copilot-sdk
copilot-sdk is an agent skill published by microsoft, listed under deploy & operate. It lives in the microsoft/skills repository, which has 3,148 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-09-16.
Build applications with GitHub Copilot using the Copilot SDK for Node.js/TypeScript, Python, Go, or .NET. This requires the GitHub Copilot CLI and a GitHub Copilot subscription, except when using Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) providers.
Install
skills is a generic installer for any repository of Claude agent skills -- it reads microsoft/skills’s own structure rather than assuming one, the same way this page reads the skill’s own SKILL.md rather than assuming a format.
npx skills add microsoft/skills
Maintenance
Build applications powered by GitHub Copilot using the Copilot SDK. Use when creating programmatic integrations with Copilot across Node.js/TypeScript, Python, Go, or .NET. Covers session management, custom tools, streaming, hooks, MCP servers, BYOK providers, session persistence, custom agents, skills, and deployment patterns. Requires GitHub Copilot CLI installed and a GitHub Copilot subscription (unless using BYOK).
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Skills from the same repository first, then others for this job by repository stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about copilot-sdk
- What does copilot-sdk do?
- Build applications with GitHub Copilot using the Copilot SDK for Node.js/TypeScript, Python, Go, or .NET. This requires the GitHub Copilot CLI and a GitHub Copilot subscription, except when using Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) providers.
- How do I install copilot-sdk?
- Run npx skills add microsoft/skills. The skills installer reads the repository’s own structure, so it works for any repository of agent skills.
- Who publishes copilot-sdk?
- microsoft.
- Is copilot-sdk maintained, and what licence does it use?
- Its repository has 3,148 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-25. The repository declares the MIT licence.
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