Getting Started with GitHub Copilot CLI and Work IQ

Learn how to use GitHub Copilot CLI and the Work IQ extension to bring AI-powered assistance directly into your command-line workflow. This complete beginner-friendly tutorial walks you through installing GitHub Copilot CLI, configuring PowerShell and Windows Terminal, authenticating your GitHub account, and connecting the Work IQ plugin with Microsoft 365 Copilot.

In this tutorial, you'll discover how Work IQ enables secure access to Microsoft 365 data, including emails, meetings, documents, Teams chats, SharePoint files, OneDrive content, and Dynamics 365 information using natural language queries. You'll also learn how GitHub Copilot CLI leverages AI models, plugins, and enterprise knowledge to improve developer productivity while maintaining organizational security, permissions, and compliance.

The video also demonstrates installing the Work IQ plugin, accepting the required license agreement, authenticating with Microsoft 365, querying recent emails and meeting transcripts, selecting AI models, managing Copilot sessions, and using both interactive and non-interactive command-line workflows. Whether you're a software developer, DevOps engineer, IT administrator, or enterprise user, this guide provides a practical introduction to building AI-powered workflows with GitHub Copilot CLI and Work IQ.