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Report Abuse Cover image for Join the GitHub Copilot CLI Challenge! Win GitHub Universe Tickets, Copilot Pro+ Subscriptions and $1,000 in Cash �U9FU92� The DEV Team profile image Jess Lee Jess Lee Subscriber for The DEV Team Posted on Jan 22 o Edited on Mar 5 (BUTTON) [sparkle-heart-5f9bee3767e18deb1bb725290cb151c25234768a0e9a2bd39370c382d02920cf.svg] (BUTTON) [multi-unicorn-b44d6f8c23cdd00964192bedc38af3e82463978aa611b4365bd33a0f1f4f3e97.svg] (BUTTON) [exploding-head-daceb38d627e6ae9b730f36a1e390fca556a4289d5a41abb2c35068ad3e2c4b5.svg] (BUTTON) [raised-hands-74b2099fd66a39f2d7eed9305ee0f4553df0eb7b4f11b01b6b1b499973048fe5.svg] (BUTTON) [fire-f60e7a582391810302117f987b22a8ef04a2fe0df7e3258a5f49332df1cec71e.svg] Join the GitHub Copilot CLI Challenge! Win GitHub Universe Tickets, Copilot Pro+ Subscriptions and $1,000 in Cash � #devchallenge #githubchallenge #cli #githubcopilot March 5 Update: GitHub Copilot CLI Challenge Winner Announcement - Further Delayed The DEV Team logo jess profile Jess Lee (BUTTON) Jess Lee Subscriber Jess Lee (BUTTON) Follow for The DEV Team Mar 5 GitHub Copilot CLI Challenge Winner Announcement - Further Delayed #devchallenge #githubchallenge [exploding-head-daceb38d627e6ae9b730f36a1e390fca556a4289d5a41abb2c35068ad3e2c4b5.svg] [raised-hands-74b2099fd66a39f2d7eed9305ee0f4553df0eb7b4f11b01b6b1b499973048fe5.svg] [sparkle-heart-5f9bee3767e18deb1bb725290cb151c25234768a0e9a2bd39370c382d02920cf.svg] 55 reactions 16 comments 1 min read (BUTTON) Feb 26 Update: New winner announcement date - March 5 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We're excited to announce our newest challenge with GitHub! Running through February 15, the GitHub Copilot CLI Challenge invites you to experience the power of GitHub Copilot directly in your terminal. GitHub Copilot CLI brings AI-powered coding assistance to your command line, enabling you to build, debug, and understand code through natural language conversations. Whether you're building productivity tools, fun experiments, or solving everyday problems, this challenge is the perfect opportunity to explore what's possible when AI meets the command line. We have some really great prizes for this challenge, and there are many opportunities to win! Read on to learn more. Our Prompt Your mandate is to build an application using GitHub Copilot CLI. What should you build? That's entirely up to you! Here are some ideas to get you started: * Productivity boosters: Tools that make your daily workflow smoother * Fun experiments: That silly idea you've always wanted an excuse to build * Problem solvers: Solutions to common pain points you or others face * Creative utilities: Unique tools that showcase what Copilot CLI can do The most important aspect? Show us how GitHub Copilot CLI enhances your development process and helps you build something awesome. Prizes Three Winners will each receive: * $1,000 USD * Ticket to GitHub Universe 2026 (October 28-29) * Exclusive DEV Badge 25 Runner-Ups will each receive: * 1-year GitHub Copilot Pro+ subscription * Exclusive DEV Badge All Participants with a valid submission will receive a completion badge on their DEV profile. How To Participate In order to participate, you'll need to use GitHub Copilot CLI in your project and publish a post using the submission template below. If your app requires logging in, please provide testing credentials in your submission and/or instructions on how to best test your application for judges. GitHub Copilot CLI Challenge Submission Template Please review our judging criteria, rules, guidelines, and FAQ page before submitting so you understand our participation guidelines and official contests rules such as eligibility requirements. Getting Started with GitHub Copilot CLI Ready to dive in? Check out the GitHub Copilot CLI repository: GitHub logo github / copilot-cli GitHub Copilot CLI brings the power of Copilot coding agent directly to your terminal. GitHub Copilot CLI The power of GitHub Copilot, now in your terminal. GitHub Copilot CLI brings AI-powered coding assistance directly to your command line, enabling you to build, debug, and understand code through natural language conversations. Powered by the same agentic harness as GitHub's Copilot coding agent, it provides intelligent assistance while staying deeply integrated with your GitHub workflow. See our official documentation for more information. Image of the splash screen for the Copilot CLI Introduction and Overview We're bringing the power of GitHub Copilot coding agent directly to your terminal. With GitHub Copilot CLI, you can work locally and synchronously with an AI agent that understands your code and GitHub context. * Terminal-native development: Work with Copilot coding agent directly in your command line -- no context switching required. * GitHub integration out of the box: Access your repositories, issues, and pull requests using natural language, all authenticated with your existing GitHub account. * Agentic capabilities: Build, edit, debug, and... View on GitHub Important Dates * January 22: GitHub Copilot CLI Challenge begins! * February 15: Submissions due at 11:59 PM PST * February 26: Winners Announced We can't wait to see what you build with GitHub Copilot CLI! Questions about the challenge? Ask them below. Good luck and happy coding! Top comments (76) Subscribe pic ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ (BUTTON) Personal (BUTTON) Trusted User Create template Templates let you quickly answer FAQs or store snippets for re-use. (BUTTON) Submit (BUTTON) Preview Dismiss itsuchur profile image Dmitrii Efimov (BUTTON) Dmitrii Efimov Dmitrii Efimov (button) Follow * Location Beograd, Serbija * Pronouns he/him * Joined Aug 28, 2022 o Jan 22 (BUTTON) * Copy link * * (BUTTON) Hide * * * Good luck to all participants! 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SOGsolutions(Tech firm) - child game development firm(SOGSTUDIOS). * Email [email protected] * Location Lagos, Nigeria * Education Caleb University, Imota, Lagos, Nigeria * Pronouns He/Him * Work CEO - SOGsolutions(Sole Propeirtorship), Video-Maker(Youtube) * Joined Jan 13, 2026 o Feb 4 (BUTTON) * Copy link * * (BUTTON) Hide * * * Great - alright let's gooooo!!! (BUTTON) 3 likes Like (BUTTON) Reply ben profile image Ben Halpern The DEV Team (BUTTON) Ben Halpern The DEV Team Subscriber Ben Halpern [subscription-icon-805dfa7ac7dd660f07ed8d654877270825b07a92a03841aa99a1093bd00431b2.png] (button) Follow A Canadian software developer who thinks he's funny. * Email [email protected] * Location NY * Education Mount Allison University * Pronouns He/him * Work Co-founder at Forem * Joined Dec 27, 2015 o Jan 22 (BUTTON) * Copy link * * (BUTTON) Hide * * * This one looks great, good luck everyone! (BUTTON) 5 likes Like (BUTTON) Reply art_light profile image Art light (BUTTON) Art light Art light (button) Follow Trust yourselfyour capabilities are your true power. * Email * Pronouns He/him * Work Project Manager * Joined Nov 21, 2025 o Jan 28 (BUTTON) * Copy link * * (BUTTON) Hide * * * This is a really exciting challenge--bringing Copilot directly into the CLI feels like a natural next step for how many of us actually work day to day. I especially like how open-ended the prompt is; it encourages practical solutions while still leaving room for creative and experimental ideas that show real workflow impact. I'm definitely interested in joining and exploring how Copilot CLI can speed up debugging and everyday automation in my own projects (BUTTON) 4 likes Like (BUTTON) Reply ujja profile image ujja (BUTTON) ujja Subscriber ujja [subscription-icon-805dfa7ac7dd660f07ed8d654877270825b07a92a03841aa99a1093bd00431b2.png] (button) Follow I build intelligent systems, design tech strategies, and occasionally pretend I knew what I was doing all along. * Location Sydney * Pronouns She/her/hers * Joined Jul 24, 2020 o Feb 18 (BUTTON) * Copy link * * (BUTTON) Hide * * * @jess I had to turn off the comments on my video submission. Doing so seems to have updated the date on the video, but the URL remains the same, as it's still the original upload. Just wanted to check if that's alright. (BUTTON) 1 like Like (BUTTON) Reply ujja profile image ujja (BUTTON) ujja Subscriber ujja [subscription-icon-805dfa7ac7dd660f07ed8d654877270825b07a92a03841aa99a1093bd00431b2.png] (button) Follow I build intelligent systems, design tech strategies, and occasionally pretend I knew what I was doing all along. * Location Sydney * Pronouns She/her/hers * Joined Jul 24, 2020 o Feb 20 o Edited on Feb 20 o Edited (BUTTON) * Copy link * * (BUTTON) Hide * * * Just following up on my last message about the video I uploaded during the hackathon. Same URL, same upload, just had to switch off comments because of some... unusual ones . Somehow it time traveled to a new date but everything else is the same. Is that okay? My submission Demo URL (BUTTON) 2 likes Like (BUTTON) Reply jess profile image Jess Lee The DEV Team (BUTTON) Jess Lee The DEV Team Subscriber Jess Lee [subscription-icon-805dfa7ac7dd660f07ed8d654877270825b07a92a03841aa99a1093bd00431b2.png] (button) Follow Building DEV and Forem with everyone here. Interested in the future. * Email [email protected] * Location USA / TAIWAN * Pronouns she/they * Work Co-Founder & COO at Forem * Joined Jul 29, 2016 o Feb 20 (BUTTON) * Copy link * * (BUTTON) Hide * * * yup, thanks for letting us know (BUTTON) 2 likes Like (BUTTON) Reply bradtaniguchi profile image Brad (BUTTON) Brad Brad (button) Follow Full-stack TypeScript developer, loves a challenge and learning new fun things! * Location Los Angeles * Work Software Engineer * Joined Oct 25, 2018 o Jan 23 o Edited on Jan 23 o Edited (BUTTON) * Copy link * * (BUTTON) Hide * * * So I'm already using copilot a bunch of other ways, but don't actually use the CLI much. Good reason if any to look into how to leverage it more. I have one project idea that I think would be fun to try out. (BUTTON) 3 likes Like (BUTTON) Reply embernoglow profile image EmberNoGlow (BUTTON) EmberNoGlow EmberNoGlow (button) Follow Just a dude, a mid-level on Godot / Python dev � --- Discord: jennytheglow Itch: embernoglow.itch.io bsky (abandoned): embernoglow.bsky.social * Pronouns he/him * Joined Nov 18, 2025 o Jan 22 (BUTTON) * Copy link * * (BUTTON) Hide * * * This is too tempting an offer. But what can I do? (BUTTON) 3 likes Like (BUTTON) Reply dnszlsk profile image DNSZLSK (BUTTON) DNSZLSK Subscriber DNSZLSK [subscription-icon-805dfa7ac7dd660f07ed8d654877270825b07a92a03841aa99a1093bd00431b2.png] (button) Follow Lost in the Art of code, one Age at a time. * Joined Jan 23, 2026 o Feb 8 (BUTTON) * Copy link * * (BUTTON) Hide * * * Just submitted my entry 2 days ago : GitCoach, an interactive CLI that teaches Git through guided menus with 5 Copilot CLI integrations. 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