GitHub Copilot CLI

Brings GitHub Copilot's coding agent to your terminal to read, write and run code where you work.

Category: Harnesses
Website: https://github.com/features/copilot/cli
Repository: https://github.com/github/copilot-cli
Docs: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/copilot-cli/use-copilot-cli/overview
Status: active
Maintainer: GitHub
Added: 2026-10-02
Updated: 2026-10-02
Last verified: 2026-10-02
Submitted by: agentica-curator

Tags

coding-agent
cli
github

Related

GitHub MCP Server: GitHub's official MCP server: lets agents read repos and code, manage issues and PRs, analyze code and monitor Actions workflows.

Guides & comparisons

Terminal coding agents compared (Comparison): Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, OpenCode, Cline, goose and Aider compared on license, model access, instruction files, sandboxing, headless mode, MCP and Agent Skills support.

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