GitHub Copilot API Gateway

Transform your GitHub Copilot subscription into a complete AI development platform.

Apps Hub • API Gateway • Getting Started • Configuration • Integrations

Why This Extension?

GitHub Copilot API Gateway is more than just an HTTP server—it's a complete AI development platform that maximizes your Copilot subscription:

🎯 Enterprise Apps Hub

Access powerful AI apps directly in VS Code—no external tools needed.

Click 📦 Open Apps Hub in the Copilot API sidebar to launch:

Featured Apps

🔗 Jira Integration (NEW!)

Auto-fetch Jira issue details into any app:

1. Click ⚙️ JIRA Configuration in Apps Hub
2. Enter your Jira URL, email, and API token
3. In apps like Playwright Generator or Test Case Generator, enter a Jira Issue ID
4. Issue summary, description, and acceptance criteria are automatically fetched as context!

🎭 Playwright Script Generator

The flagship app that generates production-ready Playwright test projects:

• Multi-Language Support — TypeScript, JavaScript, or Python
• Browser Selection — Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge
• File Attachments — Upload Excel, Word, TXT, or Markdown files with test steps
• Model Selection — Choose from all available VS Code language models
• Complete Project Output — Creates package.json, playwright.config.ts, and test files
• One-Click Setup — Ready-to-run commands for npm install and npx playwright test

📁 my-playwright-tests/
├── package.json           # Dependencies configured
├── playwright.config.ts   # Browser & reporter settings
└── tests/
    └── test.spec.ts       # Your generated tests

🌐 API Gateway

Expose GitHub Copilot as a local HTTP server compatible with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google SDKs.

Multi-Provider Compatibility

All endpoints support streaming, function calling, and tool use.

Interactive API Documentation

Full Swagger UI with try-it-out capabilities:

Access at http://127.0.0.1:3030/docs when the server is running.

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

1. VS Code 1.95.0 or later
2. GitHub Copilot extension (authenticated)
3. GitHub Copilot Chat extension

Installation

# Install from VS Code Marketplace
ext install suhaibbinyounis.github-copilot-api-vscode

Or search "GitHub Copilot API Gateway" in the VS Code Extensions panel.

Quick Start

Using Apps Hub

1. Open the Copilot API sidebar panel
2. Click 📦 Open Apps Hub
3. Select any app (e.g., Playwright Generator)
4. Fill in the form and click generate

Using API Gateway

1. Click ▶ Start Server in the sidebar
2. Server starts at http://127.0.0.1:3030
3. Use any OpenAI-compatible client:

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="http://127.0.0.1:3030/v1",
    api_key="not-needed"  # Uses your Copilot subscription
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-4o",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

🔧 Configuration

All settings are prefixed with githubCopilotApi.:

Server Settings

Security Settings

MCP Settings

🔌 Integrations

AI Orchestration Frameworks

Autonomous Agents

Development Tools

Example: LangChain with RAG

from langchain_openai import ChatOpenAI
from langchain_community.vectorstores import Chroma
from langchain.chains import RetrievalQA

llm = ChatOpenAI(
    base_url="http://127.0.0.1:3030/v1",
    api_key="not-needed"
)

# Your RAG pipeline works with Copilot
qa_chain = RetrievalQA.from_chain_type(
    llm=llm,
    retriever=vectorstore.as_retriever()
)

🛠 Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Extend Copilot with external tools and data sources.

Configuration

Add to your VS Code settings.json:

{
  "githubCopilotApi.mcp.servers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/path/to/folder"]
    },
    "git": {
      "command": "npx", 
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-git"]
    }
  }
}

Built-in VS Code Tools

📊 Dashboard & Observability

The built-in dashboard provides:

• Real-time Statistics — Requests, tokens, latency, error rates
• Live Log Streaming — Monitor API traffic as it happens
• Full Audit Trail — Complete request history with configurable retention
• Usage Analytics — Charts for daily patterns and token consumption

💰 Cost Comparison

🔒 Security Features

• IP Allowlisting — Restrict access to specific addresses or CIDR ranges
• Bearer Token Auth — Optional API key protection
• Data Redaction — Automatically mask sensitive data in logs
• Rate Limiting — Configurable request thresholds
• Connection Limits — Control concurrent requests per IP
• Request Timeout — Prevent hanging connections
• Payload Limits — Guard against oversized requests

📝 API Reference

🐛 Troubleshooting

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our contributing guidelines before submitting PRs.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature
3. Commit changes: git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'
4. Push to branch: git push origin feature/amazing-feature
5. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

MIT License — see LICENSE for details.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This extension is an independent project not affiliated with GitHub, Microsoft, or OpenAI. It leverages your existing GitHub Copilot subscription. Use responsibly and in accordance with GitHub's Terms of Service.

Built with ❤️ by Suhaib Bin Younis