# Install copilot-cli with Homebrew Cask

Brings the power of Copilot coding agent directly to your terminal. Version 1.0.75 via Homebrew Cask; verified 2026-07-24. Also installable with macports: sudo port install copilot-cli.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install cask:copilot-cli
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew Cask (100%):

```sh
brew install --cask copilot-cli
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew cask metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** cask:copilot-cli
- **Package manager:** Homebrew Cask
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/copilot-cli>
- **Version:** 1.0.75
- **Source summary:** Brings the power of Copilot coding agent directly to your terminal
- **Homepage:** <https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/agents/about-copilot-cli>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/github/copilot-cli>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/agents/about-copilot-cli>
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/github/copilot-cli/releases/download/v1.0.75/copilot-darwin-arm64.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24T21:56:46Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00

## Executables

- copilot (binary)
- copilot (alias)

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-25
- Package-manager version: 1.0.75
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-24
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/github/copilot-cli
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.
## Project history and usage

GitHub Copilot CLI is GitHub's terminal interface for Copilot's agentic coding workflows. It lets users ask questions, edit and debug code, interact with GitHub.com, and run interactive or programmatic sessions from the command line.

### Project history

The public repository metadata records the official `github/copilot-cli` repository as created in January 2023. By 2026, GitHub Docs presents Copilot CLI as available with all Copilot plans, with organization policy controls for managed users.

### Adoption history

Homebrew distributes the macOS package as a cask, matching GitHub's own release artifacts. The release stream is active, with stable and prerelease tags published through the official GitHub repository.

### How it is used

Users start an interactive session with `copilot` or pass a one-shot prompt with `-p` or `--prompt`. The CLI supports ask/execute and plan modes, tool approvals, local and cloud sandboxing, GitHub.com workflows, custom agents, hooks, MCP servers, and programmatic automation.

### Why package nerds care

For package-history purposes, Copilot CLI is notable as an official vendor cask for a fast-moving AI coding agent rather than a traditional open-source utility. Its configuration and auth state live under `~/.copilot`, while binary releases are packaged separately for Homebrew cask users.

### Timeline

- 2023: Official GitHub repository created.
- 2026: GitHub Docs describe Copilot CLI as available with all Copilot plans.
- 2026: Homebrew cask package facts record version 1.0.65.

### Related projects

- The CLI is part of the wider GitHub Copilot platform, alongside Copilot Chat, cloud agent, custom agents, MCP integrations, the GitHub Copilot app, and the Copilot Language Server.

### Sources

- <https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/agents/about-copilot-cli>
- <https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/reference/copilot-cli-reference/cli-config-dir-reference>
- <https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/copilot-cli/set-up-copilot-cli/configure-copilot-cli>
- <https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/copilot-cli/set-up-copilot-cli/authenticate-copilot-cli>
- <https://github.com/github/copilot-cli/releases>
- <https://api.github.com/repos/github/copilot-cli>


## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for copilot-cli. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew cask API
- **Tap:** homebrew/cask
- **Full Token:** copilot-cli
- **Names:** GitHub Copilot CLI
- **Depends On:** Macos: >=: 13
- **Conflicts With:** Cask: copilot-cli@prerelease
- **Artifacts:** Binary: 1, Generate Completions From Executable: 1, Target: 1, Zap: 1
- **Auto Updates:** yes
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no

## Other Package-Manager Records

- MacPorts - copilot-cli: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: llm/copilot-cli/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/copilot-cli: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/copilot-cli.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - GitHub.Copilot: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: GitHub.Copilot from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix
- MacPorts - copilot: installed executable or alias match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/copilot/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related links

- [Homebrew Cask packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/homebrew-cask-packages/) - Generated from Homebrew Cask package-manager metadata.
- [Homebrew Cask binaries](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/homebrew-cask-binaries/) - Cask artifact metadata includes a binary.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/copilot-cli.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/copilot-cli.yml)


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- package-page enrichment
- curated package history
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph