GitHub Copilot Chat Support

[0smboy]

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Currently only Github Copilot is supported in Zed. It would be nice if Copilot Chat is integrated into zed as well.

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[ZombieHarvester]

Copilot Chat is such a great improvement to Copilot

[JosephTLyons]

While I know this isn't exactly the same, we wlll be landing a new panel very soon that allows chatting with OpenAI models, with commands to quickly bring code into it, switch the roles in the conversation, etc.

[satanworker]

Copilot with chat is so much better, than without it for sure!

[srid]

The current Assistant Panel will only work if you have a paid OpenAI account.

But I'm one of those users who already has access to Github Copilot Chat (in VSCode), so I'd expect to be able to use that (just like Copilot) in Zed.

[hwatkins]

Any update on @JosephTLyons comment? Seems like that would be close to what VScode has for Copilot chat.

[mrcnk]

Would be great to have it, since Copilot Chat made it to Open Beta 🙏

[pczern]

I'd love to see Copilot Chat soon, loving my first minutes with Zed

[websmithcode]

Add ai label) 😉

[serhii-lypko]

Cannot use Zed without proper copilot chat integration, unfortunately.

[Moshyfawn]

Now that Copilot Chat is generally available, I'd love to see it revisited 😊 https://github.blog/2023-12-29-github-copilot-chat-now-generally-available-for-organizations-and-individuals/

[rudyorre]

This is kind of the one thing holding me back from switching fully to Zed. I love my copilot chat :-)

[hmacafee]

+1

[AsynchronousAI]

I support this!

[BenBraunstein]

This would be amazing. Copilot chat is a gamechanger

[PsHohe]

Having Copilot Chat in Zed would be yet another step towards switching.

[half-cto]

+1

[tanmay-a-sharma]

I just downloaded Zed and I have been using JetBrains product for a while. The one thing holding me to JetBrains is that I cannot have Copilot Chat setup. I would be stoked to see Zed have Copilot Chat.

[felixpie]

+1

[MSpiechowicz]

+1. I can live for now without plugins but Copilot Chat is mandatory for me to make a switch. It is saving me tons of productivity time.

[Moshyfawn]

To show your interest in this feature, please consider adding the 👍 reaction to the original post instead of using generic comments like '+1' or 'I need it to switch'. These comments only make the thread longer and less useful for the maintainers, and they won't boost the priority of the feature.

[kldzj]

Zed seems nice, but I'll put it aside for now until it's more baked. Not having Copilot Chat is a big damper imho.

Why'd I pay for OpenAI tokens when I get basically the same already included in GitHub Copilot?

[onexbash]

I agree. I already pay for GH Copilot monthly, so I don't see myself spending more money on OpenAI API Usage just because the Copilot Chat Window is missing. => Not using Zed yet.

[teodoradriann]

This is the only reason I'm not switching to Zed... I'd love to see Copilot Chat here

[giovdk21]

I'm not replying to anyone in particular, but I'd invite to please just use the thumb up feature/emoji on the issue itself rather than commenting, unless you have something new/relevant to add to the conversation. (Assuming most people subscribe to issues to monitor updates)

edit: saw someone already mentioned this just a few days ago 😅

furthermore this issue is now listed as top ranking and afaik that's based on the number of 👍

[rudyorre]

@giovdk21 commenting to reiterate your point 😁

[harssh]

Same. I moved back to VS Code due to this missing feature.

[caesartrajan]

Please add this. Loving everything else about Zed and ready to make the switch once you add Copilot chat.

[ericgoode]

If I had this I would make the switch. It is just too convenient to have the chat in the same window with context sharing.

[GurYN]

+1

Copilot Chat is not an asset but a necessity.

[widersky]

AFAIK Chat support is strongly dependent on Github. At the moment, it is not possible to use the "open API" that would allow the use of CoPilot Chat in any editor. The CoPilot extension for Jetbrains has only recently received official Chat support and only because the extension is developed by GitHub.