Extending the capabilities of GitHub Copilot in your personal account

You can add additional functionality to Copilot in your personal account, by installing certain GitHub Apps from GitHub Marketplace.

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Note

GitHub Copilot Extensions is in public preview and subject to change.

About GitHub Copilot Extensions for your personal account

Copilot Extensions are a type of GitHub App that you can install on your GitHub account, to add additional capabilities to Copilot.

Anyone can install Copilot Extensions for their personal account, but you must have an active Copilot Individual subscription to use a Copilot Extension you install.

Note

If you have access to Copilot through a Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise subscription, Copilot Extensions are installed by organization owners at the organization level, and you do not need to install the extension on your personal account. To start using Copilot Extensions installed in your organization, see "Using extensions to integrate external tools with Copilot Chat."

You can also create your own custom Copilot Extensions for your personal account. For more information, see "About building Copilot Extensions."

Installing GitHub Copilot Extensions for your personal account

  1. Open GitHub Marketplace.
  2. In the left sidebar, click Copilot.
  3. In the list of Copilot Extensions, locate an app you'd like to install.
  4. To install the Copilot Extension on your personal account, see "Installing a GitHub App from GitHub Marketplace for your personal account."
  5. After installing a Copilot Extension, you need to complete the authentication and onboarding steps unique to that extension. Visit the extension's marketplace listing page or the developer's documentation to complete the necessary steps.

Next steps

After installing a Copilot Extension, you can start using the extension in Copilot Chat. See "Using extensions to integrate external tools with Copilot Chat."