GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot is GitHub's AI coding assistant. It provides access to Copilot models for your GitHub account and plan. OpenClaw can use Copilot as a model provider in two different ways.

Two ways to use Copilot in OpenClaw

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<Steps>
  <Step title="Run the login command">
    ```bash}
    openclaw models auth login-github-copilot
    ```

    You will be prompted to visit a URL and enter a one-time code. Keep the
    terminal open until it completes.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set a default model">
    ```bash}
    openclaw models set github-copilot/claude-opus-4.7
    ```

    Or in config:

    ```json5}
    {
      agents: {
        defaults: { model: { primary: "github-copilot/claude-opus-4.7" } },
      },
    }
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

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<Note>
  Choose this when you already run Copilot Proxy in VS Code or need to route
  through it. You must enable the plugin and keep the VS Code extension running.
</Note>

Optional flags

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# Skip confirmation
openclaw models auth login-github-copilot --yes

# Login and set the default model in one step
openclaw models auth login --provider github-copilot --method device --set-default

Non-interactive onboarding

If you already have a GitHub OAuth access token for Copilot, import it during headless setup with

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openclaw onboard --non-interactive --accept-risk \
  --auth-choice github-copilot \
  --github-copilot-token "$COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  --skip-channels --skip-health

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Memory search embeddings

GitHub Copilot can also serve as an embedding provider for memory search. If you have a Copilot subscription and have logged in, OpenClaw can use it for embeddings without a separate API key.

Auto-detection

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Explicit config

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{
  agents: {
    defaults: {
      memorySearch: {
        provider: "github-copilot",
        // Optional: override the auto-discovered model
        model: "text-embedding-3-small",
      },
    },
  },
}

How it works

1. OpenClaw resolves your GitHub token (from env vars or auth profile).
2. Exchanges it for a short-lived Copilot API token.
3. Queries the Copilot
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   /models
   endpoint to discover available embedding models.
4. Picks the best model (prefers
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   text-embedding-3-small
   ).
5. Sends embedding requests to the Copilot
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   /embeddings
   endpoint.

Model availability depends on your GitHub plan. If no embedding models are available, OpenClaw skips Copilot and tries the next provider.

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