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| 1 | +# @github/copilot-engine-sdk |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +SDK for building engines on the GitHub Copilot agent platform. |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +## Overview |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +The Copilot Engine SDK provides the building blocks for engines that run on the GitHub Copilot agent platform. It handles: |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +- **Platform event reporting** — send structured events (assistant messages, tool executions, model call failures) to the platform API |
| 10 | +- **Git utilities** — clone repositories, commit and push changes with proper credential configuration |
| 11 | +- **MCP server** — a Model Context Protocol server exposing `report_progress` and `reply_to_comment` tools for use with any LLM SDK |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +## Installation |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +This package is hosted as a private GitHub repository. Add it to your `package.json`: |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +```json |
| 18 | +{ |
| 19 | + "dependencies": { |
| 20 | + "@github/copilot-engine-sdk": "github:github/copilot-engine-sdk#main" |
| 21 | + } |
| 22 | +} |
| 23 | +``` |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +Then run `npm install`. Git credentials must be available for private repo access (e.g., `GITHUB_TOKEN`, SSH keys, or git credential helper). |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +### Local Development |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +For local development with a cloned copy of the SDK: |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +```bash |
| 32 | +# In the SDK directory — register for linking and build |
| 33 | +cd copilot-engine-sdk |
| 34 | +npm link |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +# In your engine directory — link to local SDK |
| 37 | +cd ../your-engine |
| 38 | +npm link @github/copilot-engine-sdk |
| 39 | +``` |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +Changes to the SDK source are reflected immediately after running `npm run build` in the SDK directory. |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +## Quick Start |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +```typescript |
| 46 | +import { |
| 47 | + PlatformClient, |
| 48 | + cloneRepo, |
| 49 | + finalizeChanges, |
| 50 | + createEngineMcpServer, |
| 51 | +} from "@github/copilot-engine-sdk"; |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +// Initialize the platform client for event reporting |
| 54 | +const platform = new PlatformClient({ |
| 55 | + apiUrl: process.env.GITHUB_PLATFORM_API_URL!, |
| 56 | + jobId: process.env.GITHUB_JOB_ID!, |
| 57 | + token: process.env.GITHUB_PLATFORM_API_TOKEN!, |
| 58 | +}); |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +// Clone the target repository |
| 61 | +const repoLocation = cloneRepo({ |
| 62 | + serverUrl: "https://github.com", |
| 63 | + repository: "owner/repo", |
| 64 | + gitToken: process.env.GITHUB_GIT_TOKEN!, |
| 65 | + branchName: "copilot/fix-issue-123", |
| 66 | + commitLogin: "copilot[bot]", |
| 67 | + commitEmail: "copilot@github.com", |
| 68 | +}); |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | +// Send events to the platform |
| 71 | +await platform.sendAssistantMessage({ |
| 72 | + turn: 1, |
| 73 | + callId: "call-123", |
| 74 | + content: "I'll help you with that.", |
| 75 | + toolCalls: [], |
| 76 | +}); |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +// Finalize and push any remaining changes |
| 79 | +finalizeChanges(repoLocation, "Apply fixes"); |
| 80 | +``` |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +## API Reference |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +### PlatformClient |
| 85 | + |
| 86 | +The main client for communicating with the platform API. |
| 87 | + |
| 88 | +```typescript |
| 89 | +const platform = new PlatformClient({ |
| 90 | + apiUrl: string; // Platform API URL |
| 91 | + jobId: string; // Job identifier |
| 92 | + token: string; // API authentication token |
| 93 | + nonce?: string; // Optional job nonce |
| 94 | +}); |
| 95 | +``` |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +**Methods:** |
| 98 | +- `sendAssistantMessage(opts)` — report an assistant response |
| 99 | +- `sendToolExecution(opts)` — report a tool call and its result |
| 100 | +- `sendModelCallFailure(opts)` — report a model invocation failure |
| 101 | +- `sendTruncation(opts)` — report context truncation |
| 102 | +- `sendResponse(opts)` — report a final response |
| 103 | +- `sendReportProgress(opts)` — update PR description/progress |
| 104 | + |
| 105 | +### Git Utilities |
| 106 | + |
| 107 | +```typescript |
| 108 | +import { cloneRepo, commitAndPush, finalizeChanges } from "@github/copilot-engine-sdk"; |
| 109 | + |
| 110 | +// Clone a repository with branch setup |
| 111 | +const repoPath = cloneRepo({ |
| 112 | + serverUrl: string; |
| 113 | + repository: string; // "owner/repo" |
| 114 | + gitToken: string; |
| 115 | + branchName: string; |
| 116 | + commitLogin: string; |
| 117 | + commitEmail: string; |
| 118 | + cloneDir?: string; // default: "/tmp/workspace" |
| 119 | +}); |
| 120 | + |
| 121 | +// Commit and push changes |
| 122 | +const result = commitAndPush(repoPath, "commit message"); |
| 123 | + |
| 124 | +// Finalize: commit + push any remaining uncommitted changes |
| 125 | +finalizeChanges(repoPath, "final commit message"); |
| 126 | +``` |
| 127 | + |
| 128 | +### MCP Server |
| 129 | + |
| 130 | +The SDK includes an MCP server that can be used with any LLM SDK that supports the Model Context Protocol. |
| 131 | + |
| 132 | +```typescript |
| 133 | +import { createEngineMcpServer, startEngineMcpServer } from "@github/copilot-engine-sdk"; |
| 134 | + |
| 135 | +const server = createEngineMcpServer({ |
| 136 | + workingDir: "/path/to/repo", |
| 137 | + push: true, // push commits to remote (default: true) |
| 138 | + platformClient: platform, // optional: enables PR description updates |
| 139 | + logFile: "/tmp/mcp.log", // optional: log file path (default: /tmp/mcp-server.log) |
| 140 | +}); |
| 141 | + |
| 142 | +// Start as STDIO MCP server |
| 143 | +await startEngineMcpServer(server); |
| 144 | +``` |
| 145 | + |
| 146 | +**Standalone usage** (spawned as a child process): |
| 147 | + |
| 148 | +```bash |
| 149 | +node dist/mcp-server.js /path/to/working-directory |
| 150 | +``` |
| 151 | + |
| 152 | +Environment variables read by the standalone server: |
| 153 | +- `GITHUB_PLATFORM_API_URL` — platform API endpoint |
| 154 | +- `GITHUB_JOB_ID` — job identifier |
| 155 | +- `GITHUB_PLATFORM_API_TOKEN` — API token |
| 156 | +- `GITHUB_JOB_NONCE` — optional job nonce |
| 157 | + |
| 158 | +### Event Factories |
| 159 | + |
| 160 | +For advanced usage, you can create event objects directly: |
| 161 | + |
| 162 | +```typescript |
| 163 | +import { |
| 164 | + createAssistantMessageEvent, |
| 165 | + createToolExecutionEvent, |
| 166 | + createModelCallFailureEvent, |
| 167 | + createTruncationEvent, |
| 168 | + createResponseEvent, |
| 169 | +} from "@github/copilot-engine-sdk"; |
| 170 | +``` |
| 171 | + |
| 172 | +## Environment Variables |
| 173 | + |
| 174 | +Engines receive these environment variables from the platform: |
| 175 | + |
| 176 | +| Variable | Description | |
| 177 | +|----------|-------------| |
| 178 | +| `GITHUB_JOB_ID` | Unique job identifier | |
| 179 | +| `GITHUB_PLATFORM_API_TOKEN` | Token for platform API authentication | |
| 180 | +| `GITHUB_PLATFORM_API_URL` | Platform API base URL | |
| 181 | +| `GITHUB_JOB_NONCE` | Job nonce for request signing | |
| 182 | +| `GITHUB_INFERENCE_TOKEN` | Token for LLM inference calls | |
| 183 | +| `GITHUB_INFERENCE_URL` | Inference API endpoint | |
| 184 | +| `GITHUB_GIT_TOKEN` | Token for git operations | |
| 185 | + |
| 186 | +## License |
| 187 | + |
| 188 | +MIT |
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