Copilot Access

This is a note to self to remember how to grant Copilot access for research collaborators.

1. Add users to g-simmons-research organization
   1. Users will get an email invite that they need to accept before proceeding
2. Add users as seats in Copilot Business associated with g-simmons-research
   1. Users will get another email that they need to accept after this step
3. Users need to install Copilot extension in VSCode
   1. Open the Command Palette with Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-P
   2. Search for Copilot
   3. Install the official Microsoft Extension
4. Sometimes if Copilot extension is already installed, users need to “turn it of and turn it back on again” to get it to work.
   1. Try disabling and re-enabling the extension
      1. Open the Command Palette with Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-P
      2. Search for Copilot
      3. Click on the Copilot Extension
      4. Click disable. Note this will refresh your VSCode window and you might lose progress on open code editors/notebooks. Save whatever you’re working on.
      5. Repeat steps 1-3 then re-enable the extension
      6. You may be prompted to sign in to GitHub