How to Use GitHub Copilot Chat with the Fracture Overlay

GitHub Copilot is famously IDE-native, but its Copilot Chat product also runs in the browser at github.com/copilot. That browser interface works inside the Fracture overlay, useful when you cannot launch your IDE during a locked-down test session.

github.com/copilot is GitHub's web Copilot Chat. Same model behind it (currently GPT-4o for paid users, with options for Claude 3.5 Sonnet), same chat UI as VS Code's sidebar, but accessible through any browser. For a locked-down exam where you cannot run VS Code, this gives you Copilot's code-aware chat without the IDE. Free tier requires a verified GitHub Education account (.edu email or proven student status). Paid is $10/month otherwise.

Only if you paste code or attach a file. The web Copilot does not auto-index your repos the way the IDE plugin does.

Apply at education.github.com with proof of enrollment. Approval takes minutes to days.

In Copilot Chat (paid), there's a model selector for GPT-4o, GPT-4o-mini, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and others.