Web search in GitHub Copilot Chat now available for Copilot Individual

[Akash1134]

GitHub Copilot Chat now supports web search in VS Code, Visual Studio, and GitHub.com! 🎉 This means you can effortlessly chat about the latest trends, technologies, and developments right from your coding environment.

Why You'll Love It

Imagine asking Copilot about recent events or technologies and getting real-time, relevant answers. Whether you’re curious about the latest release of Node.js or want insights on SAT tokens securing against vulnerabilities, Copilot has your back!

Getting Started

1. Enable the "Copilot Access to Bing" policy in your Copilot Settings.
2. Start using Copilot Chat to ask your burning questions.

For more details, check out our documentation.

We Want to Hear from You!

How do you plan to use web search with Copilot? Share your thoughts and ideas below! 👇

Read more here

[testworksau]

Well this is disappointing!

I enabled this capability in our GitHub Enterprise, where we have Copilot for Business enabled:

However Copilot Chat refuses to provide "real-time, relevant answers".

[testworksau]

I noticed my Chat extension was outdated in VS Code so I updated it, and restarted. The results are even more outdated now 🙃

[Martindeva66]

Think I am very grateful