GitHub Copilot Provider

GitHub Copilot provides AI-powered coding assistance through GitHub’s infrastructure. VibeCody can use your existing Copilot subscription as an AI provider.

Prerequisites

1. A GitHub account with an active Copilot subscription (Individual, Business, or Enterprise)
2. A GitHub personal access token (PAT) with the copilot scope

Get a Token

1. Go to github.com/settings/tokens
2. Click Generate new token (classic) or Fine-grained token
3. For classic tokens: select the copilot scope
4. Copy the token

VibeCody exchanges this GitHub token for a short-lived Copilot API token automatically (refreshed every ~30 minutes).

Configure VibeCody

Option 1: Environment variable (recommended)

export GITHUB_TOKEN="ghp_..."
vibecli --provider copilot

Option 2: Config file (~/.vibecli/config.toml)

[copilot]
enabled = true
api_key = "ghp_..."
model = "gpt-4o"

Model Selection

GitHub Copilot provides access to models through its API:

Default: gpt-4o

Best For

• Existing Copilot subscribers – use your subscription for VibeCody without additional API costs
• GitHub-integrated workflows – works with your existing GitHub authentication
• No separate billing – included in your Copilot subscription

Verify Connection

vibecli --provider copilot -c "Write a JavaScript function to debounce events"

Troubleshooting

Token exchange failed

Error: Failed to exchange GitHub token

• Verify your GitHub token is valid and has the copilot scope
• Confirm you have an active Copilot subscription
• Check: curl -H "Authorization: token ghp_..." https://api.github.com/user

Expired token

VibeCody caches the Copilot API token and refreshes it automatically. If you see authentication errors, try restarting VibeCody to force a token refresh.

No Copilot subscription

The Copilot provider requires an active GitHub Copilot subscription. Sign up at github.com/features/copilot.