You're reading from The GitHub Copilot Handbook A practical guide to transforming the software development life cycle with GitHub Copilot

Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2025

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781806116638

Length 290 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Rob Bos

Randy Pagels

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Table of Contents (18) Chapters

Preface

1. What is GitHub Copilot?

2. GitHub Copilot Explained FREE CHAPTER

3. Getting Started with Generative AI

4. Choosing the Right GitHub Copilot Plan

5. Getting Started with GitHub Copilot

6. Mastering GitHub Copilot in Your IDE: Inline Suggestions, Chat, and Agent Mode

7. Going Beyond Code: Debugging, Terminal, and Collaboration with GitHub Copilot

8. Exploring GitHub Copilot Integrations

9. Collaborating with Copilot on GitHub.com: Issues, PRs, Reviews, and Coding Agent

10. Extending GitHub Copilot with the Model Context Protocol (MCP)

11. Getting the Most Out of GitHub Copilot

12. Navigating the GitHub Copilot Learning Curve

13. Building an Internal GitHub Copilot Community

14. Changing the Narrative: Reframing Engineering with AI

15. Unlock Your Exclusive Benefits

Unlock this Book’s Free Benefits in 3 Easy Steps

16. Other Books You May Enjoy

17. Index

Comparing GitHub Copilot plan features

With five distinct GitHub Copilot plans available, one of the most common questions is: Which features do I actually get with each plan? The answer isn’t always obvious, especially as GitHub continues to introduce new modes, models, and admin controls. This section provides a detailed, up-to-date comparison so you can see, at a glance, what’s included at each level.

Core features

All GitHub Copilot plans provide access to its foundational features, but the level of access and supported environments vary. Here’s what you’ll find in each plan, as of October 2025:

Chat and suggestions: All plans support AI-powered code suggestions as you type, along with GitHub Copilot Chat for conversational coding help. The Free plan may be limited to single-file suggestions and shorter chat sessions.
Edit Mode: Available in all plans, this mode lets you use natural language to refactor, fix, or transform code...

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Authors (2)

Rob Bos

Rob Bos is a Microsoft MVP, GitHub Star, and trainer focused on DevOps, GitHub (Actions, Copilot, and Advanced Security), and team enablement. He empowers teams to work smarter with GitHub tools, automating processes, improving security, and driving value delivery through practical, hands-on learning. Rob speaks at conferences worldwide and shares his insights through blogs, courses, and workshops. For work, Rob is a DevOps consultant at Xebia, helping customers with their DevOps culture.

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Randy Pagels

Randy Pagels is a principal trainer at Xebia USA and a former Microsoft veteran with 17+ years of experience. He designs and delivers hands-on GitHub Copilot, Actions, and AI training. Randy is known for his engaging teaching style, practical scenarios, and commitment to helping teams scale AI adoption confidently and effectively. He also speaks at developer conferences and industry events throughout the year.

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