Step-by-Step: How to Setup Copilot Chat in VS Code

[WirelessLife]

A quick run through of setting up Copilot Chat on VS Code once you've received confirmation of access to the preview. Happy to address any questions anyone may have. Read more here: Step-by-Step: How to Setup Copilot Chat in VS Code

Reynald Adolphe also has a great video walkthrough of the GitHub Copilot chat setup process which can be viewed below.

[6DiegoDiego9]

I reinstalled Copilot Chat and restarted VS Code 10 times and I still can't see its icon on the left :-(

[WirelessLife]

Did you verify your access to Copilot Chat was granted? Here is the link to verify: https://github.com/github-copilot/chat_waitlist_signup/join

[6DiegoDiego9]

Ah, no, I apparently was not in that waitlist. I read nowhere that I needed to do that.
I joined now. I hope to having to wait very much.
Thanks for the info!

[nemavixd]

I get this when I open Visual studio code

[nemavixd]

I created an account recently on github

[WirelessLife]

Click on the "Signup for GitHub Copilot" button to enable the service. This provides a time limited free trial of GitHub Copilot.

[nemavixd]

already did, still the same