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Open Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X), search for **Dev Box**, and install the extension.
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:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-use-copilot-generate-image-definition-file/image1.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Extensions pane in Visual Studio Code, showing the Dev Box extension.":::
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:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-use-copilot-generate-image-definition-file/dev-box-extension.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Extensions pane in Visual Studio Code, showing the Dev Box extension.":::
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1. Make sure agent mode is enabled by setting [chat.agent.enabled](vscode://settings/chat.agent.enabled) in the [Settings editor](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/personalize-vscode#_configure-settings). This requires VS Code 1.99 or later.
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1. Make sure agent mode is enabled by setting [chat.agent.enabled](vscode://settings/chat.agent.enabled) in the [Settings editor](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/personalize-vscode#_configure-settings). This setting requires VS Code 1.99 or later.
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1. Open Copilot Chat in VS Code.
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- Make sure **Dev Box tools** are preselected under "Select tools."
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:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-use-copilot-generate-image-definition-file/image2.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Copilot Chat pane in Visual Studio Code, showing Dev Box tools preselected.":::
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:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-use-copilot-generate-image-definition-file/dev-box-extension-tools.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Copilot Chat pane in Visual Studio Code, showing Dev Box tools preselected.":::
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:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-use-copilot-generate-image-definition-file/image3.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Copilot Chat interface in Visual Studio Code.":::
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:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-use-copilot-generate-image-definition-file/dev-box-extension-tools-list.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Copilot Chat interface in Visual Studio Code.":::
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- Select **Agent Mode**, and choose the model: **Claude 3.5 Sonnet**.
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:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-use-copilot-generate-image-definition-file/image4.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Agent Mode selection in Copilot Chat, showing the Claude 3.5 Sonnet model.":::
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:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-use-copilot-generate-image-definition-file/dev-box-extension-select-agent.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Agent Mode selection in Copilot Chat, showing the Claude 3.5 Sonnet model.":::
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1. **Provide natural language prompts**, such as:
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- Confirm the User Account Control (UAC) prompt to install tools and apply settings.
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:::image type="content" source="media/how-to-use-copilot-generate-image-definition-file/dev-box-extension-apply-customization-tasks.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Apply Customization Tasks option in Visual Studio Code.":::
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## Save and configure the project to use the image definition
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1. Attach the repository as a catalog to your project.
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- This step is necessary to make the imagedefinition.yaml available for use in your Dev Box pool.
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- For more information, see [Add and configure a catalog from GitHub or Azure Repos](../deployment-environments/how-to-configure-catalog.md).
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1. Configure a Dev Box pool using the generated imagedefinition.yaml:
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This ensures that every Dev Box created from this pool uses the ready-to-code configuration.
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- For more information, see [Manage a dev box pool in Microsoft Dev Box](how-to-manage-dev-box-pools.md).
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This method ensures that every Dev Box created from this pool uses the ready-to-code configuration.
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This AI-powered workflow streamlines the process of setting up Dev Box customizations, letting platform engineers and dev managers create reusable, consistent environments with minimal effort.
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## Related content
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- [Dev Box customizations overview](concept-what-are-team-customizations.md)
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- [Write an image definition file for Dev Box team customizations](how-to-write-image-definition-file.md)

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