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VS Code Copilot Settings Reference | Complete List of Configurable Options
A categorized list of all GitHub Copilot settings available in the VS Code Settings UI (Ctrl + ,).
Items with dedicated articles are linked for detailed guidance.
NOTEItems marked
(Experimental)or(Preview)may change or be removed in future releases.
General
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
chat.commandCenter.enabled | true | Show the Chat menu in the VS Code title bar |
workbench.settings.showAISearchToggle | true | Show AI search toggle in the Settings editor |
chat.disableAIFeatures | false | Disable all built-in AI features at once |
workbench.commandPalette.experimental.askChatLocation (Experimental) | "chatView" | Where Command Palette chat questions open |
search.searchView.semanticSearchBehavior (Preview) | "manual" | When to run semantic search |
search.searchView.keywordSuggestions (Preview) | false | Show keyword suggestions in Search view |
Code Editing
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
github.copilot.enable | { "*": true, ... } | Enable or disable inline suggestions per language |
github.copilot.editor.enableCodeActions | true | Show Copilot commands in Code Actions (lightbulb) |
github.copilot.renameSuggestions.triggerAutomatically | true | Auto-generate rename suggestions for symbols |
github.copilot.nextEditSuggestions.enabled | true | Enable Next Edit Suggestions (NES) |
editor.inlineSuggest.edits.showCollapsed | false | Collapse NES; show only on Tab or hover |
editor.inlineSuggest.edits.allowCodeShifting | "always" | Allow NES to shift code to show suggestions |
editor.inlineSuggest.edits.renderSideBySide | "auto" | Show larger NES suggestions side-by-side |
github.copilot.nextEditSuggestions.fixes | true | Show NES based on diagnostics (squiggles) |
editor.inlineSuggest.fontFamily | "default" | Font family for inline suggestions |
editor.inlineSuggest.showToolbar | "onHover" | When to show the inline suggestion toolbar |
editor.inlineSuggest.minShowDelay | 0 | Delay before showing inline suggestions (ms) |
editor.inlineSuggest.syntaxHighlightingEnabled | true | Syntax highlighting for inline suggestions |
Chat
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
github.copilot.chat.localeOverride | "auto" | Lock Chat response language (e.g., "ja", "en") |
chat.detectParticipant.enabled | true | Auto-detect chat participants from question content |
chat.editing.autoAcceptDelay | 0 | Seconds before auto-accepting edit suggestions |
github.copilot.chat.useProjectTemplates | true | Use GitHub project templates with /new |
github.copilot.chat.scopeSelection | false | Prompt for scope when using /explain with no selection |
github.copilot.chat.terminalChatLocation | "chatView" | Where terminal chat queries open |
chat.checkpoints.enabled | true | Enable or disable checkpoints |
chat.checkpoints.showFileChanges | false | Show file change summary after each request |
chat.editRequests | "inline" | How to edit previous chat requests |
chat.editing.confirmEditRequestRemoval | true | Confirm before undoing an edit |
chat.editing.confirmEditRequestRetry | true | Confirm before retrying an edit |
chat.editing.revealNextChangeOnResolve | true | Auto-navigate to next change after resolving |
chat.requestQueuing.defaultAction | "queue" | Send button behavior while a request is in progress |
chat.notifyWindowOnConfirmation | "windowNotFocused" | OS notification when user input is needed |
chat.notifyWindowOnResponseReceived | "windowNotFocused" | OS notification when a response is received |
chat.tools.terminal.autoReplyToPrompts | false | Auto-reply to terminal prompts with defaults |
chat.useAgentsMdFile | true | Use AGENTS.md as context |
chat.useClaudeMdFile | true | Use CLAUDE.md as always-on custom instructions |
chat.math.enabled | false | Enable KaTeX math rendering |
chat.editor.fontFamily | "default" | Font family in chat code blocks |
chat.editor.fontSize | 14 | Font size in chat code blocks |
chat.editor.fontWeight | "default" | Font weight in chat code blocks |
chat.editor.lineHeight | 0 | Line height in chat code blocks |
chat.editor.wordWrap | "off" | Word wrap in chat code blocks |
chat.fontFamily | "default" | Font for Markdown content in chat |
chat.fontSize | 13 | Font size for Markdown content in chat |
chat.viewTitle.enabled (Preview) | true | Show session title in chat header |
chat.hookFilesLocations (Preview) | {} | Additional hook file locations |
chat.useCustomAgentHooks (Preview) | false | Enable agent-scoped hooks |
github.copilot.chat.codesearch.enabled (Preview) | false | Auto-discover relevant files with #codebase |
github.copilot.chat.edits.suggestRelatedFilesFromGitHistory (Experimental) | true | Suggest related files from git history |
github.copilot.chat.customOAIModels (Experimental) | [] | Configure custom OpenAI-compatible models |
chat.emptyState.history.enabled (Experimental) | false | Show recent history in empty chat state |
chat.sendElementsToChat.enabled (Experimental) | true | Send browser elements to chat as context |
chat.sendElementsToChat.attachCSS (Experimental) | true | Include CSS when sending browser elements |
chat.sendElementsToChat.attachImages (Experimental) | true | Include images when sending browser elements |
workbench.browser.enableChatTools (Experimental) | true | Enable browser tools for agents |
imageCarousel.chat.enabled (Experimental) | false | Enable image carousel for chat responses |
chat.useNestedAgentsMdFiles (Experimental) | false | Load AGENTS.md from subfolders |
Agent
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
chat.agent.maxRequests | 25 | Max requests per Agent Mode session |
github.copilot.chat.agent.autoFix | true | Auto-diagnose and fix errors in generated code |
chat.agent.enabled | true | Enable or disable Agent feature (org-managed) |
chat.mcp.access | true | MCP server access management (org-managed) |
chat.mcp.discovery.enabled | false | Auto-discover MCP servers from other apps |
chat.mcp.serverSampling | {} | Models exposed to MCP servers for sampling |
chat.tools.terminal.autoApprove | { "rm": false, ... } | Terminal command auto-approval rules |
chat.tools.terminal.enableAutoApprove | true | Enable terminal command auto-approval (org-managed) |
chat.tools.edits.autoApprove | {} | File edit auto-approval rules (glob patterns) |
chat.tools.global.autoApprove | false | Auto-approve all tools (org-managed) |
chat.tools.urls.autoApprove | [] | URL request/response auto-approval rules |
chat.tools.terminal.ignoreDefaultAutoApproveRules | false | Ignore default terminal auto-approval rules |
chat.planAgent.defaultModel | "Auto" | Default model for plan agent |
github.copilot.chat.additionalReadAccessFolders | [] | Additional read-only folders outside workspace |
github.copilot.chat.claudeAgent.enabled | true | Enable Claude Agent sessions |
github.copilot.chat.claudeAgent.allowDangerouslySkipPermissions | false | Skip permission checks for Claude Agent |
chat.mcp.apps.enabled (Experimental) | true | Enable MCP Apps (rich UI) |
chat.mcp.autoStart (Experimental) | "newAndOutdated" | When to auto-start MCP servers |
chat.autopilot.enabled (Experimental) | true | Enable Autopilot permission level |
chat.tools.terminal.outputLocation (Experimental) | "chat" | Where terminal output appears |
chat.tools.terminal.enforceTimeoutFromModel (Experimental) | true | Enforce model-specified timeouts |
chat.tools.terminal.blockDetectedFileWrites (Experimental) | "outsideWorkspace" | Require approval for detected file writes |
chat.tools.eligibleForAutoApproval (Experimental) | [] | Tools eligible for auto-approval (org-managed) |
chat.agent.thinking.collapsedTools (Experimental) | "always" | Collapse tool call details in chat |
chat.agent.thinkingStyle (Experimental) | "fixedScrolling" | How thinking tokens are displayed |
github.copilot.chat.newWorkspaceCreation.enabled (Experimental) | true | Enable new workspace scaffolding tool |
github.copilot.chat.implementAgent.model (Experimental) | "" | Model for implementation step after planning |
github.copilot.chat.planAgent.additionalTools (Experimental) | [] | Additional tools for plan agent |
github.copilot.chat.agent.thinkingTool (Experimental) | false | Enable thinking tool for agents |
github.copilot.chat.summarizeAgentConversationHistory.enabled (Experimental) | true | Auto-summarize when context window is full |
github.copilot.chat.virtualTools.threshold (Experimental) | 128 | Tool count threshold for virtual tool grouping |
chat.agent.sandbox (Preview) | false | Enable sandboxed execution (macOS/Linux) |
chat.agent.sandboxFileSystem.linux (Preview) | {} | Sandbox filesystem rules for Linux |
chat.agent.sandboxFileSystem.mac (Preview) | {} | Sandbox filesystem rules for macOS |
chat.agent.sandboxNetwork.allowedDomains (Preview) | [] | Allowed domains for sandbox networking |
chat.agent.sandboxNetwork.deniedDomains (Preview) | [] | Denied domains for sandbox networking |
Agent Sessions
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
chat.viewSessions.enabled | true | Show session list in Chat view |
chat.viewSessions.orientation | "sideBySide" | Layout orientation for session list |
chat.editMode.hidden | true | Restore deprecated Edit mode |
chat.agentsControl.enabled (Experimental) | true | Show session status indicator in command center |
chat.agentsControl.clickBehavior (Experimental) | "default" | Click behavior for status indicator |
chat.unifiedAgentsBar.enabled (Experimental) | false | Replace search box with unified chat control |
Inline Chat
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
inlineChat.defaultModel | — | Default model for inline chat |
inlineChat.askInChat | true | Use Chat view instead of inline chat during edit sessions |
inlineChat.finishOnType | false | End session when typing outside changed regions |
inlineChat.holdToSpeech | true | Hold shortcut to activate speech input |
inlineChat.renderMode (Experimental) | "hover" | Display mode for inline chat (hover/zone) |
inlineChat.affordance (Experimental) | "off" | Visual hint for inline chat on text selection |
inlineChat.lineEmptyHint (Experimental) | false | Show inline chat hint on empty lines |
inlineChat.lineNaturalLanguageHint (Experimental) | true | Trigger inline chat on natural language input |
github.copilot.chat.editor.temporalContext.enabled (Experimental) | false | Include recently viewed/edited files in context |
Code Review
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
github.copilot.chat.reviewSelection.enabled (Preview) | true | Enable AI code review for selected code |
github.copilot.chat.reviewSelection.instructions (Preview) | [] | Custom instructions for code review |
Custom Instructions
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
chat.instructionsFilesLocations | { ".github/instructions": true } | Locations to search for custom instruction files |
chat.includeApplyingInstructions | true | Auto-add instructions matching applyTo patterns |
chat.includeReferencedInstructions | false | Auto-add instructions referenced via Markdown links |
github.copilot.chat.codeGeneration.useInstructionFiles | true | Use copilot-instructions.md automatically |
github.copilot.chat.commitMessageGeneration.instructions (Experimental) | [] | Custom instructions for commit messages |
github.copilot.chat.testGeneration.instructions (Experimental) | [] | Custom instructions for test generation |
github.copilot.chat.codeGeneration.instructions (Experimental) | [] | Custom instructions for code generation |
github.copilot.chat.reviewSelection.instructions (Preview) | [] | Custom instructions for code review |
VS Code Copilot Settings Reference | Complete List of Configurable Options
https://naonao-na.com/en/posts/vscode-copilot-settings-list/