GitHub Copilot now available in github.com for Copilot Individual and Copilot Business plans

GitHub has expanded its Copilot functionality to include preview access to features such as Copilot Chat within the platform, enhancing the AI-native developer experience by integrating with GitHub's repositories, pull requests, and workflows. This update allows Copilot to assist developers across the software development lifecycle, offering capabilities like natural language search to explore codebases, explaining code snippets, drafting summaries for pull requests, and analyzing failing GitHub Actions jobs. Copilot is accessible on various platforms, including IDEs, Visual Studio Code, browsers, and mobile devices, supporting users in creating software with greater efficiency. Additionally, it offers immersive mode and OpenAI models for more complex tasks, and users on Copilot Individual or Business plans can access these features depending on their licenses. Mario Rodriguez, GitHub's Chief Product Officer, emphasizes the streamlined development process and enhanced collaboration that these updates aim to provide, reflecting his commitment to advancing developer tools and education.