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Curated links to official documentation, blogs, training, and community resources
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
Visual Studio Blog
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
NewNative PR review experience with Copilot-powered insights
GitHub Copilot modernization for C++ is out of preview
NewAutomated C++ modernization with Copilot now GA
GitHub Blog
Getting more from each token: context & model routing
NewHow 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
NewLatest Visual Studio Copilot features and improvements
Custom agents in GitHub Copilot CLI
NewBuild workflow-based agents for CLI automation
Larger context windows and configurable reasoning levels
NewEnhanced Copilot capabilities with extended context
Delegate tasks to Copilot coding agent from Visual Studio
NewSend tasks to background cloud agent from VS
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
Community & Support
GitHub Community - Copilot Discussions
Ask questions and share experiences
GitHub Copilot CLI Discussions
CLI-specific discussions and feedback
VS Code Copilot Release Issues
Report issues and track bugs
Copilot in GitHub Support
AI-powered help for GitHub questions
Troubleshooting GitHub Copilot
Common issues and solutions
Visual Studio Developer Community
Official forum for reporting issues and feedback
Official YouTube Playlists
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