aider/copilot.md

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Github Copilot

Aider can connect to models provided by Github Copilot. You will need to have a Github Copilot subscription.

To use Github Copilot models with Aider, you need to specify the model using the github_copilot/ prefix.

aider --model github_copilot/claude-3.7-sonnet-thought

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If you have not authenticated with Github Copilot before, the first time you run Aider with the github_copilot model, you will be prompted to authenticate with Github Copilot using device code authentication. Follow the instructions in the terminal to authenticate.

Available Models

To see the models available via Github Copilot, run:

aider --list-models github_copilot/

Make sure you have access to these models through your Github Copilot subscription before attempting to use them with Aider.

More info

For more information on Github Copilot, refer to the official Github Copilot documentation.

Also, see the litellm docs on Github Copilot.