Getting Started with GitHub Copilot CLI: Interactive and Non-Interactive Modes

GitHub Copilot CLI offers two ways to use it.

• interactive mode: The default mode, started with copilot. You can exchange questions and answers and keep working in the same session, checking folder trust before moving on to project analysis and execution.
• non-interactive mode: A one-shot mode run with copilot -p. It's suited for cases like summarizing a repository, generating code snippets, or automation workflows, where you want a quick single answer and to return to the terminal.

Previous sessions can be resumed with /resume in interactive mode, or copilot --resume in non-interactive mode. Ultimately, interactive mode is designed for exploratory, iterative work, while non-interactive mode is designed for tasks where speed and simplicity matter.