| title | Adding organization custom instructions for GitHub Copilot | ||||
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| shortTitle | Add organization instructions | ||||
| intro | Customize {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} responses for members of your organization. | ||||
| permissions | Organization owners | ||||
| product | Organizations with a {% data variables.copilot.copilot_for_business %} or {% data variables.copilot.copilot_enterprise %} plan | ||||
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{% data reusables.copilot.custom-instructions-org-support %}
Organization owners can add instructions for {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %}, to tailor responses to specific needs and preferences across the organization. For an overview of this, and other types of custom instructions for {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %}, see AUTOTITLE.
You can add organization custom instructions via your organization settings.
{% data reusables.profile.access_org %} {% data reusables.profile.org_settings %}
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In the left sidebar, click {% octicon "copilot" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="copilot" %} {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} then click Custom instructions.
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Under "Preferences and instructions", add natural language instructions to the text box.
You can write your instructions in any format you prefer. For example, you can write them as a single block of text, each on a new line, or separated by blank lines.
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Click Save changes. Your instructions are now active, and will stay active until you change or remove them.
To see your instructions in action, go to https://github.com/copilot and start a conversation.
{% note %}
Did you successfully add custom instructions for your organization?
{% endnote %}