GitHub Copilot CLI
GitHub's Copilot coding agent for the terminal, which reads, writes and changes code from the command line.
ProprietaryBy GitHub
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About GitHub Copilot CLI
GitHub Copilot CLI brings the Copilot coding agent into the terminal. You describe a task, and the agent works through it in your local project, with options to cancel and roll back its changes.
The documentation covers custom agents, MCP servers, LSP servers, CLI extensions, parallel task execution, local sandboxing and remote control. It can also run inside GitHub Actions. It is part of GitHub Copilot and uses a GitHub account with a Copilot plan.
Strengths
- Coding agent that works directly in a local project
- Supports custom agents, MCP and LSP servers
- Cancel and roll back of agent changes
- Can run inside GitHub Actions
Limitations
- Requires a GitHub account and Copilot plan
- Needs a network connection to GitHub's models
- Closed source
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumUse depends on a GitHub Copilot plan; see GitHub's plans page for current tiers.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- GitHub
- Platforms
- macOS, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Required
- Works offline
- No
- Best suited for
- Developers already using GitHub Copilot who want an agent in the terminal
- Last verified
- Added