copilot-cli

Description

Execute GitHub Copilot CLI via exec for code gen, file edits, shell tasks using advanced models (Claude/GPT-5). Use when needing Copilot-powered coding/automation.

Installation

npm install -g @github/copilot

or on macOS:

brew install copilot-cli

Verify:

copilot --help

Authentication

1. Run copilot (interactive mode).
2. Type /login and follow prompts (uses GitHub account, requires Copilot subscription).

For non-interactive use after auth.

Usage

Non-interactive (one-shot prompts)

copilot -p \"Your prompt here\" --allow-all --silent

• --allow-all: Enables all tools/paths/URLs (use --yolo for short).
• --silent: Outputs only agent response.
• --model claude-sonnet-4.6 or gpt-5.2 etc. to choose model.

In OpenClaw exec:

exec:
  command: copilot -p 'Generate a Python script to...' --allow-all --silent

Interactive

exec:
  command: copilot
  pty: true

Then use process tool:

• send-keys: Send input like ['prompt text', 'Enter']
• log: View output

Examples

Shell task

copilot -p 'List all .js files and summarize' --allow-all

Code generation

copilot -p 'Create a simple Express server in Node.js' --allow-all --silent

File edits

copilot -p 'Add error handling to main.js' --allow-all

Advanced models

copilot -p '...' --model gpt-5.3-codex --allow-all

Test

Tested: Generated hello_world.sh:

#!/bin/bash
echo \"Hello, World!\"

Solana NFT mint test started successfully (complex task running).

Tips

• Custom instructions from AGENTS.md auto-loaded.
• Use --no-custom-instructions if needed.
• For scripting: --share to output session.md
• Logs: ~/.copilot/logs/