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microsoft/vscode-copilot-chat

Copilot Chat extension for VS Code observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/microsoft/vscode-copilot-chat · homepage · TypeScript · MIT (permissive) · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 83
  • Release rhythm 78
  • Longevity 32

Flags: archived

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 4
  • age_days: 449
  • days_rel: 148
  • days_push: 105
  • n_releases_24m: 54

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

9976 stars · 2004 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

The GitHub Copilot Chat extension for Visual Studio Code, providing AI chat, inline suggestions, and autonomous agent capabilities inside the editor. The repository has been archived and development moved into the main microsoft/vscode repository.

Use cases

  • add ai chat to vscode
  • get inline code suggestions in the editor
  • delegate coding tasks to an autonomous agent
  • refactor codebase with ai assistance
  • debug and fix failing tests with ai
  • run multiple ai agent sessions in parallel
  • hand off tasks between agent harnesses

When to choose

  • you want to study the open-sourced Copilot Chat extension source under MIT
  • you need the historical codebase for research or fork purposes

When to avoid

  • you want to use or contribute to Copilot Chat today - it lives in microsoft/vscode now
  • you need a self-hosted or offline AI coding assistant
  • you do not have a GitHub Copilot subscription

Facets

plugin · maturity abandoned

chatbot agent-framework llm-inference developer-tools mcp developer-tools artificial-intelligence large-language-models web-development cross-platform editor-plugin windows vscode-extension github-copilot copilot-chat ai-pair-programming archived code-assistant agent-mode typescript ai-agents macos linux

10 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
microsoft/vscode-copilot-chatmain10

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="microsoft/vscode-copilot-chat")

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