copilot-cli license, foundation and stars
Agents and coding agents · Custom or mixed (see the LICENSE file) (source-available) · backed by GitHub · 11,209 stars
GitHub Copilot CLI brings the power of Copilot coding agent directly to your terminal.
License history
LICENSE fileCustom or mixed (see the LICENSE file) No license change recorded since the repository was created in 2023.
Latest release
No GitHub releases published; the project releases elsewhere (tags or its own site).
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About and history
- Repository
- github/copilot-cli · created Jan 6, 2023
- Language
- Shell
- Foundation
- None; run by GitHub
- Company
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- GitHub detects
- NOASSERTION (a custom or multi-license file; the license above is read from the file itself)
- Stars per week
- From the second weekly snapshot
Weekly snapshots
| Week of | Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | 11,209 |
Changes
| What changed | |
|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | TrackedAdded: github/copilot-cli |