# github/copilot-cli

GitHub Copilot CLI brings the power of Copilot coding agent directly to your terminal.

Repository: https://github.com/github/copilot-cli
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/copilot-cli
Language: Shell
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-27T00:11:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 85, longevity 95
- inputs: {"age_days": 1335, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 20, "gap_med": 1.0, "n_releases_24m": 169}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 11122, forks 1910 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:46.153461+00:00)

## What it is
GitHub Copilot CLI brings the Copilot coding agent to the terminal, letting developers build, debug, and refactor code through natural language conversations. It integrates with GitHub repositories, issues, and pull requests, and is extensible via MCP servers.

## Use cases
- use github copilot from the terminal
- ai agent to debug and refactor code locally
- interact with github issues and pull requests via natural language
- agentic coding assistant in the command line
- extend an ai coding agent with custom mcp servers

## When to choose
- you already have a GitHub Copilot subscription and want terminal-native AI assistance
- you want an agent tightly integrated with GitHub repos, issues, and PRs
- you want MCP extensibility with GitHub's MCP server included by default

## When to avoid
- you don't have an active Copilot subscription
- your organization or enterprise admin has disabled Copilot CLI
- you need a fully open-source or self-hosted coding agent

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: agent-framework, llm-inference, mcp, cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, large-language-models, version-control
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: github-copilot, ai-coding-assistant, terminal-agent, agentic-coding, github-integration, copilot-subscription, command-line, ai-agents, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- github/copilot-cli (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:46.153461+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:16:46.888452+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/github/copilot-cli (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:46.153461+00:00, sha 42d05255b3ca)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.