GitHub Copilot

The product is an AI coding assistant that suggests whole lines and entire functions directly in the editor and helps with code creation, review, and security tasks. It is for individual developers, freelancers, students and educators as well as engineering teams in startups, small and medium teams, enterprises and nonprofits. It is delivered as a SaaS platform that works inside IDEs, the command line, GitHub.com chat, desktop app and MCP-connected tools with a choice of LLMs and custom agents.

Key features

• Suggest whole lines or entire functions
• AI code completion in editor
• Chat interface across GitHub platform
• Agent mode to propose edits
• Validate files with agent mode
• Automate workflows with Actions
• Instant dev environments with Codespaces
• Plan and track work with Issues
• Manage code changes with Code Review
• Enforce quality at merge
• Find and fix vulnerabilities
• Secure code as you build
• Stop leaks with secret protection
• Integrate external tools via MCP Registry
• Choose from leading LLMs
• Use custom and third-party agents
• Work in IDE, CLI and GitHub
• Manage agent work from desktop workspace