Fu-Jie_openwebui-extensions/plugins/pipes/github-copilot-sdk/README.md

GitHub Copilot SDK Pipe for OpenWebUI

Author: Fu-Jie | Version: 0.2.3 | Project: Awesome OpenWebUI | License: MIT

This is an advanced Pipe function for OpenWebUI that allows you to use GitHub Copilot models (such as gpt-5, gpt-5-mini, claude-sonnet-4.5) directly within OpenWebUI. It is built upon the official GitHub Copilot SDK for Python, providing a native integration experience.

🚀 What's New (v0.2.3)

• 🧩 Per-user Overrides: Added user-level overrides for REASONING_EFFORT, CLI_PATH, DEBUG, SHOW_THINKING, and MODEL_ID.
• 🧠 Thinking Output Reliability: Thinking visibility now respects the user setting and is correctly passed into streaming.
• 📝 Formatting Enforcement: Added automatic formatting hints to ensure outputs are well-structured (paragraphs, lists) and addressed "tight output" issues.

✨ Core Features

• 🚀 Official SDK Integration: Built on the official SDK for stability and reliability.
• 🛠️ Custom Tools Support: Example tools included (random number). Easy to extend with your own tools.
• 💬 Multi-turn Conversation: Automatically concatenates history context so Copilot understands your previous messages.
• 🌊 Streaming Output: Supports typewriter effect for fast responses.
• 🖼️ Multimodal Support: Supports image uploads, automatically converting them to attachments for Copilot (requires model support).
• 🛠️ Zero-config Installation: Automatically detects and downloads the GitHub Copilot CLI, ready to use out of the box.
• 🔑 Secure Authentication: Supports Fine-grained Personal Access Tokens for minimized permissions.
• 🐛 Debug Mode: Built-in detailed log output (browser console) for easy troubleshooting.
• ⚠️ Single Node Only: Due to local session storage, this plugin currently supports single-node OpenWebUI deployment or multi-node with sticky sessions enabled.

Installation & Configuration

1) Import Function

1. Open OpenWebUI.
2. Go to Workspace -> Functions.
3. Click + (Create Function).
4. Paste the content of github_copilot_sdk.py (or github_copilot_sdk_cn.py for Chinese) completely.
5. Save.

2) Configure Valves (Settings)

Find "GitHub Copilot" in the function list and click the ⚙️ (Valves) icon to configure:

Parameter	Description	Default
GH_TOKEN	(Required) Your GitHub Token.	-
MODEL_ID	The model name to use.	gpt-5-mini
CLI_PATH	Path to the Copilot CLI. Will download automatically if not found.	/usr/local/bin/copilot
DEBUG	Whether to enable debug logs (output to browser console).	False
LOG_LEVEL	Copilot CLI log level: none, error, warning, info, debug, all.	error
SHOW_THINKING	Show model reasoning/thinking process (requires streaming + model support).	True
SHOW_WORKSPACE_INFO	Show session workspace path and summary in debug mode.	True
EXCLUDE_KEYWORDS	Exclude models containing these keywords (comma separated).	-
WORKSPACE_DIR	Restricted workspace directory for file operations.	-
INFINITE_SESSION	Enable Infinite Sessions (automatic context compaction).	True
COMPACTION_THRESHOLD	Background compaction threshold (0.0-1.0).	0.8
BUFFER_THRESHOLD	Buffer exhaustion threshold (0.0-1.0).	0.95
TIMEOUT	Timeout for each stream chunk (seconds).	300
CUSTOM_ENV_VARS	Custom environment variables (JSON format).	-
REASONING_EFFORT	Reasoning effort level: low, medium, high. xhigh is supported for gpt-5.2-codex.	medium
ENFORCE_FORMATTING	Add formatting instructions to system prompt for better readability.	True
ENABLE_TOOLS	Enable custom tools (example: random number).	False
AVAILABLE_TOOLS	Available tools: 'all' or comma-separated list.	all

User Valves (per-user overrides)

These optional settings can be set per user (overrides global Valves):

Parameter	Description	Default
REASONING_EFFORT	Reasoning effort level (low/medium/high/xhigh).	-
CLI_PATH	Custom path to Copilot CLI.	-
DEBUG	Enable technical debug logs.	False
SHOW_THINKING	Show model reasoning/thinking process (requires streaming + model support).	True
MODEL_ID	Custom model ID.	-

⭐ Support

If this plugin has been useful, a star on Awesome OpenWebUI is a big motivation for me. Thank you for the support.

🧩 Others

Using Custom Tools (Optional)

This pipe includes 1 example tool to demonstrate tool calling:

• 🎲 generate_random_number: Generate random integers

To enable:

1. Set ENABLE_TOOLS: true in Valves
2. Try: "Give me a random number"

📚 For detailed usage and creating your own tools, see TOOLS_USAGE.md

Get GH_TOKEN

For security, it is recommended to use a Fine-grained Personal Access Token:

1. Visit GitHub Token Settings.
2. Click Generate new token.
3. Repository access: Select Public repositories (Required to access Copilot permissions).
4. Permissions:
   • Click Account permissions.
   • Find Copilot Requests (It defaults to Read-only, no selection needed).
5. Generate and copy the Token.

📋 Dependencies

This Pipe will automatically attempt to install the following dependencies:

• github-copilot-sdk (Python package)
• github-copilot-cli (Binary file, installed via official script)

Troubleshooting ❓

• Stuck on "Waiting...":
  • Check if GH_TOKEN is correct and has Copilot Requests permission.
• Images not recognized:
  • Ensure MODEL_ID is a model that supports multimodal input.
• Thinking not shown:
  • Ensure streaming is enabled and the selected model supports reasoning output.
• CLI Installation Failed:
  • Ensure the OpenWebUI container has internet access.
  • You can manually download the CLI and specify CLI_PATH in Valves.

Changelog

See the full history on GitHub: Awesome OpenWebUI