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---
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title: About organizing and sharing context with Copilot Spaces
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shortTitle: Organize and share context
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intro: 'Understand how gathering context with {% data variables.copilot.copilot_spaces %} can improve your results and help your teammates.'
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permissions: 'Anyone with a {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} license can use {% data variables.copilot.copilot_spaces_short %}.'
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versions:
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feature: copilot
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type: overview
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topics:
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- Copilot
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---
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{% data reusables.copilot.copilot-spaces.preview-note %}
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{% data variables.copilot.copilot_spaces %} let you organize the context that {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} uses to answer your questions. {% data variables.copilot.copilot_spaces_short %} can include code from repositories, free-text content like transcripts or notes, and more—grouped together in one place. You can ask {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} questions grounded in that context, or share the space with your team to support collaboration and knowledge sharing.
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## Why use {% data variables.copilot.copilot_spaces %}?
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Whether you’re working solo or collaborating across a team, {% data variables.copilot.copilot_spaces_short %} help you make {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} more useful.
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With {% data variables.copilot.copilot_spaces %} you can:
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* Get more relevant, specific answers from {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %}.
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* Stay in flow by collecting what you need for a task in one place.
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* Reduce repeated questions by sharing knowledge with your team.
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* Support onboarding and reuse with self-service context that lives beyond chat history.
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### How are {% data variables.copilot.copilot_spaces_short %} different from knowledge bases?
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{% data variables.copilot.copilot_spaces_short %} are optimized for specific tasks and grounded conversations. Because context in {% data variables.copilot.copilot_spaces_short %} is scoped, {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %}'s responses are more accurate and relevant.
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{% rowheaders %}
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| | {% data variables.copilot.copilot_spaces %} | Knowledge bases |
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| -------------------- | --------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| Who can create | Anyone with a {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} license | Organization owners |
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| Owned by | Organizations or individual users | Organizations |
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| Content type | Any code hosted in repositories and free-text content | Markdown files hosted in {% data variables.product.github %}
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| Context handling | Limited in size, which guarantees higher response quality given the focused selection | Unlimited, but that comes with reduced response quality |
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{% endrowheaders %}
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## Who can use {% data variables.copilot.copilot_spaces_short %}?
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Anyone with a {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} license, including {% data variables.copilot.copilot_free_short %}, can create and use {% data variables.copilot.copilot_spaces_short %}.
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During the {% data variables.release-phases.public_preview %}, if you're using a {% data variables.copilot.copilot_business_short %} or {% data variables.copilot.copilot_enterprise_short %} plan, the organization or enterprise that provides your plan must have the **Opt in to preview features** setting enabled. See [AUTOTITLE](/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/managing-copilot/managing-github-copilot-in-your-organization/managing-policies-for-copilot-in-your-organization#enabling-copilot-features-in-your-organization) or [AUTOTITLE](/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/managing-copilot/managing-copilot-for-your-enterprise/managing-policies-and-features-for-copilot-in-your-enterprise#copilot-in-githubcom).
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{% data variables.copilot.copilot_spaces_short %} can belong to a personal account or to an organization. Spaces owned by an organization can be shared with other organization members (read-only) or kept private to the person who created the space.
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## How does using {% data variables.copilot.copilot_spaces_short %} affect my usage?
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Questions you submit in a space count as {% data variables.copilot.copilot_chat_short %} requests.
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* If you're a {% data variables.copilot.copilot_free_short %} user, this usage counts toward your monthly chat limit.
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* If you use {% data variables.copilot.copilot_spaces_short %} with a premium model, this usage counts toward your premium usage quota. Every question you submit to a premium model counts as one premium request, multiplied by the model's multiplier. For information about the multipliers applied to each model, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/managing-copilot/understanding-and-managing-copilot-usage/understanding-and-managing-requests-in-copilot#model-multipliers).
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## Next steps
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To start using {% data variables.copilot.copilot_spaces_short %}, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/using-github-copilot/copilot-spaces/creating-and-using-copilot-spaces).
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