Copilot Chat in JetBrains IDEs (GA) - Feedback

[Akash1134]

The purpose of this discussion is to collect feedback from our Copilot Chat users in JetBrains IDEs.

Following our Private Beta, we are thrilled to announce Copilot Chat in JetBrains IDEs is now generally available (GA) 🎉

Driven by GPT-4, GitHub Copilot Chat provides instant guidance directly within various JetBrains IDEs, such as PyCharm, IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, Rider, and more. This contextually-aware tool tailors suggestions to your specific coding tasks and even allows explicitly adding files for reference. It empowers developers to innovate efficiently by assisting with complex concepts, code explanations, unit testing, and many more use cases, all while effortlessly adjusting to your preferred language style.

How to get started?

• Using GitHub Copilot Chat in your JetBrains IDE
• If you were already using Private Beta – No further action is required. You can continue using the chat feature as usual.
• If you haven’t enabled Chat and want to use GitHub Copilot Chat in JetBrains IDEs
• Copilot Individual users: You automatically have access to the chat within JetBrains IDEs.
• Copilot Business and Enterprise users: Your organization admins will need to grant you access to Copilot chat in IDEs. Once you have access, please consult our getting started guide

[MementoRC]

After recent feedback, the chat window seems broken, the first few questions are answered, but then the later questions simply disappear as if sent to the bot, but no change (scrolling window with answer) is seen, so for each question, one has to start a new chat. Apart from that overall very convenient and useful to have the copilot right there, next to the work code

[MurrayMeyer-git]

What is the status of this issue?

[ConstantinosSpanachisEA]

Recent updates crash the Chat and the Assistant after the first question, and need to restart to get another question. Any info on when this is going to get fixed?

[berghxyz]

This happend to me from this day.

[jorgeRumilly]

+1
no multiple lines
only answer to the first question
change language
bored

[jorgeRumilly]

+1
no multiple lines
only answer to the first question
change language
bored

[irving-vale]

In the new update, I've been having issues with the chat. The first question gets answered, but the following one stops working; it doesn't respond at all, nor does the new question appear. Additionally, if I work with two IntelliJ windows, after the first question, when I click to send, the chat from the other window I have open pops up.

[AlexDevMobile]

+1

[guilhermelinosp]

up

[Rahulrmhaske]

Very nice and prompt support !!!

[anjul21]

its good

[shouyangchen]

+1

[dejan2609]

Issues while upgrading Github Copilot from 1.4.0.4986 -->> 1.5.0.5148 (IntelliJ IDEA 2024.1 Beta on Windows OS).

Environment:

IntelliJ IDEA 2024.1 Beta (Ultimate Edition)
Build #IU-241.14494.17, built on March 6, 2024
Licensed to IntelliJ IDEA EAP user: Dejan Stojadinović
Expiration date: April 5, 2024
Runtime version: 17.0.10+8-b1207.6 amd64
VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o.
Windows 11.0
GC: G1 Young Generation, G1 Old Generation
Memory: 2048M
Cores: 8
Non-Bundled Plugins:
  com.intellij.guice (241.14494.17)
  com.github.copilot (1.4.19.4986)
  com.jetbrains.packagesearch.intellij-plugin (241.0.8)
  org.intellij.scala (2024.1.9)
Kotlin: 241.14494.17-IJ

Note: it seems that Avast antivirus is blocking it:

[dejan2609]

Update for Linux: plugin version 1.5.0.5148 works on Ubuntu (IntelliJ IDEA 2023.3.4).

Can't confirm issues mentioned by others above: Copilot Chat works for me as expected (for multiple consecutive questions, that is).

Environment:

IntelliJ IDEA 2023.3.4 (Ultimate Edition)
Build #IU-233.14475.28, built on February 13, 2024
Licensed to Dejan Stojadinović
You have a perpetual fallback license for this version.
Subscription is active until September 28, 2025.
Runtime version: 17.0.10+1-b1087.17 amd64
VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o.
Linux 6.5.0-25-generic
GC: G1 Young Generation, G1 Old Generation
Memory: 1978M
Cores: 8
Registry:
  editor.minimap.enabled=true
Non-Bundled Plugins:
  AWSCloudFormation (233.13763.5)
  org.intellij.plugins.hcl (233.13135.65)
  org.jetbrains.plugins.go-template (233.11799.172)
  org.jetbrains.plugins.go (233.14475.9)
  com.intellij.guice (233.11799.196)
  com.intellij.aqua (233.14475.49)
  com.github.copilot (1.5.0.5148)
  com.intellij.bigdatatools.core (233.14475.28)
  com.intellij.bigdatatools.binary.files (233.11799.267)
  com.intellij.bigdatatools.rfs (233.14475.28)
  com.intellij.bigdatatools.metastore.core (233.13135.65)
  com.intellij.bigdatatools.flink (233.13135.103)
  com.intellij.gwt (233.14475.28)
  com.jetbrains.packagesearch.intellij-plugin (233.11800.8)
  com.intellij.tide (233.14475.56)
  mdx.js (233.11799.172)
  mobi.hsz.idea.gitignore (4.5.2)
  org.intellij.scala (2023.3.27)
  com.intellij.bigdatatools.kafka (233.13135.103)
  aws.toolkit (2.11-233)
  com.intellij.bigdatatools.spark (233.13135.103)
  com.intellij.bigdatatools.zeppelin (233.13135.65)
  com.intellij.bigdatatools (233.13135.65)
Kotlin: 233.14475.28-IJ
Current Desktop: ubuntu:GNOME

[thiago-marquezini]

It keeps failing after a few messages. Using Rider

[Akash1134]

Hi @thiago-marquezini , We'r sorry for the inconvenience caused. The new version (1.5.0.5148) containing a fix for this issue is now available. Please update the version and let us know if that helps.

[krlc]

@Akash1134 even in the latest version (1.5.0.5148) there is no way to make Copilot repeat an attempt (no 'try again' button) when questions fail, and they do fail really often. I frequently get 40-60% of a response, then "Oops, no response has returned" error (or no response from the start).

And the workaround is not exactly convenient:

1. Scroll up until my question
2. Select it (using a mouse)
3. Copy
4. Delete the failed attempt (using a mouse)
5. Paste, Send
6. Another error? Go to 1.

[vkononov]

I have a business license, I am an admin. I've enabled Github Copilot for IDEs, and it works in VSCode. Why am I still seeing this message in Rubymine?

[karabasosman]

Did you update the plugin ?

[EoinMcUF]

Also getting this issue

[vkononov]

@karabasosman Thanks. Upgrading to v1.5.0.5148 and restarting Jetbrains did the trick.

[jfredt]

Could the issue be related to the version of the plugin, and should it be updated to resolve this?

[Randname666]

Currently, the plugin neither automatically retries nor warns the user when it runs into a network issue ? When a network issue happens, including temporary hiccups, the plugin will simply show "Responding..." indefinitely on each and every question asked from that point until restarting the whole IDE. Cancelling reply or deleting current conversation won't resolve the issue.

Environment:

IntelliJ IDEA 2023.3.4 (Ultimate Edition)
Build #IU-233.14475.28, built on February 13, 2024
（Licensing info omitted）
Runtime version: 17.0.10+1-b1087.17 amd64
VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o.
Windows 10.0
GC: G1 Young Generation, G1 Old Generation
Memory: 1024M
Cores: 8
Registry:
  ide.experimental.ui=true
Non-Bundled Plugins:
  com.intellij.zh (233.287)
  com.intellij.spring.websocket (233.11799.196)
  com.github.copilot (1.4.19.4986)
  com.intellij.bigdatatools.core (233.14475.28)
  com.intellij.bigdatatools.binary.files (233.11799.267)
  com.intellij.bigdatatools.rfs (233.14475.28)
  JRebelPlugin (2024.1.1)
Kotlin: 233.14475.28-IJ

Example of the network issue:

2024-03-08 15:18:31,086 [1524543]   WARN - #copilot - [default] Error sending telemetry FetchError: read ECONNRESET
    at fetch (C:\snapshot\copilot-client\node_modules\@adobe\helix-fetch\src\fetch\index.js:99:11)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
    at cachingFetch (C:\snapshot\copilot-client\node_modules\@adobe\helix-fetch\src\fetch\index.js:288:16)
    at LG.fetch (C:\snapshot\copilot-client\lib\src\network\helix.ts:78:22) {
  type: 'system',
  _name: 'FetchError',
  code: 'ECONNRESET',
  errno: -4077,
  erroredSysCall: 'read'
}

[b-bokma]

How can I map key binding for the chat window ?
I can only see settings for the regular copilot integration in the editor itself

[rob1997]

try Ctrl + Alt + S -> Keymaps -> Plugins -> GitHub Copilot is the only place to change key shortcuts

[jfredt]

Do you think the current process for changing key bindings is intuitive enough, or would you suggest improvements?

[Hemant-GH]

They claim it uses GPT4, but when asked the same copilot chat says it uses GPT3 and isn't aware of GPT4 in IntelliJ. VSCode mentions about GPT-4

[BewaAutomatisierung-RD]

In Rider it also uses GPT3 and has no knowledge of GPT4

[Jenverse]

We use GPT-4. I understand the answer to this question is not what we do today and we would work on getting this fixed but we are on GPT-4.

[ervitis]

In my case it's the same, it uses the GPT3 model

[MaikPeters1511]

bei mir kommt gpt 4o

[aGitForEveryone]

When using the /docs command, the reply will include the full function body. Can you consider just replying with the docstring and to skip the function itself. The function code is just a copy of what is in file, is irrelevant for the docstring and just adds noise to the answer.

[Pioneer220]

Thank you for your suggestion about the /docs command. We understand that returning just the docstring instead of the entire function body would make the response clearer and more useful.

[Pioneer220]

1. Proposed Change
   Only Show Docstring: We can modify the command so it only returns the docstring, skipping the function code.
2. Benefits
   Less Clutter: Users get straight to the important information.
   Easier to Read: It simplifies the output and improves user experience.

[yaroslav-tsarenko]

i can't write new questions after the previous, chat only answer on one questions, then if i try to make more request, nothing happen

[Jenverse]

We'r sorry for the inconvenience caused. The new version (1.5.0.5148) containing a fix for this issue is now available. Please update the version and let us know if that helps.

[jfredt]

If the issue persists even after updating to version 1.5.0.5148, what additional steps can users take to troubleshoot or report the problem more effectively?

[Jarzka]

Any plans for implementing "Inline chat" functionality, similarly to VS Code, which allows Copilot to make edits directly to code files?

[aubrey-ford-nutrien]

I'm slowly moving over to Cursor (fork of VSCode) because this and many other AI features are missing in Jetbrains IDEs

[sabihoshi]

This seems to be available now in the latest nightly build. But I am not sure since when was it added. Perhaps around August 16 when there were errors about "Inline Chat". There is no hotkey for it yet. Select text and the button will appear beside the line number, or Shift+Shift, then Open GitHub Copilot Inline Chat

[nicocanali]

The hotkey is Ctrl + Shift + I (on Mac)

[shivkaushal]

Anybody know if there's a way of accepting the inline chat suggestions without needing to switch to using a mouse? 🤞

[sharkBLN]

write some funny fancy monster reiten

[zbiggs1]

My organization just enabled the chat feature and after updating the plugin I just get an error.

[mavola]

IntelliJ IDEA 2023.3.4 (Ultimate Edition)

[changshunxu520]

What can I do, he keeps not working

[changshunxu520]

2024-03-21 11:26:12,393 [6623776] WARN - #copilot - [default] Error sending telemetry FetchError: read ECONNRESET at fetch (C:\snapshot\copilot-client\node_modules\@adobe\helix-fetch\src\fetch\index.js:99:11) at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5) at cachingFetch (C:\snapshot\copilot-client\node_modules\@adobe\helix-fetch\src\fetch\index.js:288:16) at HG.fetch (C:\snapshot\copilot-client\lib\src\network\helix.ts:78:22) { type: 'system', _name: 'FetchError', code: 'ECONNRESET', errno: -4077, erroredSysCall: 'read' }
What can I do, he keeps not working
@Jenverse

[changshunxu520]

Is there no one to solve the problem or something?

[changshunxu520]

When I first open the idea, GitHub Copilot can still work and prompt messages, but after working for a while, it keeps spinning in circles without any prompt messages. Why is this? GitHub Copilot chat can still respond normally at this time. Can I see the logs somewhere?
Still the same problem

[tomerc]

Is there a way to have copilot generate commit messages based on the files in the changelist?

[evrenesat]

As a workaround;

• Create a kb shortcut for "Copy as patch to clipboard".
• Create a scratch plain text file (maybe rename it to reuse).
• Use the shortcut, paste, ask for commit message in chat.
• Copy/paste.

These steps even can be automated by recording them as a macro. Now only if Copilot team would be nice enough to do that for us...

Recently I start to use Tabnine for chat, it's autocomplete isn't as good as copilot, but chat is much better with claude 3.5, custom system prompt and custom slash commands, so I can reuse different kind of summary prompts according to nature of the changeset.

[MarcioBarrientos]

With the new update (1.5.0.5148) I can't deploy to vercel if Copilot is enabled on Webstorm (2023.3.4) + Windows (11)
When I use the command "vercel" in terminal I get this error:
Error: EBUSY: resource busy or locked, read

That error is gone if I disable copilot or close webstorm.

[Pioneer220]

1. Disable Copilot: If you need to deploy, temporarily disabling GitHub Copilot may be the quickest fix.
2. Close WebStorm: Alternatively, closing the IDE before running the deployment command can also resolve the issue

[luggie]

I see that there's currently no support to set up a keyboard shortcut for "explain this" (as well as any other other function from the right-click context menu of the copilot) functions(s) in pycharm. any workaround/plans on implementing this soonishly?

[Humberd]

Recent update broke closing diff window with Esc key, I can only close the window by clicking the close button.
However, if I disable copilot I can close the widow with Esc key.

[Eskibear]

Try if this is fixed in nightly 1.5.37.9131-242?

[Humberd]

It's working on nightly. Thank you

[haoyueb2]

When I use “@ project” to get the project context, Copilot always fails to retrieve it. It seems it cannot access the code.
But VS Code’s Copilot Chat extension ‘@workspace’ can retrieve the context correctly and is really impressive.

[tallior]

@felixatms what is CLS ? also is there any warning message to reflect this behaviour ?

[felixatms]

You can think of it as a background program that supports communication between Github Copilot and the plugin.
Currently, there is no warning message to reflect this yet, we will consider adding something to enhance the experience.

[haoyueb2]

@felixatms Thanks for your response. However, even after a day, I still cannot get the project context.

[felixatms]

Sorry for the inconvenience. As a short-term mitigation, you might resolve the issue by restarting the IDE.
We will also work on reproducing and fixing the potential underlying issue. Before we proceed, we need to collect some information. Could you please provide information on the scale of the projects, specifically how many files are contained within it? Additionally, I would like to know how many projects are currently open at the same time.

[haoyueb2]

@felixatms Restarting also doesn’t work. Regarding the project’s scale, when I run “git ls-files “.java” | xargs wc -l”, I get a total of 70000 lines. When I run "find . -name ".java" -type f | xargs wc -l", I get a total of around 620000 lines. Only one project is opened.

[NiceAsiv]

After updating GitHub Copilot today, Chinese characters appear garbled in code suggestions in PyCharm

Description
After updating GitHub Copilot to v1.5.37-242 today, I encountered an issue in PyCharm where code suggestions containing Chinese characters appear garbled. This issue did not occur in previous versions. Please investigate and fix this problem.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Enable GitHub Copilot in PyCharm
2. Start coding in Java and trigger Copilot suggestions
3. If the suggestion contains Chinese characters, they appear garbled

Expected Behavior
Chinese characters in Copilot suggestions should display correctly without garbling.

Environment

• GitHub Copilot Version: v1.5.37-242
• IDE: PyCharm
• Operating System: Windows 11

Screenshots

video.mp4

Is there any workaround for this issue? Looking forward to a fix. Thanks!

[felixatms]

Currently, you can change the font to YaHei to mitigate the issue.

[Eskibear]

https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-174995

[Popov-VV]

Please add:

1. Voice recognition so that you can dictate a task
2. Write a task in the code to generate the code in the right place, or select the code and give it a task

[Rawalanche]

It is not possible to disable follow up prompts (unlike VSCode where it is possible):

These are extremely frustrating as they clutter the chat with unrelated text that breaks the focus and chain of thought.

[romulus-noodoe]

After the recent update which says WebStorm won't clush with github coplit plugin, the font color is fixed to grey and the settings do not take effect anymore.
I set the "Color for completions" to green, but the showed suggestions are still grey. I can't find a way to change a color now. This is troublesome since the grey is quite hard to read for me.

[Eskibear]

The latest Copilot uses JetBrains inline completion API, so the ghost text is rendered by the IDE itself. I believe there is some IDE setting to change the color.
But the setting in Copilot should also be fixed, otherwise confusing.

[romulus-noodoe]

I actually tried to find that IDE setting but failed.
The "Show color settin used by GitHub Copilot" hyperlink brings me to "Color Scheme -> Language Defaults -> Inline hint -> Text without background", but the suggested text color does not change when I change the Foreground color.

[Eskibear]

It's not inline hints now. Inline hints is something providing you hints type name or parameter name.

Previous the inline completion text is implemented using the same way for inline hints. Now it's not. It might be something related to INLINE_SUGGESTION according to the source code here.

• https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/blob/33099feb7000ed4f798ba3f34fd28c08518c96cf/platform/platform-impl/codeinsight-inline/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/inline/completion/InlineCompletionFontUtils.kt#L28

[Eskibear]

@romulus-noodoe Try latest nightly v1.5.37-9299, should be fixed now.

[CytekCopilot]

version: 1.5.37-242 bug: The auto-completion feature displays garbled characters in Chinese, but pressing Tab allows Chinese to appear normally.

[Eskibear]

https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-174995 JetBrains IDEs bug which has been fixed in 2025.1 EAP and will be fixed in next version of 2024.3

Current workaround is, Settings -> Editor -> Font -> select Microsoft YaHei. Then you see it works.

[CytekCopilot]

https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-174995 JetBrains IDEs bug which has been fixed in 2025.1 EAP and will be fixed in next version of 2024.3

Current workaround is, Settings -> Editor -> Font -> select Microsoft YaHei. Then you see it works.

Got it, thx for the reply♥️

[changshunxu520]

https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-174995 JetBrains IDEs bug which has been fixed in 2025.1 EAP and will be fixed in next version of 2024.3

Current workaround is, Settings -> Editor -> Font -> select Microsoft YaHei. Then you see it works.

Are you sure this issue is causing it? This problem has existed for two months, so why was code completion working fine for me a few days ago? Did this version change the format of the suggestions?

[changshunxu520]

https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-174995 JetBrains IDEs bug which has been fixed in 2025.1 EAP and will be fixed in next version of 2024.3
Current workaround is, Settings -> Editor -> Font -> select Microsoft YaHei. Then you see it works.

Are you sure this issue is causing it? This problem has existed for two months, so why was code completion working fine for me a few days ago? Did this version change the format of the suggestions?

The IDEA developers are really something else—this issue has been around for two months, and even in version 2024.3.4, it still hasn't been fixed.

[Eskibear]

@changshunxu520

why was code completion working fine for me a few days ago?

The completion was working in Copilot v1.5.35 because it's not using JetBrains inline completion API. The plugin is responsible for rendering the suggestions, meaning the plugin has to deal with low-level UI stuff very carefully. And actually it was conflicting with all other inline completion based plugins include the built-in Full Line completion, meaning JetBrains full line completion plugin disables it self when detecting Copilot is installed. So, tons of benefits to adopt that API (if it's work well...). And Copilot switched to the API in v1.5.37, as shown in its changelog.

The IDEA developers are really something else— ... even in version 2024.3.4, it still hasn't been fixed.

🤷 Hopefully it will happen in next week, a fix for 2024.3, based on my learning about the status.

[nam-le-maqta]

This happen several times, result is not generated any more. So stupid update of the copilot plugin.

[nam-le-maqta]

use the claude 3.5 sonet will get this error, switch to chat gtp 4 and issue will dissapear.

[Jonah-B-CWRU]

The newest update seems to still offer inline code completion even when it is disabled

[Eskibear]

Try latest 1.5.37.9209 nightly https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/17718-github-copilot/versions/nightly/691250
See if it works?

[lurco]

I have the same issue and no, the new update didn't help. Also apparently the color setting of the completion doesn't work any more?

[felixatms]

Hi @lurco , I would like to double-check with you if there are any specific steps required to reproduce the issue, as I am unable to replicate it on my end, quite strange...

[lurco]

@felixatms Thanks for the quick reply! I'm not sure what specific circumstances occured here... I'm on MacOS Sequoia 15.3 M3 Pro, I had Copilot disabled and restarted WebStorm in order to use the Copilot and then disabled completions (I don't want to have it on all the time given the token limits). I also have the inline completions disabled in WebStorm. I can't think of anything else here that might be relevant...

[jukkaleh-atoz]

@felixatms It does happen. I tried to report it as a bug since there was no way of disabling them. It was the copilot version that enabled previously disabled feature flag that started is problem

https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-368367/Unable-to-disable-inline-completion-after-upgrading-to-2024.3.4

[Aleksanderis]

Model selection dialog seems doesn't work as expected. At first I noticed there is really no difference what it responds about similar questions with different models. Then I tried a test query by asking what model Copilot is based on I always get: "I'm based on the GPT-4o version of OpenAI's GPT models."

Responses from Rider:

And same question from VS Code:

[Eskibear]

It's actually using different models. If you use o3-mini the response time is way larger, that's a clue. The answer to this question is a bug which has been fixed. You should be able to see it in next nightly release.

[Aleksanderis]

Ok, maybe I got a wrong impression at first (I tried it a while ago), after that I was relying on my question to see if it was fixed in the latest update or not. It was still saying that it's based on GPT-4o all the time, so I just didn't trust it anymore. :)
However if it's just a bug with a specific question - it's still feels a bit fishy, why there is a wrong response just for some specific question?

[superseacat]

WebStorm, one day after with the latest nightly build installed:

[Eskibear]

I'm using v1.5.37-9299.

[superseacat]

made my day 😁

[NoahOlsenRM]

Please add CTRL-F support for copilot chat.

Maybe this is a phpStorm extension restriction, but I cannot search for text inside the extension using COMMAND + F (mac OS)

[i-make-robots]

I'm surprised that I can't get copilot to search my code base. "my Port class has a dirty flag but only Input ports appear to be using it. can you confirm if Output Ports ever use the dirty flag?" response: here's your code echoed back at you, look it up yourself.

[stephane303]

Why do I keep getting this ?

[stephane303]

I repeat:

This discussion is not an issue tracker, and it is completely inadequate for reporting and tracking real problems with the GitHub Copilot plugin for IntelliJ.

GitHub, this is unacceptable. Copilot is a paid product that developers rely on, yet there is no official issue tracker for its IntelliJ plugin. Meanwhile, JetBrains provides no support and simply redirects users here, where nothing can be properly followed up on.

I strongly urge GitHub to immediately create a dedicated, public issue tracker for the IntelliJ plugin, as is done for the VS Code extension. Developers need a real support channel, not a buried discussion thread where issues get lost.

Please address this now—otherwise, users will be forced to look elsewhere for AI-powered coding tools that take developer feedback seriously.

[kartik-madhak]

My copilot chat's sense is worse than GPT2. It seems like I cannot stop myself from throwing abuses at it every second prompt. It does not understand what I am saying and it would have been just better if I manually copy pasted code to google search and it would have given me relatively useful results. I dont know what you are doing Jetbrains but fix this for god's sake