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Configure the GitHub Copilot app for better AI-assisted development. Explore Copilot settings, agent instructions, sessions, AI models, reasoning effort, worktrees, and the differences between Interactive, Plan, and Autopilot modes.
Episode 4 of 10 in Build your personal brand with Copilot. Continue to Episode 5 and explore the full series:
https://aka.ms/student-learning-series-website
Build your personal brand with Copilot is a beginner-friendly Microsoft Developer series for students. Follow Microsoft employees as they use GitHub Copilot, Visual Studio Code, GitHub Pages, Microsoft Foundry, MCP servers, and agent skills to create, publish, and improve a professional portfolio website.
In this episode:
0:00 Welcome and GitHub Copilot configuration overview
0:30 Exploring the app, repository, and chat
0:50 Opening settings and managing accounts
1:06 Configuring tool permissions and agent instructions
1:28 Changing themes and accessibility settings
1:40 Understanding repositories and sessions
1:55 Choosing a model and reasoning effort
2:24 Using Interactive mode
2:42 Planning a new hobbies section
3:06 Keeping sessions separate with worktrees
3:29 Reviewing and editing a plan
4:08 Implementing the plan with Autopilot mode
4:47 Reviewing the completed hobbies section
5:04 Recap of settings, sessions, and modes
Connect with the presenters:
Shivani Sundaresan – Software Engineer at Microsoft: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivanisundaresan/
Grant Harris – Software Engineer at Microsoft: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantwharris/
Resources:
Download the prompts, code, and episode artifacts from GitHub: https://aka.ms/student-learning-series
Learn more about GitHub Copilot: https://aka.ms/StudentAI-GitHubCopilotApp
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