AI tool official cli
Risk level
low
10/100

GitHub Copilot CLI ↗

GitHub Copilot CLI is an officially published AI tool from GitHub. Anomity scores its risk at 10 out of 100 (low).

Analysis summary

GitHub Copilot CLI is an officially published AI tool from GitHub. Anomity scores its risk at 10 out of 100 (low).

GitHub AI coding agent with MCP and permissions config

Why this entry scored 10 out of 100

This profile starts at the catalog's neutral base of 50. Because the entry is officially published, trust adjusts the score by -40. The entry declares no high-risk capabilities on its own, so capabilities add nothing. It matches no dangerous capability combinations. The clamped result is 10, placing it in the low band.

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Findings

  • Published by the vendor Trust offset
    Contribution to score: -40

Configuration surface

Files this AI tool reads on the host. Anything written here changes what the agent does next.

  • copilot-cli-mcp global json
    MCP server configuration
    • win32${USERPROFILE}\.copilot\mcp-config.json
    • darwin${HOME}/.copilot/mcp-config.json
    • linux${HOME}/.copilot/mcp-config.json
  • copilot-cli-permissions global json
    Permissions configuration
    • win32${USERPROFILE}\.copilot\permissions-config.json
    • darwin${HOME}/.copilot/permissions-config.json
    • linux${HOME}/.copilot/permissions-config.json
  • copilot-cli-config global json
    CLI self-managed config (trustedFolders, loggedInUsers)
    • win32${USERPROFILE}\.copilot\config.json
    • darwin${HOME}/.copilot/config.json
    • linux${HOME}/.copilot/config.json
  • copilot-cli-settings global json
    Optional user settings overrides
    • win32${USERPROFILE}\.copilot\settings.json
    • darwin${HOME}/.copilot/settings.json
    • linux${HOME}/.copilot/settings.json
  • copilot-user-instructions global markdown
    User-level custom instructions
    • win32${USERPROFILE}\.copilot\copilot-instructions.md
    • darwin${HOME}/.copilot/copilot-instructions.md
    • linux${HOME}/.copilot/copilot-instructions.md
  • copilot-repo-instructions project markdown
    Repository-wide Copilot instructions
    • win32${PROJECT}\.github\copilot-instructions.md
    • darwin${PROJECT}/.github/copilot-instructions.md
    • linux${PROJECT}/.github/copilot-instructions.md
  • copilot-path-instructions project markdown-frontmatter
    Path-scoped Copilot instructions (with applyTo glob)
  • copilot-project-skills project markdown-frontmatter
    Project skills (.github/skills, .claude/skills, .agents/skills)
  • copilot-user-skills global markdown-frontmatter
    Personal skills shared across projects
  • copilot-intellij-skills global markdown-frontmatter
    Copilot skills installed by the JetBrains IDE plugin (~/.copilot/intellij-skills/ — SKILL.md often ships description-only, named by directory)
  • copilot-user-subagents global markdown-frontmatter
    User-scope custom agents (~/.copilot/agents/*.agent.md — own tool allowlist)
  • copilot-project-subagents project markdown-frontmatter
    Project custom agents (.github/agents/*.agent.md)