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Local GitHub Copilot API proxy โ€” use GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini via OpenAI/Anthropic compatible APIs

Project description

๐Ÿš€ CopilotX

Local & Remote GitHub Copilot API proxy โ€” use GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini and more via OpenAI/Anthropic compatible APIs.

Turn your GitHub Copilot subscription into an AI API server. Use any model available through Copilot with any tool that supports OpenAI or Anthropic SDKs โ€” locally or on a remote VM.

โœจ Features

  • ๐Ÿ” GitHub OAuth โ€” One-command login via Device Flow, or use existing token
  • ๐Ÿ”„ Auto Token Refresh โ€” Copilot JWT refreshed transparently before expiry
  • ๐Ÿ”Œ Dual API Format โ€” OpenAI /v1/chat/completions + Anthropic /v1/messages
  • ๐ŸŒŠ SSE Streaming โ€” Real-time streaming responses for both formats
  • ๐Ÿ“‹ Model Discovery โ€” Auto-fetch available models from Copilot
  • โšก Zero Config โ€” pip install โ†’ auth login โ†’ serve โ†’ done
  • ๐ŸŒ Remote Deploy โ€” Serve on 0.0.0.0 with API key protection, deploy behind Caddy for auto-HTTPS

๐Ÿš€ Quick Start

1. Install

pip install copilotx
# or
uv pip install copilotx

2. Authenticate

# Option A: OAuth Device Flow (recommended)
copilotx auth login
# โ†’ Opens browser for GitHub authorization

# Option B: Use existing GitHub token
copilotx auth login --token ghp_xxxxx
# or
export GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_xxxxx && copilotx auth login

3. Start Server

copilotx serve

Output:

๐Ÿš€ CopilotX v2.0.0
โœ… Copilot Token valid (28m remaining, auto-refresh)
๐Ÿ  Local mode (localhost only)
๐Ÿ“‹ Models: gpt-4o, gpt-4o-mini, o3-mini, claude-sonnet-4, gemini-2.0-flash

๐Ÿ”— OpenAI API:    http://127.0.0.1:24680/v1/chat/completions
๐Ÿ”— Anthropic API: http://127.0.0.1:24680/v1/messages
๐Ÿ”— Models:        http://127.0.0.1:24680/v1/models

Press Ctrl+C to stop

4. Use It

Python (OpenAI SDK):

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(base_url="http://localhost:24680/v1", api_key="copilotx")

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

for chunk in response:
    print(chunk.choices[0].delta.content or "", end="")

Python (Anthropic SDK):

from anthropic import Anthropic

client = Anthropic(base_url="http://localhost:24680", api_key="copilotx")

message = client.messages.create(
    model="claude-sonnet-4",
    max_tokens=1024,
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(message.content[0].text)

Claude Code:

# Set environment variables
export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL=http://localhost:24680
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=copilotx
claude

Codex:

export OPENAI_BASE_URL=http://localhost:24680/v1
export OPENAI_API_KEY=copilotx
codex

cURL:

curl http://localhost:24680/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-4o",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

๐Ÿ“ก API Endpoints

Endpoint Method Description
/v1/chat/completions POST OpenAI-compatible chat completions
/v1/messages POST Anthropic-compatible messages
/v1/models GET List available models
/health GET Server health + token status

๐Ÿ”ง CLI Commands

copilotx auth login              # OAuth Device Flow login
copilotx auth login --token XXX  # Quick login with existing token
copilotx auth status             # Show auth status
copilotx auth logout             # Clear credentials

copilotx models                  # List available models
copilotx serve                   # Start server (default: 127.0.0.1:24680)
copilotx serve --host 0.0.0.0   # Remote mode (bind all interfaces)
copilotx serve --port 9090       # Custom port (strict โ€” fails if in use)
copilotx --version               # Show version

๐Ÿ—๏ธ How It Works

Your Tool (Claude Code / Codex / Python script)
    โ”‚
    โ”‚  OpenAI or Anthropic format
    โ–ผ
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โ”‚  CopilotX (localhost:24680)  โ”‚
โ”‚                              โ”‚
โ”‚  โ€ข Anthropic โ†’ OpenAI        โ”‚
โ”‚    format translation        โ”‚
โ”‚  โ€ข Token auto-refresh        โ”‚
โ”‚  โ€ข SSE stream forwarding     โ”‚
โ””โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ฌโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”˜
               โ”‚  OpenAI format
               โ–ผ
  api.githubcopilot.com/chat/completions
  (GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini, o3-mini, ...)

CopilotX uses your GitHub Copilot subscription to access models. The Copilot backend natively speaks OpenAI format, so OpenAI requests are direct passthrough. Anthropic requests are translated on-the-fly.

๐Ÿ” Port Discovery

When CopilotX starts, it writes ~/.copilotx/server.json:

{
  "host": "127.0.0.1",
  "port": 24680,
  "pid": 12345,
  "started_at": "2026-02-09T12:00:00+00:00",
  "base_url": "http://127.0.0.1:24680"
}

Other scripts can read this to discover the actual port:

# Bash/Zsh
PORT=$(python -c "import json; print(json.load(open('$HOME/.copilotx/server.json'))['port'])")
curl http://localhost:$PORT/health

# PowerShell
$info = Get-Content "$HOME\.copilotx\server.json" | ConvertFrom-Json
curl http://localhost:$($info.port)/health

The file is automatically cleaned up when the server stops.

๐ŸŒ Remote Deployment

Deploy CopilotX on a cloud VM to access your Copilot models from anywhere.

Quick Setup (Azure VM / any Linux server)

# 1. Install
pip install copilotx

# 2. Authenticate
copilotx auth login

# 3. Set API key for remote protection
export COPILOTX_API_KEY=$(openssl rand -hex 32)
echo "Save this key: $COPILOTX_API_KEY"

# 4. Start in remote mode
copilotx serve --host 0.0.0.0

Production Setup with Caddy + systemd

# Copy deploy templates
sudo cp deploy/copilotx.service /etc/systemd/system/
sudo cp deploy/Caddyfile /etc/caddy/Caddyfile

# Configure environment
cp deploy/.env.example ~/.env
# Edit ~/.env โ€” set your COPILOTX_API_KEY

# Start services
sudo systemctl enable --now copilotx
sudo systemctl reload caddy

Security Model

Mode Host API Key Behavior
Local 127.0.0.1 (default) Not needed Fully open, localhost only
Remote (protected) 0.0.0.0 COPILOTX_API_KEY set Localhost exempt, remote needs Bearer token
Remote (open) 0.0.0.0 Not set โš ๏ธ Warning shown, fully open

Accessing from remote:

# Use Bearer token
curl https://api.polly.wang/v1/models \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

# Or x-api-key header
curl https://api.polly.wang/v1/models \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

With OpenAI SDK:

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.polly.wang/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_COPILOTX_API_KEY",
)

๐Ÿ“‹ Version Roadmap

Version Codename Features
v1.0.0 Local OAuth, dual API, streaming, model discovery
v2.0.0 Remote API key auth, remote deploy, Caddy/systemd templates
v3.0.0 Multi-User Token pool, user database, OpenRouter mode

โš ๏ธ Disclaimer

This tool is for personal local use only. Please comply with GitHub Copilot Terms of Service. The author is not responsible for any account restrictions resulting from misuse.

๐Ÿ“„ License

MIT

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