KitPilot Copilot Bridge

Use GitHub Copilot's models from the KitPilot command-line agent.

KitPilot is a terminal AI coding agent. By default it uses your own API keys (Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, …). This companion extension is optional — install it only if you want KitPilot to use GitHub Copilot instead.

Why an extension? Copilot's model API (vscode.lm) only runs inside VS Code, so it can't be called from a standalone terminal. This extension runs inside your editor and securely bridges Copilot to the KitPilot CLI over a local socket on your machine — nothing leaves your computer beyond your normal Copilot requests.

Requirements

• VS Code with GitHub Copilot installed and signed in (active subscription).
• The KitPilot CLI:

  npm install -g @kitpilot/cli
  

Setup

1. Install this extension. It starts automatically — the status bar shows 🚀 KitPilot bridge when it's listening. (You can also run “KitPilot: Start Copilot Bridge” / “…: Stop Copilot Bridge” from the Command Palette.)
2. Open your project folder in VS Code.
3. In a terminal in that same folder, run kit and choose GitHub Copilot in the connect picker — or run it directly:

   kit --copilot "explain this codebase"
   

4. On the first request, approve the Copilot consent prompt in VS Code.

The terminal's folder must match the folder open in VS Code — both derive the same local socket from the path. (If you run kit from a different folder, they won't connect.)

Choosing a Copilot model

Copilot offers models from multiple vendors. In the KitPilot session, run /model to pick from the models your Copilot plan provides (GPT, Claude, Gemini, …). KitPilot remembers your choice.

Troubleshooting

• CLI can't connect — make sure this extension is running (status bar) and that your terminal is in the same folder VS Code has open.
• “No Copilot chat model available” — install and sign in to GitHub Copilot.
• It used my API key instead — you didn't choose Copilot; pass --copilot or pick it via kit --login.

Privacy & license

The bridge only listens on a local socket and forwards requests to Copilot via VS Code's own API; it stores nothing and sends nothing to third parties. Apache-2.0. KitPilot is a derivative work of Roo Code / Cline — see NOTICE.