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From the post:
>Microsoft has released the source code for the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for VS Code under the MIT license.
This provides the community access to the full implementation of the chat-based coding assistant, including the implementation of “agent mode,” what contextual data is sent to large language models (LLMs), and the design of system prompts.
The GitHub repository hosting the code also details telemetry collection mechanisms, addressing long-standing questions about data transparency in AI-assisted coding tools.
The move is considered as the first milestone in the tech giant’s plan to integrate AI features directly into the popular open-source code editor, a roadmap that was first outlined in May 2025.
Archive: https://archive.today/Zj93E
From the post:
>>Microsoft has released the source code for the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for VS Code under the MIT license.
This provides the community access to the full implementation of the chat-based coding assistant, including the implementation of “agent mode,” what contextual data is sent to large language models (LLMs), and the design of system prompts.
The GitHub repository hosting the code also details telemetry collection mechanisms, addressing long-standing questions about data transparency in AI-assisted coding tools.
The move is considered as the first milestone in the tech giant’s plan to integrate AI features directly into the popular open-source code editor, a roadmap that was first outlined in May 2025.
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