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Getting Started with GitHub Copilot CLI
This course will teach you how to set up GitHub Copilot CLI, choose the right interaction mode, provide useful context, extend the CLI with agents and skills, and connect current documentation through MCP.
Intermediate
- Course
Getting Started with GitHub Copilot CLI
This course will teach you how to set up GitHub Copilot CLI, choose the right interaction mode, provide useful context, extend the CLI with agents and skills, and connect current documentation through MCP.
Intermediate
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What you'll learn
Developers often lose flow when they move between the terminal, editor, GitHub, documentation, and browser just to understand a project or decide what to do next. In this course, Getting Started with GitHub Copilot CLI, you'll gain the ability to use Copilot CLI as a practical terminal companion for focused, context-aware work. First, you'll explore how to set up, authenticate, and start using Copilot CLI from the command line. Next, you'll discover how interaction modes, file context, slash commands, agents, and skills help Copilot produce more relevant results. Finally, you'll learn how to connect Copilot CLI to external resources through Model Context Protocol (MCP). When you're finished with this course, you'll have the necessary skills and knowledge about GitHub Copilot CLI to use it confidently for terminal-native AI assistance.
Getting Started with GitHub Copilot CLI
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Dan Wahlin founded Wahlin Consulting, which provides consulting and training services on JavaScript, Angular, Node.js, C#, ASP.NET MVC, Web API, and Docker. He is a Google GDE, Microsoft MVP and Regional Director, and speaks at conferences and user groups around the world.
