How to connect GitHub Copilot to VSCode like a Power User (2026)

🎁 Free VS Code profile, settings + command sheet: https://www.skool.com/aussie-ai-dude-... Step by step tutorial on how to connect GitHub Copilot to VSCode, then set it up like a power user: four Copilot CLI terminals, Claude, GPT and Gemini in one place, and your files, Git and Chat in a single panel. You'll learn the agent modes, permissions and slash commands I use every day, and how to save it all as defaults. You can follow along on the free Copilot plan. 🛠️ TOOLS USED / DISCUSSED 💻 VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com 🤖 GitHub Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot ⌨️ Copilot CLI: https://docs.github.com/copilot/how-t... 🎓 GitHub Education (free Copilot for students and teachers): https://github.com/education 🧛 Dracula theme: https://draculatheme.com/visual-studi... 🦸 Superpowers plugin: https://github.com/obra/superpowers-m... 🐴 Ponytail plugin: https://github.com/DietrichGebert/pon... TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - From stock VSCode to my Copilot setup 0:39 - Sign up and choose a Copilot plan 1:21 - Sign in and install GitHub Copilot Chat 2:17 - Create and clone a GitHub repo 3:47 - Customise VSCode 4:20 - Four Copilot terminals in a 2x2 grid 6:27 - Files, Git and Chat in one panel 8:14 - Save and import your profile 9:41 - Inline suggestions 10:26 - Where the AI actually runs 11:25 - Agent modes: interactive, plan, autopilot 12:37 - Permissions: manual, assisted, allow-all 14:10 - Slash commands that save tokens 15:20 - Why I use Copilot (Claude, GPT and Gemini in one plan) 18:37 - Save your defaults in settings.json #GitHubCopilot #VSCode #CopilotCLI