The GitHub Copilot SDK is a developer toolkit that enables creators to build custom AI-assisted experiences powered by Copilot models within their own applications, editors, and workflows. Instead of being limited to editors like VS Code, this SDK lets teams embed Copilot-style code suggestions, natural language assistance, and predictive completions anywhere they see fit—such as internal IDEs, browser extensions, documentation portals, or bespoke tools tailored to specific languages or frameworks. It provides a structured API surface for invoking the Copilot model in context with the surrounding user state, capturing document content, cursor position, and invocation triggers so suggestions are relevant and responsive. The SDK includes helpers for streaming completions, managing rate limits, handling authentication, and integrating with telemetry and analytics pipelines.
Features
- API for embedding Copilot models in custom environments
- Structured access to contextual document and cursor state
- Streaming completion support for real-time suggestions
- Authentication and rate limit handling
- Integration hooks for telemetry and analytics
- Designed for editors, portals, and bespoke developer tools