GitHub Copilot Starter Packs

GitHub Copilot Admin Starter Pack

1. Enterprise Admin to subscribe to GitHub Copilot, set policies, and enable Organizations.
2. Organization(s) Admin to enable access and set policies.
3. Checkout Copilot rollout resources:

• GitHub Docs: Rolling out GitHub Copilot at scale
• eBook: Embarking on a Successful Copilot Launch
• Video: Getting started with GitHub Copilot in 2025
• GitHub Learning Pathway: Tips for a successful rollout of GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot User Starter Pack

1. How to install GitHub Copilot in your IDE
2. Quickstart for GitHub Copilot
3. Getting Started:

• GitHub Copilot Features
• Best practices for using GitHub Copilot
• Prompt engineering for GitHub Copilot
• Prompt Library

4. Advanced User Tips and Tricks:

• Next Edit Suggestions
• Agent Mode (video)
• Add Custom Instructions
• Extend Copilot w/ Model Context Protocol (MCP) (Official GitHub MCP Server)

GitHub Measuring Copilot Impact Starter Pack

1. Conduct regular developer surveys:

• Copilot Survey Guide
• Sample Copilot Insights Survey (Google Forms Template)
• Survey Engine

2. Utilize the GitHub Copilot Metrics API (Official Docs).
3. Leverage the Copilot Productivity Impact Calculator (spreadsheet provided by GitHub Account Team).
4. Solutions Engineering Resource Library: Measuring Copilot Impact.

Resources for the Copilot Metrics API

Visualization:

• Copilot PowerBI Dashboard: GitHub published PowerBI dashboard to visualize and monitor GitHub Copilot usage and seat activation metrics.
• copilot-metrics-viewer: App to visualize the Copilot metrics provided via the Copilot Metrics API.
• Copilot Metrics Dashboard: Microsoft published Azure deployable app designed to visualize metrics from GitHub Copilot using the GitHub Copilot Metrics API and GitHub Copilot User Management API.
• Grafana Copilot Metrics: A sample Grafana Copilot Metrics Dashboard.

Data Export and Retention:

• Copilot Metrics API CSV Export GitHub Action: Get Copilot metrics data as a CSV.
• Copilot Usage GitHub Action: Get Copilot usage data as .md, CSV, XML, JSON, or emailed PDF report.
• Copilot Metrics Retention GitHub Action: This Action is designed to persistently store Copilot Usage Metrics data over time in a JSON file format.