Installing GitHub Copilot in the CLI

Prerequisites

• Access to GitHub Copilot. See What is GitHub Copilot?.
• GitHub CLI installed. For installation instructions for GitHub CLI, see the GitHub CLI repository.

If you have access to GitHub Copilot via your organization or enterprise, you cannot use Copilot in the CLI if your organization owner or enterprise administrator has disabled Copilot in the CLI. See Managing policies for Copilot in your organization.

Installing Copilot in the CLI

1. If you have not already authenticated to the GitHub CLI, run the following command in your terminal.

   Shell

   gh auth login
   

2. To install the Copilot in the CLI extension, run the following command.

   Shell

   gh extension install github/gh-copilot
   

Updating Copilot in the CLI

After installing the Copilot in the CLI extension, you can update at any time by running:

gh extension upgrade gh-copilot

gh extension upgrade gh-copilot

Further reading

• Using GitHub Copilot in the command line
• Configuring GitHub Copilot in the CLI