github / github/copilot-cli

Support interactive input variables (${input:...}) for plugins in GitHub Copilot CLI

Aberta
#4,042 1 comentário 0 reações 0 responsáveis Ver no GitHub
area:mcp area:plugins triaged
Linguagem predominante
Shell
Estrelas
11.2k
Forks
1.9k
Merge médio
14h 16min
PRs com merge (30d)
6

Descrição

### Describe the feature or problem you'd like to solve

GitHub Copilot CLI currently has no support for interactive input variables (for example, ${input:...} in .mcp.json). This makes it difficult for plugins to securely prompt users for values such as API keys, URLs, or other configuration at runtime, reducing compatibility with existing MCP configurations.

### Proposed solution

Introduce an interactive input mechanism for Copilot CLI similar to VS Code's ${input:...} support.

- Support resolving ${input:...} variables when a Copilot CLI session starts, prompting the user for required values.

- Provide a dedicated CLI configuration section (similar to Claude Code's userConfig https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference#user-configuration) where plugins can declare user-configurable parameters that are prompted interactively and made available during execution.

For example:

```json
{
"inputs": [
{
"id": "github_token",
"type": "password",
"description": "GitHub Personal Access Token"
}
]
}

```

### Example prompts or workflows

_No response_

### Additional context

_No response_

Guia de contribuição

Abrir o guia de contribuição

Direção de pesquisa

Start with the .mcp.json example and the session-start flow described in the issue, then trace how plugin configuration is currently loaded. Done means plugins can declare inputs, the CLI prompts for required values at session start, and resolved values are available during execution.

Escrita pelo modelo de indexação a partir do texto da issue.

Avaliação

Domínio
cli, security
Tipo de issue
Funcionalidade
Dificuldade
5/5
Tempo estimado
Mais de uma semana
Status de atividade
Pouca atividade
Clareza
Precisa de esclarecimento
Facilidade para iniciantes
30/100

Receba novas issues na sua caixa de entrada

Um resumo curto de issues do GitHub para quem está começando.