Copilot CLI — Commands
- File format
- Markdown
- Discovery path
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.copilot/commands - Global install path
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~/.copilot/commands - Syllago install method
- Symlink, Direct copy
- Symlink support
- Yes
- Native frontmatter fields
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name,description,agent,model,tools,argument-hint
Features
How each feature converts to syllago's canonical format. See format conversion for what these statuses mean.
Fields
Native frontmatter or config fields this provider exposes. The first column is the provider's own field name; the canonical key column links to syllago's cross-provider equivalent.
| Provider field | Conversion | Canonical key | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
plugin.json | Not portable Conversion type: Not portable Unique to this provider — can’t be carried across providers. Learn more → | — | Every plugin needs a plugin.json declaring name and optional metadata plus component path overrides (agents, skills, commands, hooks, mcpServers, lspServers). |
Other features
Behaviors, conventions, and capabilities that aren't tied to a single named field — things like path-based activation, discovery rules, and lifecycle behavior.
| Feature | Conversion | Summary |
|---|---|---|
builtin_commands | Translated Conversion type: Translated Actively mapped to the target provider’s equivalent field during conversion. Learn more → | 60+ built-in slash commands documented in the 'Slash commands in the interactive interface' table of the CLI command reference, including: /add-dir, /agent, /ask, /allow-all, /changelog, /chronicle, /clear, /compact, /context, /copy, /cwd, /delegate, /diff, /downgrade, /env, /exit, /experimental, /feedback, /fleet, /help, /ide, /init, /instructions, /keep-alive, /list-dirs, /login, /logout, /lsp, /mcp, /model, /plan, /plugin, /pr, /remote, /rename, /research, /reset-allowed-tools, /restart, /resume, /review, /session, /share, /skills, /statusline, /tasks, /terminal-setup, /theme, /undo, /update, /usage, /user, /version. The 'Command-line commands' table covers top-level copilot subcommands (copilot, copilot completion, copilot help, copilot init, copilot login, copilot mcp, copilot plugin, copilot update, copilot version). |
| OpenTelemetry Monitoring | Not portable Conversion type: Not portable Unique to this provider — can’t be carried across providers. Learn more → | Copilot CLI exports traces and metrics via OpenTelemetry (OTel) following GenAI Semantic Conventions; off by default, activated by COPILOT_OTEL_ENABLED or OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT; covers invoke_agent, chat, and execute_tool spans. |
| Plugin Marketplace System | Not portable Conversion type: Not portable Unique to this provider — can’t be carried across providers. Learn more → | Plugins install from marketplaces (default copilot-plugins, awesome-copilot) defined by a marketplace.json file; custom marketplaces support private distribution. |
| Plugin System as Commands Distribution Mechanism | Not portable Conversion type: Not portable Unique to this provider — can’t be carried across providers. Learn more → | Copilot CLI has no standalone slash-commands type; extensibility ships via plugins that bundle agents, skills, hooks, MCP, and command dirs. |
| Tool Permission Pattern Syntax | Not portable Conversion type: Not portable Unique to this provider — can’t be carried across providers. Learn more → | The --allow-tool and --deny-tool options accept Kind(argument) patterns (e.g. shell(git:*), read(.env), MyMCP(create_issue)); deny rules always take precedence over allow rules even when --allow-all is set. |
Sources
| Source |
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| https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/docs/main/content/copilot/reference/copilot-cli-reference/cli-command-reference.md |