GitHub Copilot — Playbook

At a Glance

GitHub Copilot is the world's most widely adopted AI developer tool.

It accelerates your flow across every surface — IDE, terminal, and GitHub.com.

The History of GitHub Copilot

The "Copilot" (Co-pilot) Era

Rise of Agents

Beyond the IDE

LLM Code
Completion

Copilot Chat
Ask Mode

Copilot Chat
Edit Mode

GitHub Copilot
Agent Mode

GitHub Copilot
Beyond the IDE

Code completion only

Responds to what you ask

Acts autonomously

Usable outside the IDE

AI Models & Surfaces

Available AI models: OpenAI / Anthropic / Google Gemini / xAI Grok / Microsoft (MAI) / Moonshot AI (Kimi), plus support for custom models and BYOK (Bring Your Own Key).

Available surfaces:

IDE: VS Code / Visual Studio / JetBrains / Xcode / Eclipse / Neovim
Terminal: Interact from the shell with Copilot CLI
SDK: Embed Copilot directly into your own applications
Cloud: Autonomous execution from the browser via Cloud Agent · Automatic PR review with Copilot Code Review
Automation: Codify workflows with Agentic Workflow
Web / Mobile: Chat from GitHub.com and GitHub Mobile · Remote CLI control · Launch Cloud Agents

Developer Impact

The impact GitHub Copilot has on developers
Results from a 6-month study of 450 Accenture developers (2025)

Activity	Productivity	Efficiency	Satisfaction
94% reported maintaining a “flow state” at work	90% feel they write better code	50% increase in number of builds	96% felt successful from day one
90% spend less time searching for information	88% of Copilot-suggested code was accepted as-is	84% improvement in build success rate	90% improvement in job satisfaction

Use Codex & Claude with a Single Subscription

With a GitHub Copilot subscription, you can use the Codex and Claude agents (harness) — both in the IDE and as a Cloud Agent. Usage is paid directly through Copilot AI credits, so no extra contract is needed.

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  Sub["💎 GitHub Copilot<br/>One Subscription"]

  subgraph IDE["💻 IDE Agents"]
    direction TB
    VSC["Copilot"]
    JB["Codex"]
    CL["Claude"]
  end

  subgraph Cloud["☁️ Cloud Agents (Async Coding)"]
    direction TB
    CA["Copilot Cloud Agent"]
    GH["Claude Coding Agent"]
    GO["Codex Coding Agent"]
  end

  Sub --> IDE
  Sub --> Cloud

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  classDef ide fill:#0a0e27,stroke:#00f0ff,color:#00f0ff,stroke-width:2px
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  class Sub sub
  class VSC,JB,CL ide
  class CA,GH,GO cloud

Why Enterprises Choose Copilot

Orchestration
　AI that spans the entire SDLC, not just coding
Freedom of choice across models, agents, and surfaces
　The best model and interface for every workflow. No vendor lock-in
Enterprise controls
　Centralized governance, visibility, and security
Compliance
　Copilot Proxy, policy controls, public-code filtering, and Microsoft IP protection for eligible use
Best cost-performance
　Pooled usage, rich built-in entitlements, and maximum price advantage via ACD

Secure & Compliant Architecture

Prompts and generated code pass through Copilot Proxy — designed for safe enterprise use.
🔗 See the Copilot Trust Center for full details.

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flowchart LR
  Dev["👤 Developer"]
  Proxy["<img class='proxy-ico' src='/theomonfort/github-copilot-white-icon.png' alt=''/><b>Copilot Proxy</b>"]
  LLM["<b>LLM Providers</b><div class='llm-row'><img src='/theomonfort/llm-openai.png' alt=''/><img src='/theomonfort/llm-anthropic.svg' alt=''/><img src='/theomonfort/llm-gemini.png' alt=''/><img src='/theomonfort/llm-grok.png' alt=''/><img class='ms-ico' src='/theomonfort/llm-microsoft.svg' alt=''/></div>"]

  Dev -->|"Context"| Proxy
  Proxy -->|"Suggestions"| Dev
  Proxy <-->|" "| LLM

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  classDef dev fill:#1a0a2e,stroke:#ff2e88,color:#ff2e88,stroke-width:2px
  class LLM llm
  class Proxy proxy
  class Dev dev

What Copilot Proxy does:

🔒 Removes PII (Personally Identifiable Information) from context
🚫 Filters inappropriate content from context
🛡️ Checks context for common security vulnerabilities
⚖️ Passes suggestions through an IP (Intellectual Property) filter
🔐 All data is encrypted in transit