Question

You have just installed the GitHub Copilot CLI extension on a new workstation and want to start generating command suggestions from the terminal. When you run your first `gh copilot suggest` command, you receive an authentication error. What is the correct step to resolve this so the CLI can access your Copilot subscription?

Accepted Answer

Run `gh auth login` to authenticate the GitHub CLI with your account, ensuring your Copilot-enabled credentials are used

Answer

Manually create a `COPILOT_API_KEY` environment variable and paste your personal access token into it

Answer

Reinstall the extension with `gh extension install github/gh-copilot --force` to reset the authentication cache

Answer

Edit the `~/.config/gh/hosts.yml` file directly to add a Copilot entitlement flag