Organization custom instructions now available

Copilot Chat on github.com now supports organization custom instructions! This feature allows Copilot Enterprise customers to set default instructions for all users in their organization, ensuring a consistent experience across teams.

Getting started

• Navigate to your organization settings on github.com.
• Select the Copilot tab.
• Click Custom Instructions in the left sidebar.
• Add your custom instructions in the provided text box.

That’s it! Copilot will now apply custom instructions to all chats by members of your organization.

Looking for inspiration? 💡

Here are some suggestions to get you started.

• Set consistent standards: For questions related to security, always redirect to #ask-security on Slack.
• Establish information architecture: Always refer to the Primer Knowledge Base when answering questions about frontend theming and components.
• Steer response style: Never include code blocks in responses.