GitHub Copilot Chat cheat sheet is incorrect about some slash commands and chat variables

[rakleed]

Code of Conduct

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What article on docs.github.com is affected?

https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/using-github-copilot/copilot-chat/github-copilot-chat-cheat-sheet

What part(s) of the article would you like to see updated?

1. JetBrains

   Listed in the documentation but actually missing:

   1. /clear
   2. /fixTestFailure
   3. /new

   Not listed in the documentation but actually present:

   1. /feedback
   2. /doc
   3. /simplify

   

2. Visual Studio

   I don't use it so can't check.

3. Visual Studio Code

   Not listed in the documentation but actually present:

   1. /search
   2. /startDebugging
   3. /newNotebook
   4. /setupTests

   

4. Web Browser

   Listed in the documentation but actually missing:

   1. /file
   2. /help
   3. /search

   

5. Xcode

   Everything is correct.

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Also, there are similar problems with chat variables for VS Code.

Additional information

I use the latest released versions of IDE and the GitHub Copilot plugin. VS Code 1.97.2 (GitHub Copilot 1.275.0, GitHub Copilot Chat 0.24.1), WebStorm 2024.3.4 (GitHub Copilot 1.5.37-242).

[subatoi]

Thanks for raising this, @rakleed! We'll investigate this

[sophietheking]

@rakleed 👋 Thanks for catching these discrepancies and taking the time to report them! For the slash commands and chat variables that are described but not actually available, we’d definitely appreciate a correction—feel free to open a PR. 🔨

For the ones that are missing, the cheat sheet is meant to cover only the most common commands, so we won’t be adding those at this time.

We really appreciate your help in improving the docs! Let us know if you have any questions. ✨

[rakleed]

For the slash commands and chat variables that are described but not actually available

I would like to know if this is specifically an error in the documentation, rather than these features being available only under certain conditions or requiring a plugin to work. Could you clarify this so we don't remove commands that can actually be used?

[sophietheking]

I would like to know if this is specifically an error in the documentation, rather than these features being available only under certain conditions or requiring a plugin to work. Could you clarify this so we don't remove commands that can actually be used?

This is an error in the documentation, so those commands for the JetBrains and web browser version of the article can removed. 👍