Customizing Copilot
You can customize GitHub Copilot to make it fit your specific needs.
Extending the capabilities of GitHub Copilot in your organization
You can add additional functionality to Copilot in your organization, by installing certain GitHub Apps from GitHub Marketplace.
About customizing GitHub Copilot Chat responses
Learn about customizing GitHub Copilot Chat responses to fit with your preferences and requirements.
Adding personal custom instructions for GitHub Copilot
Customize GitHub Copilot Chat responses to match your personal preferences.
Adding repository custom instructions for GitHub Copilot
Create a file in a repository that automatically adds information to questions you ask Copilot Chat.
Adding organization custom instructions for GitHub Copilot
Customize GitHub Copilot Chat responses for members of your organization.
Extending Copilot Chat with the Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Learn how to use the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to extend Copilot Chat.
Managing Copilot knowledge bases
Organization owners can create a knowledge base bringing together Markdown documentation across one or more repositories, and then organization members can use that knowledge base as context for Copilot Chat in GitHub.
Creating a custom model for GitHub Copilot
You can fine-tune Copilot code completion by creating a custom model based on code in your organization's repositories.