github/gh-copilot

Ask for assistance right in your terminal. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/github/gh-copilot · homepage · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

Activity 49
Release rhythm 30
Longevity 74

Flags: archived no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

gap_med: 120.5
age_days: 1042
days_rel: 307
days_push: 307
n_releases_24m: 5

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1151 stars · 88 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A GitHub CLI extension providing a chat-like AI assistant in the terminal that suggests shell commands and explains what commands do. It has been deprecated in favor of the new GitHub Copilot CLI.

Use cases

suggest a shell command for a task from natural language
explain what an unfamiliar shell command does
get terminal help without leaving the command line
generate shell aliases with AI assistance

When to choose

you are already on the new GitHub Copilot CLI and want history of this extension
you need a legacy gh extension for Copilot command suggestions on an old setup

When to avoid

starting a new project - it was deprecated October 2025 in favor of github/copilot-cli
you do not have an active GitHub Copilot subscription
you need 32-bit Android support

Facets

cli-tool · maturity abandoned

cli chatbot llm-inference developer-tools developer-tools artificial-intelligence cli cross-platform windows gh-extension github-copilot terminal-assistant shell-commands deprecated command-line macos linux

2 sources

readme: https://github.com/github/gh-copilot · fetched 2026-08-28 · 7e712041dd6e
homepage: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/github-copilot-in-the-cli · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1358e36dbbc5

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
github/gh-copilot	main	10

For agents

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