macOS
Homebrew Caskverified · 100%
brew install --cask copilot-language-serverlocal Homebrew cask metadata
cask
Install copilot-language-server with Homebrew Cask
Language Server Protocol server for GitHub Copilot. Version 1.526.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified 2026-07-23. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#copilot-language-server.
install
Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
Language Server Protocol server for GitHub Copilot
Project links
Commands and aliases
- copilot-language-server
history
Project history and usage
GitHub Copilot Language Server is the distributable language-server component for integrating GitHub Copilot into editors and IDEs through the Language Server Protocol.
Project history
The official release repository was created in January 2025. Its README documents npm installation, platform-specific native binaries, direct release downloads for repackagers, and a Node.js distribution.
Adoption history
The package is aimed less at end users than at editor, IDE, and downstream package maintainers. The README explicitly calls out optional platform-specific npm packages and GitHub release assets for repackaging.
How it is used
Clients usually communicate with the server over stdio using `--stdio`, initialize it with standard LSP messages, and send workspace configuration notifications as settings change. The README also documents a preview ACP mode for ACP-compatible editors.
Why package nerds care
This package matters to packagers because it exposes Copilot as a protocol server rather than a single editor extension. Separate native binaries, npm optional dependencies, and release zip artifacts make it relevant for editor integrations and cask-style binary distribution.
Timeline
- 2025: Official release repository created.
- 2026: Homebrew cask package facts record version 1.513.0.
- 2026: Official GitHub releases show an active 1.x release stream.
Related projects
- The language server sits under the broader GitHub Copilot product and relates to LSP clients, ACP-compatible editors, the npm `@github/copilot-language-server` package, and platform-specific optional binary packages.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for copilot-language-server. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
copilot-language-server | binary | Homebrew cask binary | copilot-language-server |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-25
manager version1.526.0
manager updated2026-07-23
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/github/copilot-language-server-release
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/github/copilot-language-server-releasenone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:copilot-language-server |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.526.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/copilot-language-server |
| Homepage | https://github.com/github/copilot-language-server-release |
| Repository | https://github.com/github/copilot-language-server-release |
| Source archive | https://github.com/github/copilot-language-server-release/releases/download/1.526.0/copilot-language-server-darwin-arm64-1.526.0.zip |
| Last updated | 2026-07-23T21:59:39Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| SHA-256 | f984d893eee60dec629dac33c3b1b2b567a9e7874dd6d56b950b1f8506752f27 |
| Download URL | https://github.com/github/copilot-language-server-release/releases/download/1.526.0/copilot-language-server-darwin-arm64-1.526.0.zip |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | copilot-language-server |
| Names |
|
| Depends On | |
| Artifacts | |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
copilot-language-server
nix profile install nixpkgs#copilot-language-server- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Copilot Language Server
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment