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Integrate with Xcode 26 Intelligence feature
With the release of the Xcode 26 beta a new feature appeared which is called "Intelligence" it allows to add Model Providers manually running both locally and on the internet.
Is there a possibility to configure GitHub Copilot as a model provider?
This new feature appears to do almost everything that this plugin does, emphasis on almost.
Hi @PedroCavaleiro, I was wondering if there are any Intelligence features you'd like to see in the Github Copilot plugin to support that are currently missing in the Xcode 26 beta.
I would like to see this also, if it is technically feasible...
The key thing for me is that the Xcode 26 features are more tightly integrated into the UI (more tightly than is possible with an Xcode plugin). In the same way as autocomplete is possible through Copilot, I would love to be able to use my Copilot account within the IDE itself for the new use cases.
The convenience of working with AI inside Xcode might encourage me to switch away from Copilot, unless Copilot itself can also be made to work inside Xcode.
If you're looking at specific features, the most obvious stand-out feature for me is the ability to fix compiler errors.
The tight integration with Xcode removes the necessity of a aditional plugin, and investing on something else besides Copilot is a possibility as long as I can use it directly with Xcode Intelligence
Being the setup easy as just filling a few fields in Xcode
And everything that this plugin does get's integrated with Xcode 26. This plugin will still be required for anyone using any version below 26 but onwards the integration is very neat.
@knellr and @PedroCavaleiro, thanks so much for sharing your thoughts! Since Xcode Intelligence is still evolving, Copilot for Xcode has already integrated Agent Mode and MCP, along with several UX-friendly features like Copilot Vision and custom instructions.
We're also exploring ways to further improve the development experience inside Xcode—such as better understanding of Xcode project context, Code completions enhancements with NES, deeper GitHub integration. Your feedback on compiler error fixing and native IDE support is super valuable and definitely aligns with what we're thinking. If there are any other Copilot-related features or ideas that could help improve development in Xcode, please let us know—we’d love to hear more!
@silenceJialuo I was about to post the same question and noticed that someone already did. I absolutely agree with @knellr and @PedroCavaleiro - if you guys won't implement the directly model integration with Xcode 26, I might just cancel the subscription. The current Copilot Agent mode is ok, but given what Apple demo'ed at the WWDC, this will be hard to beat.
On a different note, I brought this up few times that there is no way currently to configure CoPilot to not launch when Xcode is launched. This is REALLY annoying that I constantly have to "quit" the program if I don't want to use it. I don't understand, is this really that hard to do? what are the expectations here? just uninstall it ?
Hi @arthrex-rfazio , sorry to hear that. Could you please share your issue or help us create a new one? We will fix it soon.
Good morning @silenceJialuo
The issue is that right now there is no apparent way to completely disable the plugin from running/launching when Xcode is opened. I checked Github Copilot settings and did not see an option to turn if off completely.
For example, right now I am testing Xcode 26 beta which comes bundled with its own AI assistant, but every time I open Xcode 26, github copilot is also launching and I constantly have to close it manually.
that's about it. If you guys can add an option in settings where you completely disable copilot, that would be great.
Let me know if you need more details.
Thank you
Hi @arthrex-rfazio, only copilot completion is auto launched with Xcode, you can disable ghostText suggestion via setting below.
Hi @testforstephen
I am referring to this (see image below). The agent is always launched with Xcode, regardless if you have "request suggestions" turned on or off. Is there a way to prevent it from launching AT ALL when Xcode is opened.
Thanks
@arthrex-rfazio The auto-launch behavior is controlled by Xcode because Copilot is registered as a Source Editor extension. Unfortunately, the extension itself has limited control over this behavior.
If you explicitly disable the extension using the setting below, Copilot will no longer auto-start with Xcode. However, this may impact functionality the next time you want to use it. For that reason, I don’t recommend disabling it just to avoid auto-launch.
If you no longer wish to use Copilot, you can simply uninstall it.
Thank you @testforstephen. This is very helpful. The only reason I asked if because I wasn't sure if Copilot will conflict with Xcode 26 AI agent.
Any news on this or was this discarded? Now that Xcode 26 is here and my n1 used model in GitHub is also natively integrated with Xcode if this is dropped I might just cancel the GitHub Copilot altogether at least for now.
I'm also experiencing of "Sorry, an error occurred while generating a response." #492
Xcode 26 makes the github extension obsolete in my opinion. Going back to @PedroCavaleiro question - are we going to be able to add copilot as a provider in xcode 26.
@testforstephen Just wanted to add that the extension is now causing a noticeable lag when typing in Xcode 26. When I close the extension, the lag goes away.
@arthrex-rfazio thanks for reaching out. There is a known bug for the slowness, and we made a fix in the pre-release https://github.com/github/CopilotForXcode/releases/tag/0.43.140. Could you try it again? thanks.
The lag was reduced after the update, but it seems to be back. My whole Mac feels sluggish when running the extension. Without an integration into Apples Coding Intelligence it doesn't feel right, even w/o the lags tbh
An integration with Xcode 26 Intelligence would be awesome and align with other platforms integrations such as Jetbrains IDE's e VSCode.
Same here. I've been using Xcode 26 Intelligence with Claude and the integration in Xcode is way better that the one provided by the copilot plugin.
for now, I've installed the extension. Looking forward to trying the copilot integration in the future.
I think it would be helpful to offer this as an additional option, alongside your Xcode plugin, so users can choose whichever workflow suits them best.
i did everything and gave the all permissions it's needed but still i can't see the xcode under Editor submenu. Can someone help to integrate the github copilot into my xCode 26?
GitHub Copilot for Xcode might be offering additional features but it seems there is still some friction when it comes to integration.
So, it could be a good idea to support Xcode's built-in code intelligence feature by allowing "GitHub Copilot" to be added as a model provider in Xcode settings, while keeping the original GitHub Copilot for Xcode plugin for additional stuff Xcode does not directly offer yet.
I would also love to be able to add GitHub Copilot as a provider in Xcode, without the need for the Copilot Extension. The Copilot Extension seems a bit hacky to me, as it needs all those permissions. I had to ask my company's sys admin team to enable them for me, as we have some restrictions there. Since my company got us copilot licenses and I am an iOS developer, I would love to use Copilot directly integrated in Xcode and with the Extension I still see that it doesnt work perfectly. That floating window is annoying and the auto complete doesnt work for me.
So please, make copilot available for Xcode Intelligence 🙏
