Resources

Curated links to official documentation, blogs, training, and community resources

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Official Documentation

Get started with GitHub Copilot

Official Visual Studio guide to launching and using Copilot

Use GitHub Copilot for free

Guide to the Copilot Free tier in Visual Studio

Copilot Agent Mode

Learn about autonomous multi-step coding with agent mode

Copilot Next Edit Suggestions

Predictive edits that anticipate your next changes

MCP Servers in Visual Studio

Extend Copilot with Model Context Protocol

GitHub Copilot Documentation

Comprehensive GitHub Copilot documentation

Visual Studio 2026 Release Notes

Latest features and updates for Visual Studio 2026

Get started with Azure MCP Server

Connect Visual Studio to Azure resources via MCP

Set up GitHub Copilot for Windows development

WinUI agent plugin and MCP setup guide for Windows apps

What is GitHub Copilot Edits?

Learn about iterative, multi-file editing with Copilot Edits

Use built-in and custom agents

Work with specialized and custom Copilot agents

Using the NuGet MCP Server

Connect Copilot to NuGet packages via MCP

Create a minimal MCP server in C#

Build and publish custom MCP servers with .NET

Get started with .NET AI and the Model Context Protocol

Build MCP clients and servers using the C# SDK

Debug your app with GitHub Copilot

Use AI to understand exceptions, call stacks, and debug issues

AI-assisted development in Visual Studio

Overview of AI capabilities in Visual Studio like Copilot

Get started with Copilot code review for pull requests

Guide to using Copilot for reviewing PRs in Azure DevOps

Get started with GitHub Copilot completions

Learn how to use Copilot inline code completions

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Visual Studio Blog

Today I will... debug a production crash

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Debug production issues using memory dumps and Copilot analysis

Today I will... improve test coverage

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Using GitHub Copilot to improve test coverage in a C# application

Today I will... review GitHub PRs

Using GitHub tooling in Visual Studio to work with Pull Requests

Built-in Agent Skills Bring .NET and Azure Expertise

Built-in agent skills from .NET and Azure teams now in VS 18.8

Pick, manage, and get the most from your models

New model management and Copilot usage tracking features

Visual Studio May Update – Plan, Review, Refine

Plan agent, multi-file diff, and context management

Visual Studio April Update – Cloud Agent Integration

New cloud-based agent features and April release highlights

Agent Skills in Visual Studio: Teach Copilot How Your Team Works

Customize Copilot agent with team-specific skills and workflows

Announcing a free GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio

Introduction to the free tier for Visual Studio users

How to Install GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio

Step-by-step installation guide

How to use GitHub Copilot Chat in Visual Studio

Guide to conversational AI assistance

Next edit suggestions available in Visual Studio

Learn about predictive code editing

Introducing Code Referencing for Copilot Chat

Transparency in AI-generated code

Conversational way to chat with GitHub Copilot

New chat interface improvements

Get started with GitHub Copilot CLI: A free, hands-on course

Free hands-on course for learning Copilot CLI

GitHub Copilot Testing for .NET in Visual Studio 2026

AI-powered unit testing for .NET applications

Custom Agents in Visual Studio

Build preset and custom agents for your workflow

Visual Studio February Update

Latest IDE improvements including custom agents

Modernize .NET Anywhere with GitHub Copilot

Cross-platform .NET modernization with Copilot

Extend your coding agent with .NET Skills

Create reusable behaviors for Copilot agents

GitHub Copilot Dev Days

Build faster with Copilot CLI, VS Code & Visual Studio

Azure DevOps Remote MCP Server (public preview)

Use Azure DevOps data in Copilot with remote MCP server

Agentic Platform Engineering with GitHub Copilot

Infrastructure automation with Copilot agents

MSSQL Extension for VS Code v1.41

SQL development with Copilot integration

Visual Studio March Update - Build Your Own Custom Agents

Latest enhancements to custom agent capabilities

Awesome GitHub Copilot Resources

Centralized hub for Copilot customizations and plugins

Microsoft Agent Framework Version 1.0

Production-ready framework for building AI agents in .NET/Python

Dataverse Skills: Your Coding Agent Now Speaks Dataverse

Build Power Platform solutions with AI agent support

Ten Months with Copilot Coding Agent in dotnet/runtime

Real-world experience using Copilot agents at scale

Announcing Azure MCP Server 2.0 Stable Release

Self-hosted remote MCP server for Azure resource management

Agentic development with .NET Aspire

Build, run, and observe agentic workflows with .NET Aspire

Azure MCP tools ship built-in to Visual Studio 2022

Native Azure MCP integration without separate extensions

Agentic Refactoring with GitHub Copilot + Docker Sandbox

Secure isolated runtimes for legacy modernization

Copilot Memories

Capture and share coding preferences automatically

Unlock language-specific rich symbol context

New find_symbol tool for agent mode

GPT-4o code completion model (public preview)

New code completion model based on GPT-4o mini

Faster .NET Upgrades with GitHub Copilot

AI-powered .NET app modernization experience

C++ refactoring and build performance with Copilot

MSVC upgrades, build optimization, and C++ refactoring

Claude 3.7 Sonnet in Visual Studio

Anthropic's Claude 3.7 model now available in Copilot

Visual Studio 2026 is here

Major release with enhanced AI-driven development

C++ Code Intelligence for GitHub Copilot CLI

Enhanced C++ support in Copilot CLI (Preview)

GitHub Copilot meets Azure Developer CLI

AI-assisted Azure project generation with azd

Copilot auto model selection (preview)

Automatic model selection with 10% discount on premium requests

New Debugger Agent Workflow in Visual Studio

Guided debugging with AI-powered root cause analysis

What's Coming Next: Build 2026 Announcements

Microsoft Build 2026 Visual Studio and Copilot updates

Introducing the Plan agent in Visual Studio

Plan before you build with the new Plan agent

Doing More with GitHub Copilot as a .NET Developer

Advanced Copilot techniques for .NET development

WinUI agent plugin for GitHub Copilot

Build native Windows apps with AI agents

Announcing Intelligent Terminal 0.1

AI-powered terminal experience for Windows

Build and run agents at scale with Microsoft Foundry

Enterprise agent service announced at Build 2026

Review pull requests without leaving Visual Studio

Native PR review experience with Copilot-powered insights

GitHub Copilot modernization for C++ is out of preview

Automated C++ modernization with Copilot now GA

Visual Studio June Update - Track Your Usage, Trust Your Tools

Copilot usage tracking, MCP trust checks, and more

GitHub Copilot Free is here in Visual Studio

Announcing free tier availability with completions, chat, and AI tools

Unlocking More Power: Tool Calling in GitHub Copilot

Copilot can now automatically search codebase and call tools

Visual Studio July Update — Agent Powered by Copilot SDK

Meet the new Agent in Copilot Chat, built on GitHub Copilot SDK

Tell your model when to think harder

Control reasoning effort for different coding tasks in Copilot

Azure DevOps Remote MCP Server is generally available

Azure DevOps MCP integration now GA for Copilot workflows

From generated code to trusted code with a unit-test agent

New unit-test agent for generating reliable tests from code

Build Production-Ready Agents with Copilot Harness

Framework and tools for building production agents with Copilot

Today I will... Modernize a .NET application

Practical guide to modernizing .NET apps with Copilot

Bring your own model to Visual Studio

Use preferred AI models with your own accounts in Visual Studio

Visual Studio August update - Model thinking and Git workflows

Tune model thinking effort and manage Git branches with new features

Visual Studio Debugger Agent test-driven investigation

Debug with test-driven workflow for faster root cause analysis

Clearer Build Optimization Results with GitHub Copilot

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C++ build performance optimization with Copilot agents

Copilot Code Reviews for Azure Repos (public preview)

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Copilot code review now available for Azure Repos

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GitHub Blog

GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: Run several agents at once

Learn how to run parallel agents in the GitHub Copilot app

GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio — June update

Usage tracking, MCP trust checks, and C++ modernization GA

Getting more from each token: context & model routing

How Copilot improves efficiency with caching and Auto routing

GPT-5.5 is generally available for GitHub Copilot

New GPT-5.5 model now available for all Copilot users

Copilot code review: Comment experience improvements

Enhanced commenting and review workflow in code review agent

Agent mode 101: All about GitHub Copilot's powerful mode

Deep dive into agent mode capabilities

GitHub Copilot: Meet the new coding agent

Introduction to the autonomous coding agent

GitHub Copilot tutorial: Build, test, review, ship faster

Comprehensive tutorial with real prompts

Code review and refactoring with GitHub Copilot

Using Copilot for code quality improvements

Building your first MCP server

Extend AI tools with custom capabilities

What's new with GitHub Copilot coding agent

Latest updates to Copilot's autonomous coding capabilities

From idea to pull request with GitHub Copilot CLI

Practical guide to building with Copilot CLI

Delegate tasks to Copilot coding agent from Visual Studio

Offload complex tasks to autonomous agent mode

Secret scanning in AI coding agents via GitHub MCP Server

Detect exposed secrets before committing

GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio — February update

Expanded agent capabilities and smarter completions

Copilot coding agent works faster with semantic code search

Find code based on meaning, not exact text matches

Copilot code review now runs on agentic architecture

AI-powered code review with tool-calling agents

More visibility into Copilot coding agent sessions

View agent session logs and understand Copilot's work

Manage Copilot coding agent repository access via API

Programmatic control over agent access at scale

Research, plan, and code with Copilot cloud agent

Expanded agent capabilities beyond pull request workflows

Run multiple agents at once with /fleet in Copilot CLI

Parallel agent execution for multi-file tasks

Agent-driven development in Copilot Applied Science

How GitHub's AI team uses agents internally

Under the hood: Security architecture of GitHub Agentic Workflows

Deep dive into agent security and sandboxing

GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio — March update

Custom agents, find_symbol tool, and enterprise MCP governance

GitHub Copilot CLI auto model selection

Copilot chooses optimal models with 10% discount on premium requests

Enable cloud agent via custom properties

Granular control over cloud agent access per organization

Copilot coding agent now starts work 50% faster

Optimized startup times for cloud-based agent sessions

GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio — April update

Latest enhancements including inline agent mode features

Fix merge conflicts with Copilot cloud agent

Resolve conflicts in three clicks using AI agent

Copilot SDK in public preview

Build custom Copilot integrations with SDK

GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio — November update

Visual Studio 2026 GA with cloud agent and Copilot actions

GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio — January update

Colorized completions and partial acceptance

GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio — February update

Copilot memories, custom prompts, and NuGet MCP server

GitHub Copilot app: agent-native desktop experience

New standalone Copilot app for developers

Shape Copilot code review around your team

Customize code review to match your team's standards

Copilot SDK is now generally available

Build custom Copilot integrations with official SDK

Schedule and automate tasks with Copilot cloud agent

Automated agent execution in the cloud

Copilot CLI: UI, rubber duck, scheduling, voice input

Major enhancements to Copilot CLI experience

Improving token efficiency in GitHub Agentic Workflows

Optimize agent performance and reduce costs

GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio — May update

Latest Visual Studio Copilot features and improvements

Custom agents in GitHub Copilot CLI

Build workflow-based agents for CLI automation

Larger context windows and configurable reasoning levels

Enhanced Copilot capabilities with extended context

Delegate tasks to Copilot coding agent from Visual Studio

Send tasks to background cloud agent from VS

GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio — April 2026 update

Cloud agent integration, custom agents, and debugger agent

GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio — January 2026 update

Colorized completions and partial acceptance support

Claude Opus 5 in GitHub Copilot

Complex reasoning model now available in Visual Studio

Gemini 3.6 Flash in GitHub Copilot

Google's latest Flash model with parallel tool use support

GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna in Copilot

Three new variants for different coding task needs

View AI credits per billing cycle

Copilot users can now track AI credit usage

Copilot usage metrics impact dashboard

New dashboard for monitoring Copilot usage and impact

GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio — July update

July 2026 updates: new agent, .NET/Azure skills, and more

GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code — July 2026

VS Code July updates: agents window, chat, and navigation

The harness is all you need (mostly)

Understanding AI tools, models, MCPs, and skills complexity

Copilot code review: Agent skills and MCP GA

Agent skills and MCP servers now generally available for code review

Grok 4.5 is now available in GitHub Copilot

xAI's reasoning model with 500k token context for complex workflows

MCP allowlists in enterprise managed settings

Enterprise control over Model Context Protocol integrations in Copilot

A guide to slash commands in the GitHub Copilot app

Learn to use slash commands for efficient prompting in Copilot app

Customize the reasoning level for Copilot cloud agent

Control reasoning depth in Copilot cloud agent for VS and other IDEs

Enterprise team specialization for managed settings

Team-level specialization options for enterprise Copilot deployments

Kimi K3 is now available in GitHub Copilot

New Kimi K3 AI model available across Copilot subscriptions

GitHub Copilot weekly releases — August 3

Latest features and fixes in GitHub Copilot for August 2026

Write your first prompt with the GitHub Copilot app

Guide to getting started with Copilot App prompting

How to bring your software delivery workflow into GitHub with agent apps

Integrate your development workflow with Copilot agents

Using the GitHub Copilot SDK for Java

Learn how to use the Copilot SDK in Java applications

GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: Getting started

Introduction to GitHub Copilot app for new users

GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: Managing your work

Manage development workflow using Copilot app

Stacked sessions and pull requests in Copilot app

Work with stacked sessions and PRs in Copilot

How the GitHub legal team used Copilot CLI

Real-world example of Copilot CLI for team automation

From coder to orchestrator: How agents shift developer roles

How AI agents are changing the developer landscape

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GitHub Blog Changelog

Grok 4.7 is now available in GitHub Copilot

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xAI's latest reasoning model for agentic coding workflows

GitHub Copilot weekly releases — September 21

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New models including Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol availability

Gemini 3.8 Flash is now available in GitHub Copilot

Google's latest Flash model with complex coding task performance

GPT-6 Astra is generally available in GitHub Copilot

OpenAI's latest general-purpose model for autonomous coding

GitHub Copilot weekly releases — August 31

Weekly model updates and VS Code agent session management features

Agent Plugins 1.0 in VS Code, Copilot CLI, and the Copilot app

Release of Agent Plugins 1.0 across multiple tools

Grok 4.6 is now available in GitHub Copilot

xAI's Grok 4.6 model now available as a Copilot option

Gemini 3.7 Flash is now available in GitHub Copilot

Google's latest Gemini model available in Copilot

GitHub Copilot weekly releases — August 10

Weekly update on new Copilot features and improvements

The new GitHub Copilot experience in Slack

Use GitHub Copilot in Slack for team collaboration

Shared agentic work with GitHub Copilot in Teams

Collaborate with Copilot agents in Microsoft Teams

GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio - August 2026 update

Organization agents, model tuning, and usage insights

GitHub Copilot weekly releases — August 24

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Weekly updates for team sessions in Slack/Teams and customization

Claude Fable 5.1 is generally available in GitHub Copilot

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Anthropic's Claude Fable 5.1 now available for autonomous coding tasks

Auto-resolution and analysis updates in Copilot code review

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Copilot now auto-resolves comments and writes commit messages

GitHub Copilot app Customize tab is generally available

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Customize MCP servers, plugins, and skills in Copilot app

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Microsoft Learn Training

Develop code features using GitHub Copilot tools

1hr 14min training module

GitHub Copilot for Azure

Use Copilot for Azure development

Use Copilot to create WinUI apps

Building Windows apps with Copilot assistance

Introduction to GitHub Copilot

Beginner module on GitHub Copilot fundamentals

Get Started with GitHub Copilot

Hands-on module for getting started with Copilot

Introduction to prompt engineering with GitHub Copilot

Learn effective prompt techniques for Copilot

GitHub Copilot Across Environments

IDE, Chat, and Command Line techniques

Developer use cases for AI with GitHub Copilot

Practical scenarios and use cases

Implement Code Improvements using GitHub Copilot Tools

Refactoring and code quality improvements

Using advanced GitHub Copilot features

Master advanced Copilot capabilities

Accelerate app development with GitHub Copilot

5-module learning path for intermediate developers

GitHub Copilot Fundamentals Part 1

Foundational learning path for Copilot

GitHub Copilot Fundamentals Part 2

Advanced fundamentals learning path

Using GitHub Copilot with Python

Python-specific Copilot training module

Using GitHub Copilot with JavaScript

JavaScript-specific Copilot training module

Introduction to GitHub Copilot Enterprise

Enterprise features and administration

Building Applications with GitHub Copilot Agent Mode

Learn to build apps using autonomous agent capabilities

Responsible AI with GitHub Copilot

Best practices for ethical AI-assisted development

Challenge GitHub Copilot with SQL

Advanced Copilot techniques for complex SQL queries

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Community & Support

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