Note
This feature is currently in public preview and is subject to change.
Support: Organization custom instructions are currently only supported for Copilot Chat on GitHub.com and Copilot code review on GitHub.com.
Organization owners can add instructions for Copilot, to tailor responses to specific needs and preferences across the organization. For an overview of this, and other types of custom instructions for Copilot, see About customizing GitHub Copilot responses.
Adding organization custom instructions
You can add organization custom instructions via your organization settings.
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In the upper-right corner of GitHub, click your profile picture, then click Organizations.
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Next to the organization, click Settings.
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In the left sidebar, click Copilot then click Custom instructions.
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Under "Preferences and instructions", add natural language instructions to the text box.
You can write your instructions in any format you prefer. For example, you can write them as a single block of text, each on a new line, or separated by blank lines.
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Click Save changes. Your instructions are now active, and will stay active until you change or remove them.
To see your instructions in action, go to https://github.com/copilot and start a conversation.