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Add note on Copilot sign out/in to troubleshooting page#255

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@juliasilge juliasilge commented Jan 12, 2026

Addresses posit-dev/positron#11330 with some more guidance on the Assistant troubleshooting page.

We'd probably want to keep this around for about a month or two.

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I like the visibility of the callout! I wonder if we should add it also/instead to:

## GitHub Copilot
::: {.callout-important}
Positron Assistant requires a **GitHub account with Copilot enabled**.
<details>
<summary>How to get GitHub Copilot access</summary>
GitHub Copilot is a proprietary tool from GitHub. If you want to use GitHub Copilot, you need a [subscription for GitHub Copilot](https://docs.github.com/en/billing/managing-billing-for-github-copilot/about-billing-for-github-copilot) in your personal GitHub account or to be assigned a seat by an organization with a subscription for GitHub Copilot for Business.
Students and faculty can use GitHub Copilot for free as part of the GitHub Education program. For more information, see the [GitHub Education page](https://education.github.com/).
</details>
:::
### Add GitHub Copilot as a language model provider
1. Run the command _Positron Assistant: Configure Language Model Providers_
1. Select **GitHub Copilot** as the model provider.
![GitHub Copilot selected in provider modal](images/assistant-provider-modal-github-copilot.png){width=600}
1. Click the **Sign in** button to initiate GitHub's OAuth authentication flow.
- Complete the authentication flow in your browser, and return to Positron when finished.
::: {.callout-tip}
If you are using Positron with a [remote SSH](remote-ssh.qmd) session, you will need to authenticate to GitHub on the _remote server_ as well. Follow [along on GitHub](https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/issues/8409) as we make improvements in this area.
:::

Or for now, maybe removing the following callout as it contradicts the callout being added in this PR?

::: {.callout-tip}
If you are using Positron with a [remote SSH](remote-ssh.qmd) session, you will need to authenticate to GitHub on the _remote server_ as well. Follow [along on GitHub](https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/issues/8409) as we make improvements in this area.
:::

I'll take a closer look at the GitHub Copilot getting started docs as part of posit-dev/positron#11233.

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I think I would lean against putting the callout on the "getting started" page since this doesn't apply to anybody new today.

@juliasilge juliasilge merged commit e178e17 into main Jan 13, 2026
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