AI settings reference
This article lists the configuration settings for the AI features and agents in Visual Studio Code. For general information about working with settings in VS Code, refer to User and workspace settings.
The team is continuously working on improving the AI features in VS Code and adding new functionality. Some features are still experimental. Try them out and share your feedback in our issues. Get more info about the feature lifecycle in VS Code.
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General settings
| Setting and Description | Default |
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chat.commandCenter.enabled
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Controls whether to show the Chat menu in the VS Code title bar. |
true |
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workbench.settings.showAISearchToggle
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Enable searching settings with AI in the Settings editor. |
true |
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workbench.commandPalette.experimental.askChatLocation
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(Experimental) Controls where the Command Palette should ask chat questions. |
"chatView" |
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search.searchView.semanticSearchBehavior
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(Preview) Configure when to run semantic search in the Search view: manually (default), when no text search results are found, or always. |
"manual" |
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search.searchView.keywordSuggestions
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(Preview) Controls whether to show keyword suggestions in the Search view. |
false |
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chat.disableAIFeatures
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Disable and hide built-in AI features in VS Code, such as chat and inline suggestions, and disable the Copilot extensions. |
false |
Code editing settings
| Setting and Description | Default |
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github.copilot.editor.enableCodeActions
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Controls if AI commands are shown as Code Actions when available. |
true |
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github.copilot.renameSuggestions.triggerAutomatically
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Generate symbol renaming suggestions. |
true |
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github.copilot.enable
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Enable or disable inline suggestions for specified languages. |
{ "*": true, "plaintext": false, "markdown": false, "scminput": false } |
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github.copilot.nextEditSuggestions.enabled
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This setting is managed at the organization level. Contact your administrator to change it. Enables next edit suggestions (NES). |
true |
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editor.inlineSuggest.edits.allowCodeShifting
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Configure if NES is able to shift your code to show a suggestion. |
"always" |
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editor.inlineSuggest.edits.renderSideBySide
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Configure if NES can show larger suggestions side-by-side if possible, or if NES should always show larger suggestions below the relevant code. |
"auto" |
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github.copilot.nextEditSuggestions.fixes
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Enable next edit suggestions based on diagnostics (squiggles). For example, missing imports. |
true |
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editor.inlineSuggest.edits.showCollapsed
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Show NES code changes in the editor only when you press Tab to navigate to the suggestion or hover over the gutter arrow. |
false |
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editor.inlineSuggest.fontFamily
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Configure the font family for inline completions. |
"default" |
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editor.inlineSuggest.showToolbar
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Enable or disable the toolbar that appears for inline completions. |
"onHover" |
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editor.inlineSuggest.minShowDelay
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Time in milliseconds to wait before showing inline suggestions. |
0 |
Chat settings
| Setting and Description | Default |
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github.copilot.chat.localeOverride
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Specify a locale for chat responses, such as en or fr. |
"auto" |
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github.copilot.chat.useProjectTemplates
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Use relevant GitHub projects as starter projects when using /new. |
true |
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github.copilot.chat.scopeSelection
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Whether to prompt for a specific symbol scope if you use /explain and the active editor has no selection. |
false |
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github.copilot.chat.terminalChatLocation
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Controls where chat queries from the terminal should be opened. |
"chatView" |
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chat.detectParticipant.enabled
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Enable chat participant detection in the Chat view. |
true |
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chat.artifacts.enabled
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(Experimental) Enable or disable the artifacts panel in the chat (preview). |
false |
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chat.artifacts.rules.byMimeType
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(Experimental) Rules for extracting artifacts from tool results by MIME type pattern. Maps MIME type patterns (such as "image/*") to a group configuration. |
{ "image/*": { "groupName": "Screenshots", "onlyShowGroup": true } } |
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chat.artifacts.rules.byFilePath
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(Experimental) Rules for extracting artifacts from written files by file path glob pattern. Maps glob patterns (such as "**/*plan*.md") to a group configuration. |
{ "**/*plan*.md": { "groupName": "Plans" } } |
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chat.artifacts.rules.byMemoryFilePath
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(Experimental) Rules for extracting artifacts from memory tool writes by memory file path glob pattern. Maps glob patterns to a group configuration. |
{ "**/*plan*.md": { "groupName": "Plans" } } |
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chat.checkpoints.enabled
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Enable or disable checkpoints in the chat. |
true |
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chat.checkpoints.showFileChanges
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Show a summary of file changes at the end of each chat request. |
false |
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chat.editRequests
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Enable or disable editing previous chat requests. |
"inline" |
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chat.editor.fontFamily
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Font family in chat codeblocks. |
"default" |
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chat.editor.fontSize
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Font size in pixels in chat codeblocks. |
14 |
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chat.editor.fontWeight
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Font weight in chat codeblocks. |
"default" |
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chat.editor.lineHeight
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Line height in pixels in chat codeblocks. |
0 |
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chat.editor.wordWrap
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Toggle line wrapping in chat codeblocks. |
"off" |
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chat.editing.confirmEditRequestRemoval
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Ask for confirmation before undoing an edit. |
true |
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chat.editing.confirmEditRequestRetry
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Ask for confirmation before performing a redo of the last edit. |
true |
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chat.editing.autoAcceptDelay
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Configure a delay after which suggested edits are automatically accepted, use zero to disable auto-accept. |
0 |
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chat.editing.revealNextChangeOnResolve
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Controls whether the editor automatically reveals the next change after keeping or undoing a chat edit. |
true |
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chat.fontFamily
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Font family for Markdown content in chat. |
"default" |
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chat.fontSize
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Font size in pixels for Markdown content in chat. |
13 |
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chat.notifyWindowOnConfirmation
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Configure when to show an OS notification when user input is needed in a chat session: off to never show notifications, windowNotFocused (default) to show notifications only when the VS Code window is not focused, always to always show notifications. |
"windowNotFocused" |
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chat.notifyWindowOnResponseReceived
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Configure when to show an OS notification when a chat response is received: off to never show notifications, windowNotFocused (default) to show notifications only when the VS Code window is not focused, always to always show notifications. |
"windowNotFocused" |
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chat.requestQueuing.defaultAction
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Configure the default action for the Send button while a request is in progress: queue adds the message to the queue, steer signals the current request to yield. |
"queue" |
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chat.tools.terminal.autoReplyToPrompts
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Automatically reply to terminal prompts with a default answer. |
false |
setting(chat.tools.terminal.terminalProfile.<platform>)Configure which terminal profile to use for chat terminal commands on each platform. |
"" |
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chat.hookFilesLocations
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(Preview) Configure additional hook file locations. Specify paths to folders (loads all *.json files) or direct paths to .json files. Only relative paths and tilde paths are supported. |
{} |
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chat.useCustomAgentHooks
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(Preview) Enable agent-scoped hooks defined in custom agent frontmatter. When enabled, hooks in .agent.md files run only when that agent is active. |
false |
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chat.useAgentsMdFile
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Enable or disable using AGENTS.md files as context for chat requests. |
true |
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chat.math.enabled
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Enable or disable math rendering with KaTeX in chat. |
false |
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chat.viewTitle.enabled
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(Preview) Show the title of the current chat session in the chat header. |
true |
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github.copilot.chat.codesearch.enabled
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(Preview) When using #codebase in the prompt, the agent automatically discovers relevant files to be edited. |
false |
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chat.emptyState.history.enabled
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(Experimental) Show recent chat history in the empty state of the Chat view. |
false |
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imageCarousel.chat.enabled
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(Experimental) Enable the image carousel for browsing images from chat responses. Select image pills in tool results or assistant messages to open a carousel view. |
false |
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chat.sendElementsToChat.enabled
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Enable sending elements from the integrated browser to the chat view as context. |
true |
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chat.sendElementsToChat.attachCSS
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Include CSS styles when adding elements from the integrated browser to chat context. |
true |
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chat.sendElementsToChat.attachImages
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Include images when adding elements from the integrated browser to chat context. |
true |
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workbench.browser.enableChatTools
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This setting is managed at the organization level. Contact your administrator to change it. Enable browser tools that let agents interact with pages in the integrated browser. |
true |
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chat.useClaudeMdFile
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Enable or disable using CLAUDE.md files as always-on custom instructions. |
true |
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chat.useNestedAgentsMdFiles
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(Experimental) Enable or disable using AGENTS.md files in subfolders of your workspace as context for chat requests. |
false |
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github.copilot.chat.customOAIModels
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(Deprecated) Configure custom OpenAI-compatible models for chat. Deprecated in favor of the Custom Endpoint provider, which supports Chat Completions, Responses, and Messages APIs. |
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chat.utilityModel
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Override the language model used for built-in utility flows, such as generating titles, summaries, and fallback responses. |
"Default" |
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chat.utilitySmallModel
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Override the language model used for fast, lightweight utility flows, such as commit messages, rename suggestions, and intent detection. A fast, inexpensive model is recommended. |
"Default" |
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github.copilot.chat.edits.suggestRelatedFilesFromGitHistory
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(Experimental) Suggest related files from git history in chat context. |
true |
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github.copilot.chat.localIndex.enabled
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Enable local session tracking for session insights and /chronicle commands. |
true |
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chat.sessionSync.enabled
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This setting is managed at the organization level. Contact your administrator to change it. Enable session sync to GitHub.com. When enabled, Copilot session data syncs to your GitHub account for cross-device access. Requires github.copilot.chat.localIndex.enabled Open in VS Code Open in VS Code Insiders to also be enabled. |
true |
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chat.sessionSync.excludeRepositories
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Repository patterns to exclude from session sync. Use exact owner/repo names or glob patterns like my-org/*. Sessions from matching repositories are stored locally only. |
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Agent settings
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chat.agent.enabled
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This setting is managed at the organization level. Contact your administrator to change it. Enable or disable using agents (requires VS Code 1.99 or later). |
true |
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chat.agent.maxRequests
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Maximum number of requests that the agent can make. |
25 |
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github.copilot.chat.agent.autoFix
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Automatically diagnose and fix issues in the generated code changes. |
true |
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chat.mcp.access
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This setting is managed at the organization level. Contact your administrator to change it. Manage which Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers can be used in VS Code. |
true |
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chat.mcp.discovery.enabled
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Configure automatic discovery of MCP server configuration from other applications. |
false |
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chat.mcp.serverSampling
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Configure which models are exposed to MCP servers for sampling. |
{} |
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chat.mcp.apps.enabled
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(Experimental) Enable or disable MCP Apps, which are rich user interfaces provided by MCP servers. |
true |
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chat.tools.compressOutput.enabled
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(Preview) Compress large terminal output before sending it to the model to reduce context window usage. Collapses unchanged diff hunks, drops lockfile diffs, and strips install progress. |
false |
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chat.tools.riskAssessment.enabled
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(Experimental) Show an AI-generated risk badge on terminal command confirmations, indicating whether a command is safe, requires caution, or should be reviewed carefully. |
true |
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chat.tools.terminal.autoApprove
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Control which terminal commands are auto-approved when using agents. Commands can be set to true (auto-approve) or false (require approval). Regular expressions can be used by wrapping patterns in / characters. |
{ "rm": false, "rmdir": false, "del": false, "kill": false, "curl": false, "wget": false, "eval": false, "chmod": false, "chown": false, "/^Remove-Item\\b/i": false } |
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chat.tools.terminal.enableAutoApprove
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This setting is managed at the organization level. Contact your administrator to change it. Enable or disable automatic approval of terminal commands. |
true |
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chat.tools.edits.autoApprove
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Configure which files require approval before edits are applied. Uses glob patterns to match file paths in your workspace. |
{} |
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chat.tools.terminal.outputLocation
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(Experimental) Configure where terminal command output appears: inline in chat or in the integrated terminal. |
"chat" |
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chat.tools.terminal.enforceTimeoutFromModel
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(Experimental) Control whether to enforce the timeout value that the agent specifies for terminal commands. When enabled, the agent stops tracking the command after the specified duration and returns the output collected so far. |
true |
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chat.tools.terminal.ignoreDefaultAutoApproveRules
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Ignore the default auto-approve rules for terminal commands. |
false |
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chat.tools.global.autoApprove
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This setting is managed at the organization level. Contact your administrator to change it. Automatically approve all tools - this setting disables critical security protections. |
false |
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chat.permissions.default
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(Experimental) Set the default permission level for new chat sessions. Options: default (Default Approvals), autoApprove (Bypass Approvals), autopilot (Autopilot). You can still change the permission level per session. If enterprise policy disables auto-approval, new sessions use Default Approvals. |
"default" |
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chat.autopilot.advanced.enabled
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(Experimental) Enable Advanced Autopilot, where a separate model evaluates whether your request is complete after each Autopilot turn and guides the next turn, instead of relying on the agent to signal completion. |
false |
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chat.tools.urls.autoApprove
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Control which URL requests and responses are auto-approved. |
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chat.agent.thinking.collapsedTools
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(Experimental) Configure whether tool call details are collapsed or expanded by default in the chat conversation. |
always |
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chat.agent.thinkingStyle
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(Experimental) Configure how thinking tokens are presented in chat. |
fixedScrolling |
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chat.mcp.autoStart
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(Experimental) Automatically start MCP servers when MCP configuration changes are detected. |
newAndOutdated |
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chat.tools.eligibleForAutoApproval
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This setting is managed at the organization level. Contact your administrator to change it. (Experimental) Configure which tools require manual approval before they can be used by agents. |
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chat.tools.terminal.blockDetectedFileWrites
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(Experimental) Require user approval for terminal commands that perform file writes outside the workspace. Writes to the OS temporary folder ( /tmp on macOS and Linux, %TEMP% on Windows) are exempt when session-level command approval is active. |
outsideWorkspace |
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chat.agent.sandbox.enabled
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This setting is managed at the organization level. Contact your administrator to change it. (Preview) Enable sandboxing for agent commands executed by the agent (macOS and Linux only). Possible values: off (disabled), on (full file system and network isolation), allowNetwork (file system isolation only, all outbound network traffic is allowed). When enabled, commands are auto-approved and have restricted access. |
off |
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chat.agent.sandbox.fileSystem.linux
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(Preview) Configure file system access rules for sandboxed agent commands on Linux. Supports allowRead, allowWrite, denyRead, and denyWrite properties. |
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chat.agent.sandbox.fileSystem.mac
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(Preview) Configure file system access rules for sandboxed agent commands on macOS. Supports allowRead, allowWrite, denyRead, and denyWrite properties. |
{} |
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chat.agent.networkFilter
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This setting is managed at the organization level. Contact your administrator to change it. Enable network domain filtering for agent tools (fetch tool, integrated browser). When enabled, network access is restricted according to chat.agent.allowedNetworkDomains Open in VS Code Open in VS Code Insiders This setting is managed at the organization level. Contact your administrator to change it. and chat.agent.deniedNetworkDomains Open in VS Code Open in VS Code Insiders This setting is managed at the organization level. Contact your administrator to change it.. When disabled, no filtering is applied. |
false |
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chat.agent.allowedNetworkDomains
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This setting is managed at the organization level. Contact your administrator to change it. Configure allowed domains for network access by agent tools. Only takes effect when chat.agent.networkFilter Open in VS Code Open in VS Code Insiders This setting is managed at the organization level. Contact your administrator to change it. is enabled. When sandboxing is also enabled, these rules additionally apply to terminal commands. When both allowed and denied lists are empty, all domains are blocked. Supports wildcards like *.example.com. |
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chat.agent.deniedNetworkDomains
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This setting is managed at the organization level. Contact your administrator to change it. Configure denied domains for network access by agent tools. Only takes effect when chat.agent.networkFilter Open in VS Code Open in VS Code Insiders This setting is managed at the organization level. Contact your administrator to change it. is enabled. Denied domains take precedence over allowed domains. Supports wildcards like *.example.com. |
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github.copilot.chat.newWorkspaceCreation.enabled
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(Experimental) Enable the tool for scaffolding a new workspace in chat. |
true |
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chat.planWidget.inlineEditor.enabled
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Use an inline editor inside the plan control to edit plans, instead of opening a separate editor tab. |
true |
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chat.planAgent.defaultModel
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Select a default language model for the plan agent. |
"Auto (Vendor Default)" |
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github.copilot.chat.implementAgent.model
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(Experimental) Select the language model used for the implementation step after planning. |
`` |
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github.copilot.chat.planAgent.additionalTools
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(Experimental) Give the plan agent access to additional tools during research and planning phases. |
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github.copilot.chat.additionalReadAccessFolders
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Grant read-only access to additional folders outside the current workspace for built-in agent tools. |
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github.copilot.chat.claudeAgent.enabled
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This setting is managed at the organization level. Contact your administrator to change it. Enable or disable support for Claude agent sessions powered by Anthropic's Claude Agent SDK. |
true |
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github.copilot.chat.claudeAgent.allowDangerouslySkipPermissions
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Bypass all permission checks for the Claude agent. Only enable this in isolated sandbox environments. |
false |
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github.copilot.chat.agent.thinkingTool
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(Experimental) Enable the thinking tool when using agents. |
false |
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github.copilot.chat.summarizeAgentConversationHistory.enabled
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(Experimental) Automatically summarize the agent conversation history when the context window is full. |
true |
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github.copilot.chat.virtualTools.threshold
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(Experimental) Tool count over which virtual tools should be used. Virtual tools group similar sets of tools together and enable the model to activate them on-demand. Enables you to go beyond the limit of 128 tools for a chat request. |
128 |
Agent sessions
The Agents view provides a centralized location for managing both local chat conversations and remote coding agent sessions. This view enables you to work with multiple AI sessions simultaneously, track their progress, and manage long-running tasks efficiently.
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workbench.startupEditor
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Configure the VS Code welcome page to act as your agent sessions entry point. Set to agentSessionsWelcomePage to show the VS Code welcome page with recent sessions, embedded chat, and quick actions. |
N/A |
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chat.viewSessions.enabled
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Show the agent sessions list in the Chat view. |
true |
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chat.viewSessions.orientation
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Control the layout orientation of the sessions list in the Chat view. |
"sideBySide" |
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chat.editMode.hidden
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Restore the deprecated Edit mode for multi-file code edits. |
true |
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chat.agentsControl.enabled
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(Experimental) Enable the session status indicator in the command center. Shows unread and in-progress session badges. |
true |
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chat.agentsControl.clickBehavior
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(Experimental) Configure the behavior when selecting the chat icon in the agent status indicator. |
"cycle" (Insiders)"default" (Stable) |
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chat.unifiedAgentsBar.enabled
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(Experimental) Replace the command center search box with a unified chat and search control. |
false |
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github.copilot.chat.cli.remote.enabled
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Enable remote control support for Copilot CLI sessions from github.com or the GitHub Mobile app. |
true |
Inline chat settings
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inlineChat.defaultModel
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Configure the default language model for editor inline chat. The model you select persists during the session, but resets to this configured default after VS Code reloads. |
N/A |
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inlineChat.askInChat
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When a file belongs to an active chat editing session, use "Ask in Chat" in the Chat view instead of opening regular inline chat when you press βI (Windows, Linux Ctrl+I). When disabled, always opens regular inline chat. |
true |
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inlineChat.renderMode
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(Experimental) Configure how inline chat is displayed. hover: shows inline chat in a floating overlay, zone: shows inline chat in a dedicated zone in the editor. |
"hover" |
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inlineChat.finishOnType
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Finish an editor inline chat session when typing outside of changed regions. |
false |
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inlineChat.holdToSpeech
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Holding the editor inline chat keyboard shortcut (βI (Windows, Linux Ctrl+I)) automatically enables speech recognition. |
true |
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editor.inlineSuggest.syntaxHighlightingEnabled
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Show syntax highlighting for inline suggestions. |
true |
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inlineChat.affordance
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(Experimental) Show a visual hint when you select text to help start inline chat. off: no hint, gutter: shows in line number area, editor: shows at cursor position with lightbulb. |
"off" |
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inlineChat.lineEmptyHint
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(Experimental) Show a hint for editor inline chat on an empty line. |
false |
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inlineChat.lineNaturalLanguageHint
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(Experimental) Trigger editor inline chat as soon as a line mostly consists of words. |
true |
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github.copilot.chat.editor.temporalContext.enabled
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(Experimental) Include recently viewed and edited files in the context for editor inline chat. |
false |
Code review settings
| Setting and Description | Default |
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github.copilot.chat.reviewSelection.enabled
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This setting is managed at the organization level. Contact your administrator to change it. (Preview) Enable code review with AI for an editor text selection. |
true |
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github.copilot.chat.reviewSelection.instructions
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(Preview) Custom instructions that are added to requests for reviewing the current editor selection with AI. |
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Source control settings
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git.addAICoAuthor
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Append a Co-authored-by: Git trailer to commit messages for AI-generated changes. Options: off (no trailer), chatAndAgent (trailer for Copilot Chat or agent mode changes), all (trailer for all AI-generated code, including inline completions). See AI co-author attribution. |
"chatAndAgent" |
Custom instructions settings
| Setting and Description | Default |
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chat.instructionsFilesLocations
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Locations to search for custom instructions files. Each folder is searched recursively, including subdirectories. Relative paths are resolved from the root folder(s) of your workspace. Supports glob patterns for file paths. |
{ ".github/instructions": true, "~/.claude/rules": false" } |
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chat.includeApplyingInstructions
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Automatically add instruction files with a matching applyTo pattern to chat requests. |
true |
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chat.includeReferencedInstructions
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Automatically add instruction files referenced via Markdown links to chat requests. |
false |
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github.copilot.chat.codeGeneration.useInstructionFiles
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Automatically add custom instructions from .github/copilot-instructions.md to chat requests. |
true |
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github.copilot.chat.commitMessageGeneration.instructions
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(Experimental) Custom instructions for generating commit messages with AI. |
[] |
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github.copilot.chat.pullRequestDescriptionGeneration.instructions
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(Experimental) Custom instructions for generating pull request titles and descriptions with AI. |
[] |
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github.copilot.chat.organizationInstructions.enabled
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Enable discovery of custom instructions defined at the GitHub organization level. |
true |
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chat.useCustomizationsInParentRepositories
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Enable discovery of agent customizations (instructions, prompts, agents, skills, hooks) in parent repository folders. Useful for monorepo setups where you open a subfolder rather than the repository root. |
false |
Reusable prompt files settings
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chat.promptFilesLocations
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Locations to search for prompt files. Relative paths are resolved from the root folder(s) of your workspace. Supports glob patterns for file paths. |
{ ".github/prompts": true } |
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chat.promptFilesRecommendations
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Enable or disable prompt file recommendations when opening a new chat session. List of key-value pairs of prompt file name and boolean or when clause. |
[] |
Custom agents settings
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chat.agentFilesLocations
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Locations to search for custom agent files. Relative paths are resolved from the root folder(s) of your workspace. Supports home directory expansion ( ~) for user-specific paths. |
{ ".github/agents": true } |
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github.copilot.chat.cli.customAgents.enabled
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Enable using custom agents from GitHub background agent sessions. |
false |
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github.copilot.chat.organizationCustomAgents.enabled
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Enable discovery of custom agents defined at the GitHub organization level. |
true |
Agent skills settings
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chat.useAgentSkills
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Enable support for agent skills in VS Code. |
true |
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chat.agentSkillsLocations
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Locations to search for agent skills. Relative paths are resolved from the root folder(s) of your workspace. Supports home directory expansion ( ~) for user-specific paths. |
"chat.agentSkillsLocations": { ".github/skills": true,".claude/skills": true,"~/.copilot/skills": true,"~/.claude/skills": true} |
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github.copilot.chat.skillTool.enabled
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(Experimental) Enable the dedicated skill tool for invoking agent skills. Required to run skills with context: fork in a separate subagent context. |
false |
Observability settings
| Setting and Description | Default |
|---|---|
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github.copilot.chat.otel.enabled
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Enable OpenTelemetry emission for Copilot Chat agent interactions. |
false |
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github.copilot.chat.otel.exporterType
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OTel exporter type: otlp-http, otlp-grpc, console, or file. |
"otlp-http" |
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github.copilot.chat.otel.otlpEndpoint
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OTLP collector endpoint URL. |
"http://localhost:4318" |
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github.copilot.chat.otel.outfile
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File path for JSON-lines output when using the file exporter type. |
"" |
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github.copilot.chat.otel.captureContent
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Capture full prompt and response content in OTel spans. May include sensitive information. |
false |
Agent plugins settings
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chat.plugins.enabled
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This setting is managed at the organization level. Contact your administrator to change it. Enable or disable support for agent plugins. |
false |
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chat.plugins.marketplaces
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(Experimental) Configure additional plugin marketplace Git repositories for discovering agent plugins. |
["github/copilot-plugins", "github/awesome-copilot"] |
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chat.plugins.enabledPlugins
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This setting is managed at the organization level. Contact your administrator to change it. Allowlist of plugin IDs to enable or disable. Can be centrally managed through enterprise policy. |
{} |
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chat.plugins.strictMarketplaces
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This setting is managed at the organization level. Contact your administrator to change it. (Experimental) Trust only marketplaces supplied by enterprise policy. |
false |
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chat.pluginLocations
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(Experimental) Register locally cloned or downloaded agent plugins by mapping directory paths to an enabled or disabled state. |
{} |
Debugging settings
| Setting and Description | Default |
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github.copilot.chat.agentDebugLog.enabled
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Enable the agent debug logs and the /troubleshoot slash command for inspecting chat sessions. |
false |
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github.copilot.chat.agentDebugLog.fileLogging.enabled
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Enable file logging for agent debug logs, which writes debug events to a file on disk. |
false |
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github.copilot.chat.startDebugging.enabled
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(Preview) Enables the experimental /startDebugging intent in the Chat view to generate debugging configuration. |
true |
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github.copilot.chat.copilotDebugCommand.enabled
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(Preview) Enables the copilot-debug terminal command. |
true |
Testing settings
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github.copilot.chat.generateTests.codeLens
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(Experimental) Show Generate tests code lens for symbols that are not covered by current test coverage information. |
false |
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github.copilot.chat.setupTests.enabled
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(Experimental) Enables the experimental /setupTests intent and prompting in /tests generation. |
true |
Notebook settings
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notebook.experimental.generate
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(Experimental) Enable the Generate action to create code cells with notebook inline chat. |
true |
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github.copilot.chat.edits.newNotebook.enabled
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(Experimental) Enable the notebook tool in Edit mode (deprecated) to create a new notebook file. |
true |
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github.copilot.chat.notebook.followCellExecution.enabled
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(Experimental) Show the currently executing cell in the editor. |
false |
Accessibility settings
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inlineChat.accessibleDiffView
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Whether the Inline Chat also renders an accessible diff viewer for its changes. |
"auto" |
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accessibility.signals.chatRequestSent
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Plays a signal - sound (audio cue) and/or announcement (alert) - when a chat request is made. |
{ "sound": "auto", "announcement": "auto" } |
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accessibility.signals.chatResponseReceived
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Plays a sound / audio cue when the response has been received. |
{ "sound": "auto" } |
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accessibility.signals.chatEditModifiedFile
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Plays a sound / audio cue when the file has been modified by chat edits. |
{ "sound": "auto" } |
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accessibility.signals.chatUserActionRequired
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Plays a sound / audio cue when the user needs to take an action in chat. |
{ "sound": "auto", "announcement": "auto" } |
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accessibility.signals.lineHasInlineSuggestion
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Plays a sound / audio cue when the cursor is on a line that has an inline suggestion. |
{ "sound": "auto" } |
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accessibility.signals.nextEditSuggestion
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Plays a sound / audio cue when a next edit suggestion is available. |
{ "sound": "auto", "announcement": "auto" } |
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accessibility.verboseChatProgressUpdates
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Provide verbose updates about chat activity. |
true |
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accessibility.verbosity.inlineChat
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Provide information about how to access the inline editor chat accessibility help menu and alert with hints that describe how to use the feature when the input is focused. |
true |
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accessibility.verbosity.inlineCompletions
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Provide information about how to access the inline suggestions hover and Accessible View. |
true |
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accessibility.verbosity.panelChat
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Provide information about how to access the chat help menu when the chat input is focused. |
true |
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accessibility.voice.keywordActivation
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Controls whether the keyword phrase 'Hey Code' is recognized to start a voice chat session. |
"off" |
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accessibility.voice.autoSynthesize
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Controls whether a textual response should automatically be read out aloud when speech was used as input. |
"off" |
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accessibility.voice.speechTimeout
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The duration in milliseconds that voice speech recognition remains active after you stop speaking. |
1200 |
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