GitHub Copilot CLI

Natural language to shell commands in your terminal

$10/mo (Copilot Pro) cliterminalgithub

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About

GitHub Copilot CLI is a gh extension that brings AI assistance directly to your terminal through the GitHub CLI. Its core capability is translating natural language into shell commands—type what you want to do in plain English, and it generates the correct command with flags and options. It also explains what complex commands do, helps debug Git operations, and can execute multi-step workflows by chaining commands. Copilot CLI integrates deeply with the GitHub ecosystem. It can create issues, check PR status, run CI checks, and manage releases—all through natural language. The Explore, Task, and Code-review agents handle different aspects of terminal workflows, and multi-session execution allows running parallel tasks across different repositories. Pricing requires a GitHub Copilot subscription, starting at $10/month for Individual or $19/user/month for Business. For organizations already using Copilot for code completion, adding CLI access costs nothing extra—it is included in the subscription. Copilot CLI is best for developers who live in the terminal and want AI assistance without leaving their workflow. It is less powerful than dedicated CLI agents like Claude Code for complex coding tasks, but its shell command generation and GitHub integration make it uniquely valuable for DevOps and Git-heavy workflows.

Key Features

Natural language command generation
Command explanation
Git operation assistance
PR/Issue integration
Multi-session execution
Explore/Task/Review agents

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