GitHub Copilot for Agentic Development (Part 2 – Advanced)

Video length: 26 min 17 sec

GitHub Copilot CLI is presented as an AI agent inside the terminal, helping developers install, configure, prompt, automate, review, and extend coding workflows without leaving the command line. 
  • Covers Copilot CLI setup, including installation through NPM, Winget, or Homebrew, GitHub login, folder access permissions, and first prompts. 
  • Explains interactive mode for longer back-and-forth coding sessions and non-interactive mode for quick one-shot terminal prompts.
  • Introduces key slash commands such as /model, /context, /compact, /resume, /diff, /cwd, /plan, /delegate, and /review. 
  • Shows a full workflow where Copilot CLI plans a feature, delegates implementation to the cloud-based coding agent, creates a draft PR, and reviews the code. 
  • Explains advanced customization through MCP servers, instruction files, skills, and custom agents, with examples like Playwright testing, Svelte best practices, PR creation, and accessibility reviews.