GitHub Copilot for JetBrains IDEs: Documentation Path Outdated

[mateusbosquetti]

Code of Conduct

• I have read and agree to the GitHub Docs project's Code of Conduct

What article on docs.github.com is affected?

https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/configure-custom-instructions/add-repository-instructions?tool=jetbrains

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

Hello! I noticed that the instructions on configuring custom instructions for GitHub Copilot in JetBrains IDEs are out of date.

The documentation page (link) currently states:

“In your JetBrains IDE, click the File menu (Windows), or the name of the application in the menu bar (macOS), then click Settings. Under Languages & Frameworks, click GitHub Copilot.”

However, in recent versions of IntelliJ IDEA (tested on 2025.2.2, Windows 11), the Copilot settings have moved to:
Tools > GitHub Copilot > Customizations

Could you please update the documentation to reflect the new path?
This will help users find the “Custom instructions” section more easily.

Thank you!

Additional information

The documentation is like this:

But in Jetbrains IDEAs it is like this:

[welcome]

Thanks for opening this issue. A GitHub docs team member should be by to give feedback soon. In the meantime, please check out the contributing guidelines.

[Sharra-writes]

@mateusbosquetti Thanks for opening this issue, and thanks for the screenshots! That should make my job a little easier. I'm going to put a "help wanted" label on this, and you can open a PR to fix it if you want to, or someone else can come do it.