ZDNet

How to use GPT-5 in VS Code with GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot Pro now supports GPT-5 in VS Code. A 30-day trial lets you test premium models for free. Add your OpenAI key to bypass Copilot restriction. First, open VS Code. Click the little Copilot ...
InfoWorld

Getting started with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio or VS Code

The way software is developed has undergone multiple sea changes over the past few decades. From assembly language to cloud-native development, from monolithic architecture to microservices, from ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft open-sources VS Code Copilot Chat extension on GitHub

Microsoft has released the source code for the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for VS Code under the MIT license. This provides the community access to the full implementation of the chat-based coding ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Claude Opus 4.5 Lands in GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio and VS Code

GitHub has added Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.5 to the set of models available in GitHub Copilot Chat, and the model is now selectable directly inside Microsoft developers' primary tools: Visual Studio ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Hands On with New Experimental GitHub Copilot 'Agent Skills' in VS Code

Visual Studio Code 1.108 adds experimental Agent Skills, allowing GitHub Copilot to load custom instructions, scripts, and resources for specialized tasks. Agent Skills are defined in a simple folder ...