
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product: 'Owners of organizations {% ifversion ghec %}or enterprises {% endif %}with a {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_enterprise %} subscription can decide whether to grant access to the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_enterprise_short %} functionality for an organization. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/copilot/github-copilot-enterprise/overview/enabling-github-copilot-enterprise-features)."'
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versions:
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feature: 'copilot-on-dotcom'
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fpt: '*'
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topics:
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- Copilot
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type: rai
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redirect_from:
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- /copilot/github-copilot-enterprise/copilot-chat-in-github/about-github-copilot-chat
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- /copilot/github-copilot-enterprise/copilot-docset-management/about-copilot-docset-management
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---
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## About {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat_dotcom %}
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{% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat_dotcom %} 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 %}.
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The chat interface provides access to coding information and support without requiring you to navigate documentation or search online forums.
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{% note %}
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**Note**: {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat_short %} is also avaiable in {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %}, {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %}, and the JetBrains suite of IDEs. However, features available in these IDEs differ from features available on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}.
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{% endnote %}
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{% 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.
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{% 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.
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{% data reusables.rai.copilot.about-copilot-dotcom-chat %}
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## Next steps
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For details of how to use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_chat_dotcom %}, see:
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- "[AUTOTITLE](/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/github-copilot-enterprise/copilot-chat-in-github/using-github-copilot-chat-in-githubcom)"{% ifversion fpt %} in the {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} documentation.{% endif %}
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## Further reading
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- "[AUTOTITLE](/free-pro-team@latest/site-policy/github-terms/github-copilot-pre-release-terms)"
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- [{% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} Trust Center](https://resources.github.com/copilot-trust-center/)
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