Copilot CLI Tool Mapping

Skills use Claude Code tool names. When you encounter these in a skill, use your platform equivalent:

Skill references	Copilot CLI equivalent
`Read` (file reading)	`view`
`Write` (file creation)	`create`
`Edit` (file editing)	`edit`
`Bash` (run commands)	`bash`
`Grep` (search file content)	`grep`
`Glob` (search files by name)	`glob`
`Skill` tool (invoke a skill)	`skill`
`WebFetch`	`web_fetch`
`Task` tool (dispatch subagent)	`task` (see Agent types)
Multiple `Task` calls (parallel)	Multiple `task` calls
Task status/output	`read_agent`, `list_agents`
`TodoWrite` (task tracking)	`sql` with built-in `todos` table
`WebSearch`	No equivalent — use `web_fetch` with a search engine URL
`EnterPlanMode` / `ExitPlanMode`	No equivalent — stay in the main session

Agent types

Copilot CLI's task tool accepts an agent_type parameter:

Claude Code agent	Copilot CLI equivalent
`general-purpose`	`"general-purpose"`
`Explore`	`"explore"`
Named plugin agents (e.g. `superpowers:code-reviewer`)	Discovered automatically from installed plugins

Copilot CLI supports persistent async shell sessions, which have no direct Claude Code equivalent:

Tool	Purpose
`bash` with `async: true`	Start a long-running command in the background
`write_bash`	Send input to a running async session
`read_bash`	Read output from an async session
`stop_bash`	Terminate an async session
`list_bash`	List all active shell sessions

Tool	Purpose
`store_memory`	Persist facts about the codebase for future sessions
`report_intent`	Update the UI status line with current intent
`sql`	Query the session's SQLite database (todos, metadata)
`fetch_copilot_cli_documentation`	Look up Copilot CLI documentation
GitHub MCP tools (`github-mcp-server-*`)	Native GitHub API access (issues, PRs, code search)