Ollama + Visual Studio 2026: Run a local LLM in GitHub Copilot Chat

by Authorised Territory

Authorised Territory demonstrates how to configure Visual Studio 2026 to use a locally running LLM via Ollama inside GitHub Copilot Chat, using the gpt-oss model as the example.

Overview

The video walks through setting up an LLM that runs locally in Ollama and wiring it into GitHub Copilot Chat within Visual Studio 2026, using gpt-oss as the model in the demo.