github/copilot-cli
GitHub Copilot CLI brings the power of Copilot coding agent directly to your terminal.
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Where it stands
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5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest today, with 27 contributors on GitHub.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Brings AI-powered coding assistance directly to your terminal for building, debugging, and understanding code via natural language.
- Integrates deeply with GitHub workflows, enabling seamless access to repositories, issues, and pull requests without context switching.
- Use for enhancing local development productivity by interacting with an AI coding agent in the command line environment.
- Use for managing GitHub repository tasks such as reviewing issues and pull requests through natural language commands.
- Use for debugging and refactoring code interactively with AI guidance while maintaining full control over code changes.
Should you depend on it?
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License
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From the README
The power of GitHub Copilot, now in your terminal.
GitHub Copilot CLI brings AI-powered coding assistance directly to your command line, enabling you to build, debug, and understand code through natural language conversations. Powered by the same agentic harness as GitHub's Copilot coding agent, it provides intelligent assistance while staying deeply integrated with your GitHub workflow.
See our official documentation for more information.
We're bringing the power of GitHub Copilot coding agent directly to your terminal. With GitHub Copilot CLI, you can work locally and synchronously with an AI agent that understands your code and GitHub context.
We're still early in our journey, but with your feedback, we're rapidly iterating to make the GitHub Copilot CLI the best possible companion in your terminal.
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
+285 stars over 90 days across 8 snapshot days; best day +11 on Nov 5.
Forks
2.0K+99
Open issues
2.2K+128
Compared with peers in CLI
Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Nov 1, by 7-day star growth
| Repository | Stars | +7d | Health | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vercel-labs/agent-desktop | 17.0K | +13.3K | 33 | today |
| mattpocock/skills | 315.4K | +8.7K | 35 | 7 days ago |
| stablyai/orca | 116.8K | +6.6K | 40 | today |
| obra/superpowers | 313.1K | +4.5K | 53 | 2 days ago |
| Panniantong/Agent-Reach | 109.3K | +3.0K | 60 | 4 days ago |
| github/copilot-cli | 11.4K | — | 33 | today |
| Category median | 116.8K | +6.6K | 40 | — |
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