Creating and using Copilot Spaces

Create spaces to organize and centralize relevant content that grounds Copilot’s responses in the right context for a specific task.

Quem pode usar esse recurso?

Anyone with a Copilot license can use Spaces.

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Observação

Copilot Spaces is in versão prévia pública and subject to change.

  1. To create a space, go to https://github.com/copilot/spaces, and click Create space.
  2. Give your space a name.
  3. Choose whether the space is owned by you or by an organization you belong to. Organization-owned Spaces can be shared using GitHub’s built-in permission model.
  4. Optionally, add a description to help others understand the purpose of the space.
  5. Click Create.

Adding context to Spaces

You can add two types of context to your space:

  • Instructions: Free text that describes what Copilot should focus on within this space. Include its areas of expertise, what kinds of tasks it should help with, and what it should avoid. This helps Copilot give more relevant responses based on your intent.

    For example:

    You are a SQL generator. Your job is to take the sample queries and data schemas defined in the attached files and and generate SQL queries based on the user's goals.

  • References: You can add any code hosted in GitHub repositories, including public and private repositories. You can also add free-text content, such as transcripts or notes.

    Dica

    You don’t need formal docs to get value from Spaces. Try pasting in a Slack thread, a video call summary, or even bullet-point notes.

This context will be used to provide more relevant answers to your questions. Additionally, Spaces will always refer to the latest version of the code on the main branch of the repository.

Using Spaces

Once you've added context to your space, you can ask Copilot questions in the chat interface. Your chat will be grounded in the context you've added.

You can also change the large language model (LLM) used for your space by selecting the CURRENT-MODEL dropdown menu, then clicking the AI model of your choice. For more information about choosing the right AI model, see Como escolher o modelo de IA certo para sua tarefa.

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