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area: Git tooling
description: Reference your commits and changes in Copilot chat.
title: Git context in Copilot Chat
featureId: gitcontextchat
specURL: https://microsoft-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/p/jehoughton/Ef5A23yQLBVPjKCj2-MyhWgB4w52A0NRWumPoQtUH6QoKw?e=wnzt3f
thumbnailImage: ../media/git-context-chat-changes.png

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Copilot Chat now supports referencing your commits and changes in the Git Changes window. You can ask Copilot to summarize your changes, explain a specific commit, and more!

### Reference your changes
`#changes` looks at your uncommitted changes. For example, you can ask Copilot to remind you of what you've done so far by referencing your `#changes`.

![Chat input field with the prompt "remind me what I was working on in #eShopOnWeb-fork's Changes"](../media/git-context-chat-changes.png)

### Reference your commits
When you start typing `#commit:`, Copilot will pull up a list of the most recent commits for you to select from. If there's an older commit you want to reference, you can also reference its specific commit id. 

![Typing "#commit:" displays a dropdown of recent commits](../media/git-context-chat-commits.png)

Then you can ask the chat to use the commit for tasks like "write unit tests to cover changes in this commit" or "find potential issues in this commit".

### Try this out
Ensure the following feature flag is turned on to be able to use these references: **Tools** > **Options** > **GitHub** > **Copilot** > **Source Control Integration** > **Enable Git preview features**.