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Installation & Prerequisites

Prerequisites​

  • Bash shell (Git Bash on Windows)
  • Azure CLI (az) — signed in with az login
  • GitHub CLI (gh) — authenticated
  • jq and git

Run /prereq-check in Copilot Chat to verify all tools and auth sessions automatically.

Install the Plugin​

copilot plugin marketplace add Azure/git-ape-private
copilot plugin install Azure/git-ape-private

Option 2: Manual​

  1. Clone this repository
  2. Open it in VS Code with GitHub Copilot enabled
  3. Confirm the agents appear in Copilot Chat

Verify Installation​

In Copilot Chat, try:

@git-ape hello

You should see the Git-Ape orchestrator respond.

Next Steps​