content/copilot/how-tos/set-up/install-copilot-cli.md

metadata

title: Installing GitHub Copilot CLI
shortTitle: Install Copilot CLI
intro: >-
  Learn how to install {% data variables.copilot.copilot_cli_short %} so that
  you can use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} directly from
  the command line.
versions:
  feature: copilot
topics:
  - Copilot
  - CLI
redirect_from:
  - /copilot/how-tos/set-up/install-copilot-in-the-cli
  - /copilot/github-copilot-in-the-cli/enabling-github-copilot-in-the-cli
  - /copilot/github-copilot-in-the-cli/setting-up-github-copilot-in-the-cli
  - /copilot/github-copilot-in-the-cli/installing-github-copilot-in-the-cli
  - >-
    /copilot/managing-copilot/configure-personal-settings/installing-github-copilot-in-the-cli
  - /copilot/how-tos/personal-settings/installing-github-copilot-in-the-cli
  - /copilot/how-tos/set-up/installing-github-copilot-in-the-cli
contentType: how-tos
category:
  - Configure Copilot

{% data reusables.cli.preview-note-cli %}

To find out about {% data variables.copilot.copilot_cli_short %} before you install it, see AUTOTITLE.

Prerequisites

• A {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} subscription. See Copilot plans.
• Node.js version 22 or later
• npm version 10 or later

If you have access to {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} via your organization or enterprise, you cannot use {% data variables.copilot.copilot_cli_short %} if your organization owner or enterprise administrator has disabled it in the organization or enterprise settings. See AUTOTITLE.

Installing or updating {% data variables.copilot.copilot_cli_short %}

Run the following command to install or update {% data variables.copilot.copilot_cli_short %}.

npm install -g @github/copilot

Next steps

You can now use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} from the command line. See AUTOTITLE.