Lilly Tech Systems
GitHub AI Agents & Copilot
Master every AI feature on GitHub.com — from Copilot code completion and autonomous coding agents to GitHub Models, Copilot extensions, and AI-powered Actions. Learn to use AI efficiently across your entire GitHub workflow, all for free.
Your Learning Path
Follow these lessons in order, or jump to any topic that interests you.
1. Introduction to GitHub AI
Explore the AI landscape on GitHub.com — understand where AI lives across the platform and how it transforms modern development.
2. GitHub Copilot Essentials
Get started with Copilot's core features — inline suggestions, tab completion, comment-driven coding, and real-time code generation.
3. Copilot Chat Everywhere
Use Copilot Chat in your IDE, on GitHub.com, and in GitHub Mobile to ask questions, explain code, and generate solutions.
4. GitHub Copilot Coding Agent
Assign issues to Copilot and let the autonomous coding agent write code, create branches, and open pull requests on its own.
5. Copilot in Pull Requests
Generate PR summaries, get AI code review feedback, and use Copilot to understand diffs and suggest improvements.
6. GitHub Models Marketplace
Browse, test, and integrate AI models directly from GitHub — compare GPT, Claude, Llama, Mistral, and more in the playground.
7. Copilot Workspace
Turn issues into working code with Copilot Workspace — an AI-native development environment that plans, implements, and validates changes.
8. Copilot in the CLI
Use Copilot in your terminal to explain commands, suggest shell scripts, and get instant help with git and gh operations.
9. AI-Powered GitHub Actions
Build CI/CD workflows that leverage AI for automated code review, testing, documentation generation, and deployment decisions.
10. Building Copilot Extensions
Create custom Copilot extensions that integrate your tools, APIs, and domain knowledge directly into the Copilot experience.
11. AI-Powered Security on GitHub
Leverage Copilot Autofix, AI secret scanning, and intelligent code scanning to find and fix vulnerabilities automatically.
12. Best Practices & Efficient AI Usage
Optimize your AI workflow with prompt engineering for Copilot, team policies, cost management, and productivity strategies.
What You'll Learn
By the end of this course, you'll be able to:
Use Copilot Agents for Autonomous Coding
Assign issues to Copilot's coding agent and let it autonomously write code, create branches, and open pull requests with minimal human intervention.
Leverage GitHub Models Marketplace
Browse, compare, and integrate AI models from GitHub's marketplace — test GPT, Claude, Llama, and more directly in the playground.
Build Custom Copilot Extensions
Create your own Copilot extensions that bring your tools, APIs, and domain-specific knowledge into the Copilot chat experience.
Use AI Across the Entire GitHub Workflow
Apply AI to every stage of development — from writing code and reviewing PRs to running CI/CD pipelines and securing your codebase.