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18 changes: 17 additions & 1 deletion website/src/content/docs/learning-hub/copilot-configuration-basics.md
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Expand Up @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: 'Copilot Configuration Basics'
description: 'Learn how to configure GitHub Copilot at user, workspace, and repository levels to optimize your AI-assisted development experience.'
authors:
- GitHub Copilot Learning Hub Team
lastUpdated: 2026-03-24
lastUpdated: 2026-03-25
estimatedReadingTime: '10 minutes'
tags:
- configuration
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Use `/undo` when the agent's last response went in an unwanted direction and you want to try a different approach from that point.

The `/cd` command changes the working directory for the current session. Each session maintains its own working directory that persists when you switch between sessions:

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The new /cd docs make this section cover more than “two commands for managing session state” (it now discusses /new, /clear, /undo, and /cd). Please update the lead-in sentence and/or the table so the count and framing matches the commands documented here.

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```
/cd ~/projects/my-other-repo
```

This is useful when you have multiple backgrounded sessions each focused on a different project directory.

The `--effort` flag (shorthand for `--reasoning-effort`) controls how much computational reasoning the model applies to a request:

```bash
gh copilot --effort high "Refactor the authentication module"
```

Accepted values are `low`, `medium`, and `high`. You can also set a default via the `effortLevel` config setting.
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--effort is a CLI flag rather than a “session command”, but it’s currently documented under the “CLI Session Commands” section. Consider moving this flag documentation to a separate CLI flags/options subsection (or earlier in the CLI config section) to avoid mixing interactive slash commands with startup flags.

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## Common Questions

**Q: How do I disable Copilot for specific files?**
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Expand Up @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: 'Using the Copilot Coding Agent'
description: 'Learn how to use GitHub Copilot coding agent to autonomously work on issues, generate pull requests, and automate development tasks.'
authors:
- GitHub Copilot Learning Hub Team
lastUpdated: 2026-02-26
lastUpdated: 2026-03-25
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**Personal skills** (shared across all your projects):
```
~/.copilot/
~/.agents/
└── skills/
└── code-review-checklist/
└── SKILL.md
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