# Copilot SDK for Java [![Build](https://github.com/copilot-community-sdk/copilot-sdk-java/actions/workflows/build-test.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/copilot-community-sdk/copilot-sdk-java/actions/workflows/build-test.yml) [![Site](https://github.com/copilot-community-sdk/copilot-sdk-java/actions/workflows/deploy-site.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/copilot-community-sdk/copilot-sdk-java/actions/workflows/deploy-site.yml) [![Coverage](.github/badges/jacoco.svg)](https://copilot-community-sdk.github.io/copilot-sdk-java/snapshot/jacoco/index.html) [![Documentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-online-brightgreen)](https://copilot-community-sdk.github.io/copilot-sdk-java/) [![Java 17+](https://img.shields.io/badge/Java-17%2B-blue?logo=openjdk&logoColor=white)](https://openjdk.org/) [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) #### Latest release [![GitHub Release Date](https://img.shields.io/github/release-date/copilot-community-sdk/copilot-sdk-java)](https://github.com/copilot-community-sdk/copilot-sdk-java/releases) [![GitHub Release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/copilot-community-sdk/copilot-sdk-java)](https://github.com/copilot-community-sdk/copilot-sdk-java/releases) [![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/io.github.copilot-community-sdk/copilot-sdk)](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/io.github.copilot-community-sdk/copilot-sdk) [![Documentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-latest-brightgreen)](https://copilot-community-sdk.github.io/copilot-sdk-java/latest/) [![Javadoc](https://javadoc.io/badge2/io.github.copilot-community-sdk/copilot-sdk/javadoc.svg?q=1)](https://javadoc.io/doc/io.github.copilot-community-sdk/copilot-sdk/latest/index.html) ## Overview > ⚠️ **Disclaimer:** This is an **unofficial, community-driven SDK** and is **not supported or endorsed by GitHub**. This SDK may change in breaking ways. Use at your own risk. Java SDK for programmatic control of GitHub Copilot CLI, enabling you to build AI-powered applications and agentic workflows. ## Installation ### Requirements - Java 17 or later - GitHub Copilot CLI 0.0.409 or later installed and in PATH (or provide custom `cliPath`) ### Maven ```xml io.github.copilot-community-sdk copilot-sdk 1.0.9 ``` ### Gradle ```groovy implementation 'io.github.copilot-community-sdk:copilot-sdk:1.0.9' ``` ## Quick Start ```java import com.github.copilot.sdk.*; import com.github.copilot.sdk.events.*; import com.github.copilot.sdk.json.*; import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture; public class CopilotSDK { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { // Create and start client try (var client = new CopilotClient()) { client.start().get(); // Create a session var session = client.createSession( new SessionConfig().setModel("claude-sonnet-4.5")).get(); // Handle assistant message events session.on(AssistantMessageEvent.class, msg -> { System.out.println(msg.getData().getContent()); }); // Handle session usage info events session.on(SessionUsageInfoEvent.class, usage -> { var data = usage.getData(); System.out.println("\n--- Usage Metrics ---"); System.out.println("Current tokens: " + (int) data.getCurrentTokens()); System.out.println("Token limit: " + (int) data.getTokenLimit()); System.out.println("Messages count: " + (int) data.getMessagesLength()); }); // Send a message var completable = session.sendAndWait(new MessageOptions().setPrompt("What is 2+2?")); // and wait for completion completable.get(); } } } ``` ## Try it with JBang You can run the SDK without setting up a full Java project, by using [JBang](https://www.jbang.dev/). See the full source of [`jbang-example.java`](jbang-example.java) for a complete example with more features like session idle handling and usage info events. Or run it directly from the repository: ```bash jbang https://github.com/copilot-community-sdk/copilot-sdk-java/blob/latest/jbang-example.java ``` ## Documentation 📚 **[Full Documentation](https://copilot-community-sdk.github.io/copilot-sdk-java/)** — Complete API reference, advanced usage examples, and guides. ### Quick Links - [Getting Started](https://copilot-community-sdk.github.io/copilot-sdk-java/documentation.html) - [Javadoc API Reference](https://copilot-community-sdk.github.io/copilot-sdk-java/apidocs/) - [MCP Servers Integration](https://copilot-community-sdk.github.io/copilot-sdk-java/mcp.html) - [Cookbook](src/site/markdown/cookbook/) — Practical recipes for common use cases ## Projects Using This SDK | Project | Description | |---------|-------------| | [JMeter Copilot Plugin](https://github.com/brunoborges/jmeter-copilot-plugin) | JMeter plugin for AI-assisted load testing | > Want to add your project? Open a PR! ## CI/CD Workflows This project uses several GitHub Actions workflows for building, testing, releasing, and syncing with the upstream SDK. See [WORKFLOWS.md](docs/WORKFLOWS.md) for a full overview and details on each workflow. ## Contributing Contributions are welcome! Please see the [Contributing Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details. ### Agentic Upstream Merge and Sync This SDK tracks the official [Copilot SDK](https://github.com/github/copilot-sdk) (.NET reference implementation) and ports changes to Java. The upstream merge process is automated with AI assistance: **Weekly automated sync** — A [scheduled GitHub Actions workflow](.github/workflows/weekly-upstream-sync.yml) runs every Monday at 5 AM ET. It checks for new upstream commits since the last merge (tracked in [`.lastmerge`](.lastmerge)), and if changes are found, creates an issue labeled `upstream-sync` and assigns it to the GitHub Copilot coding agent. Any previously open `upstream-sync` issues are automatically closed. **Reusable prompt** — The merge workflow is defined in [`agentic-merge-upstream.prompt.md`](.github/prompts/agentic-merge-upstream.prompt.md). It can be triggered manually from: - **VS Code Copilot Chat** — type `/agentic-merge-upstream` - **GitHub Copilot CLI** — use `copilot` CLI with the same skill reference ### Development Setup ```bash # Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/copilot-community-sdk/copilot-sdk-java.git cd copilot-sdk-java # Enable git hooks for code formatting git config core.hooksPath .githooks # Build and test mvn clean verify ``` The tests require the official [copilot-sdk](https://github.com/github/copilot-sdk) test harness, which is automatically cloned during build. ## License MIT — see [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details. ## Star History [![Star History Chart](https://api.star-history.com/svg?repos=copilot-community-sdk/copilot-sdk-java&type=Date)](https://www.star-history.com/#copilot-community-sdk/copilot-sdk-java&Date) ⭐ Drop a star if you find this useful!